Jun 13, 2014 | News, News/PR
A Turfgrass scientist from Tifton is working to breed a tree without pine cones or pollen. For the past nine years, Wayne Hanna has been working to produce a coneless pine tree. Hanna says it would prevent spending time picking up pine cones. “I walked in the...
Jun 11, 2014 | News, News/PR
Timber is a big business in Tennessee. Around $1 billon of the state’s tree products are shipped abroad every year, and state economists estimate that it’s a $20 billion industry. But logging experts are worried about the future of the labor force. With massive trees...
Jun 9, 2014 | News, News/PR
Georgia-Pacific is studying plans to invest an estimated $55 million at its Gurdon, Ark., lumber and plywood operations, a move that positions the company for continued growth. Steps required to complete the plans are in the final stages, which include an engineering...
Jun 6, 2014 | News, News/PR
Auburn University is continuing to make a difference across the globe. The Southern Forest Nursery Management Cooperative and Forest Health Cooperative are two research cooperatives in the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences that have received a...
Jun 4, 2014 | News, News/PR
Groves of ash trees lost to beetles. Stately alders under assault by moths. And fungus-like organisms attacking oaks. In the battle to halt the march of tree-killing pests across the country, it’s easy to get discouraged. Even so, researchers at the University of...
May 30, 2014 | News, News/PR
An on-going timber theft investigation resulted in the arrest and indictment of one man in Harrison County. Texas A&M Forest Service law enforcement investigators along with Harrison County officials arrested Thomas Earl Haggerty of Marshall on warrants issued by...
