Aug 21, 2017 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday that it is seeking to contract saw crews to fell trees as part of the efforts to control or stop Southern pine beetle infestations that threaten tens of thousands of acres of pine forests in four national forests in...
Apr 12, 2017 | News, News/PR
Biewer Sawmill-Newton LLC celebrated its new $85 million, state-of-the-art sawmill in Newton with its official opening Tuesday. Company President Tim Biewer, Gov. Phil Bryant and other state and local political representatives were among around 100 people attending a...
Apr 7, 2017 | News, News/PR
From: Southern Loggin’ Times Editors Joined by federal, state and local leaders, company associates and members of the community, Winston Plywood & Veneer hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new plywood mill in Louisville, Miss. in early April. The...
Jan 27, 2017 | News, News/PR
It’s a mystery that has both fascinated and confounded everyone from ornithologists at top-tier universities to casual weekend bird-watchers for decades. Are there still ivory-billed woodpeckers roaming the wilds of the southeastern United States or have they all gone...
Jan 18, 2017 | News, News/PR
Better known for its production in cotton, catfish, and sweet potatoes, Mississippi is one of the leading producers in another agricultural industry: forests. Across Mississippi, some 350,000 private landowners control approximately 75 percent of all the forest area...