by Web Editor | Oct 9, 2015 | News
Experts from a variety of fields admit that Montana’s timber industry is in dire straits as a trade agreement with Canada fades this month and a surplus of cheap lumber causes prices to plummet. Executive Vice President of the Montana Wood Products Association Julia...
by Web Editor | Mar 9, 2015 | News
New Montana Sawmill Bucks Logging Industry Trends Bill Fenner has cut timber along the Rocky Mountain Front for decades, but the logging industry in the 21st century isn’t what it was 30 years ago. Tightening regulations, slimmer profit margins and diminished...
by Web Editor | Nov 24, 2014 | News
A recent executive order signed by Gov. Steve Bullock recognizes Montana’s wood products industry by calling for more use of wood and other indigenous, renewable products in state building projects. Bullock cited his “Forest in Focus” initiative in his Oct. 17 order,...