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SLB, USDA Enhance Collaboration

SLB, USDA Enhance Collaboration Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that builds upon the existing collaborative relationship between the SLB and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA). SLB and USDA expand a...

October 2021

OCTOBER 2021 Cover: Upgrades Put Dixon On Solid Ground EUFAULA, AL – M.C. Dixon Lumber Co. reinvented itself twice this past decade – first as a matter of survival and second to remain competitive. Initially navigating the 2008 financial crisis and a two-year...

Multi-Family Leads Way In U.S. Housing Jump

Multi-Family Leads Way In U.S. Housing Jump After a downward slip in July, U.S. housing starts, riding a multi-family hike, increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.615 million in August, 3.9% above July and 17.4% over August a year ago, according to the U.S....

Forest Service Cancels Arizona 4FRI Phase 2 Process

Forest Service Cancels Arizona 4FRI Phase 2 Process Anxious bidders for the Phase 2 contract that’s part of the federal 4 Forests Restoration Initiative (4FRI) seeking to treat and improve forest health conditions on more than 2.5 million acres across four Arizona...

Binderholz Implements Solutions From Trimble

Binderholz Implements Solutions From Trimble Binderholz is implementing Trimble Forestry’s LIMS and WeighWiz solutions for its newly acquired sawmill location in Live Oaks, Fla. LIMS is a widely used log accounting and contracting system. LIMS provides management...

IFG Closing Tricon Timber

IFG Closing Tricon Timber Officials with Idaho Forest Group announced at the end of August the closure of its St. Regis, Mont. sawmill in late November. The company had acquired the mill in 2017 from Tricon Timber. A post on IFG’s website from August 2019 noted the...