Feb 19, 2016 | News, News/PR
Trucking issues dominated the program and conversation at the 17th annual meeting of the South Carolina Timber Producers Association (SCTPA), held February 5-7. There was also lots of talk about excessive rainfall and muddy conditions seen in the state of late, and...
Feb 17, 2016 | News, News/PR
The East Texas timber industry is remaining strong, despite the continuing woes of the oil industry. Industry experts believe the falling prices are allowing for smaller companies to save money when it comes to transportation of lumber. “Trees are heavy, wood is...
Feb 10, 2016 | News, News/PR
The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC (Molpus), a timberland investment management organization headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, announced today, on behalf of clients, the successful purchase of approximately 87,225 acres of timberland in northern Florida and southern...
Feb 8, 2016 | News, News/PR
The South Carolina Forestry Commission has raised its estimate of economic impact loss to the state’s forest products industry from last year’s historic flooding to $100 million. The agency derived its initial impact assessment of $65 million in October 2015 from...
Feb 3, 2016 | News, News/PR
Employees working in forestry earned more in wages and salaries in 2014 than people in any other Georgia manufacturing industry, according to a report issued by the Georgia Institute of Technology. Georgia’s forest industry ranked first in the state for compensation,...
Jan 27, 2016 | News, News/PR
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that the Florida Forest Service has received the Wildfire Mitigation Fire Service Leadership award for its record-breaking prescribed fire program. This award comes just as Florida recognizes...
