May 28, 2014 | News, News/PR
A battle against a growing southern pine beetle infestation in Mississippi’s Tombigbee National Forest will be fought by the U.S. Forest Service using designations authorized in the 2014 farm bill. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) yesterday officially designated...
May 23, 2014 | News, News/PR
With a nearly $29 billion impact, the Georgia forestry industry is one of state’s largest economic forces. Tree farmer Roy Malone, 93, is one of the nearly 3,500 people across Central Georgia who work in forestry. “I came back from World World II and I...
May 21, 2014 | News, News/PR
Registration is now open for the American Loggers Council (ALC) 20th Annual Meeting to be held September 25-27, 2014 in Harris, Michigan at the Island Resort and Casino. President Brian Nelson from Cornell, Michigan is pleased to invite everyone to the meeting and to...
May 19, 2014 | News, News/PR
One of the best-known names in tree-growing and forest stewardship is the first forest products company in America to participate in a new program that will boost the economic vitality and sustainability of the nation’s 10,000 independent timber harvesters and...
May 14, 2014 | News, News/PR
Exhibitor interest in the 2014 Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show has been good since space was made available earlier this year, with new space bookings coming in regularly, according to Misty Booth, Show Manager. The biennial event, which is celebrating its 30-year...
May 9, 2014 | News, News/PR
The annual meeting of the Southeastern Wood Producers Association (SWPA) will be radically different this year in that it will occur in conjunction with a logging and outdoor (recreational) exposition, with a focus on transportation. It will be staged at the Jekyll...