Aug 9, 2013 | News, News/PR
Madison County’s timber industry is being threatened by a new hauling policy requiring a $50,000 bond, some representing the industry told the Board of Supervisors on Monday. Timber is a $55.6 million industry annually in Madison County, according to the...
Jul 10, 2013 | News, News/PR
In Mississippi — and especially southwest Mississippi — timber is a growth industry. Last week, KiOR — the alternative fuels company with plans to build a cellulosic fuel production facility using pine as feedstock near Adams County’s port — announced it had begun...
Jun 3, 2013 | News, News/PR
Green building is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. The program known as LEED certifies a million and a half square feet of building space every day. But in North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill today that would ban the use of LEED on...
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...
