Loggers across the U.S. can apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pandemic assistance funds beginning July 22 through October 15, 2021. The Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers program (PATHH) is administered by...
Louisiana Passes State Logger Relief Legislation Loggers across Louisiana are looking forward to receiving a $25,000 grant thanks to legislation passed this spring by the state legislature and signed in June by Gov. John Bel Edwards. The Louisiana...
Interest continues to build in the Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show, the South’s premier and longest-running live machine demo event, set to unfold for two days on September 17 near Starkville, Miss. As usual, it will be held on Mississippi State University’s John W....
Canfor Corp. has announced it will invest approximately $160 million to build a new, state-of-the-art sawmill near DeRidder, La. The facility will have an annual production capacity of 250MMBF on a two-shift basis and will directly employ about 130 people plus create...
Laura Bosworth To Lead SWPA Southeastern Wood Producers Assn. (SWPA) has named Laura Bosworth as its new Executive Director. As of April 12, 2021, Bosworth fills the position held for many years by her predecessor, Tommy Carroll, who is retiring...
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities in May announced the official launch of TimberHauling.com, a national buyers’ group that provides savings on products and services to nearly 10,000 independent small trucking and hauling businesses. The...
