Forest Economic Advisors Posted on November 25, 2020 Resolute Forest Products is the recipient of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) for the purpose of purchasing equipment for a formerly owned by Conifex and Georgia Pacific sawmill in El Dorado Arkansas, that ceased operations in August 2019 and […]

Lesprom 07:23 AM / November 23, 2020 Secretary of The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Sonny Perdue has reappointed Eric Cremers, Caroline Dauzat, and Hugues Simon to serve second terms on the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB). He has also appointed director Keith O’Rear to his first term. Directors will serve a three-year term of office […]

New Wire CONTRIBUTOR – Arundhati Sarkar, Reuters NOV 19, 2020 Nov 19 (Reuters) – Canadian forestry company West Fraser Timber Co WFT.TO said on Thursday it would acquire wood-based panels maker Norbord Inc OSB.TO in an all-stock deal valued at about C$4 billion ($3.05 billion). Norbord shareholders will receive 0.675 of a West Fraser share […]

Press Release November 19, 2020 One of the largest land conservation acquisitions in recent state history will support northern Minnesota’s long tradition of timber production and outdoor recreation PotlatchDeltic Corporation (NASDAQ: PCH) has completed the previously announced sale of 72,440 acres of forestland in northern and central Minnesota to The Conservation Fund for nearly $48 […]

Mississippi Business Journal, By JACK WEATHERLY Nov 18, 2020 Southern yellow pine lumber prices went on an eight-week tear starting in mid-July, while tree farms stayed stuck in the Mississippi clay. Sawmills have realized all-time high prices for lumber and “immense profits,” said Pete Stewart, president and founder of Charlotte, N.C.-based Forest2Market, which provides pricing […]

Fairfield (CT) Citizen, Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee, Tuesday, November 17, 2020, American tAndrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) The forestry sector – landowners, logging companies and sawmills – have lost an estimated US$1.1 billion in 2020. Devastating wildfires and Hurricane Laura have played a part, but the COVID-19 pandemic has also contributed to […]

https://www.lesprom.com/ November 16, 2020, With the potential of a Biden presidency and continued lockdowns, one of the major structural changes in the U.S. economy is people working from home. They are looking for larger homes with more space for home offices. This year, small land tract sales have been a high point for Atlanta-based Domain […]

Kendeda Fund By Brad Kahn November 13, 2020, The Kendeda Building was designed to be a model of regenerative design in the Southeast, showing people what’s possible. Inherent in this goal is the notion that building construction and operations can restore regional ecosystems; much has been written on Kendeda Building’s approach to stormwater, for example. […]

Gulf Coast News Today Posted Thursday, November 12, 2020 By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com, SUMMERDALE, Alabama — Baldwin County farmers, along with state and local officials, are continuing to assess the impacts of Hurricane Sally and Hurricane Zeta along the Gulf Coast. Dr. Adam Rabinowitz, assistant professor and Extension Specialist, agricultural economics and rural sociology, […]

USA Today, Grant Suneson and Samuel Stebbins 24/7 Wall Street November 12, 2020, Trailing just Russia and Canada, The United States is the third-largest country in the world by landmass, covering nearly 2.3 billion acres. The largest overall landowner in the country is the U.S. government, with different departments – the Forest Service, U.S. the […]

Arkansas Democrat Gazette, by Special to The Commercial, November 10, 2020, The University of Arkansas at Monticello and the UA System Division of Agriculture want to hear from Arkansas landowners with more than 10 acres of forested property. Nana Tian, assistant professor with the UAM College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Division […]

The Herald Bulletin (Anderson, Indiana) Kevin Tungesvick For The Herald Bulletin Nov 7, 2020, One of the best known and most important trees of Indiana woodlands is the white oak (Quercus alba). This large handsome tree is common throughout the state in virtually any upland situation. It adapts well to a variety of soil types […]