Dec 28, 2012 | News, News/PR
Leadership from both the American Loggers Council (ALC) and the Forest Resources Association (FRA) met on December 4th, 2012 at a summit hosted by Husqvarna at Husqvarna headquarters located in Charlotte, North Carolina to discuss the many issues that are impacting...
Dec 21, 2012 | News, News/PR
An 8 percent increase in a billion-dollar industry is significant, but timber still fell from its long-held second place spot on Mississippi’s agricultural commodity list. James Henderson, assistant forestry professor with Mississippi State University’s Extension...
Dec 19, 2012 | News, News/PR
Eastern Carolina is getting 350 new jobs thanks to an Austrian timber manufacturer. Klausner Lumber Two, a privately-owned softwood timber manufacturer, will build a state-of-the art sawmill in Halifax County. Governor Beverly Perdue says the company plans to create...
Dec 17, 2012 | News, News/PR
An artificial Christmas tree would have to be used for 20 years before its carbon footprint matches that of a farmed tree, according to a forestry professor at the University of B.C. Steve Mitchell said most artificial trees are kept only six years before fashions...
Dec 12, 2012 | News, News/PR
A new biomass power plant announced Thursday is expected to bring hundreds of related jobs and a direct $95 million investment. A statement from the office of Gov. Nathan Deal said the plant itself will bring 35 permanent jobs to Laurens County. The new biomass power...
Dec 10, 2012 | News, News/PR
ArborGen, the world leader in the development and commercialization of technologies that improve the productivity of trees, announced that it has formed a long-term partnership with the College of Charleston Foundation to support its forest conservation and...
