Lumber Prices Climbing Again
Lumber prices are rising again even as the industry steps into what is normally a seasonal lull in home construction.
Prices are climbing amid tight...
TimberPro Expanding Factory
TimberPro, a manufacturer of forestry equipment, will significantly expand its factory in Shawano, Wisconsin. The $8 million construction project will add more than 48,000...
U.S. Manufacturing Bounces Back; Wood Products Lead Gains
U.S. manufacturing is the strongest it has been in 14 months, bouncing back stronger than expected in June.
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported...
Morbark Wins Additional Contract with Sourcewell
Morbark and its affiliated brands – Rayco Manufacturing, Denis Cimaf, and Boxer Equipment – have been awarded a cooperative purchasing contract with Sourcewell in...
Republicans Seek Ban on Russian Timber, Boost U.S. Logging
House Republicans proposed legislation to ban imports of wood products from Russia and Belarus during the war with Ukraine. The bill also would ramp...
Forest Service ‘Burn Boss’ Charged in Fire
When U.S. Forest Service personnel carried out a planned burn in a national forest in a remote corner of eastern Oregon in October, it...
Trump Administration Moves to Open Tongass to Logging
President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to open up parts of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to logging.
The U.S. Forest Service recently issued a...
Wildfires Ravage Western U.S.
Exceptionally hot and dry weather this summer has fueled dozens of wildfires across the western U.S., sending smoke across the country and threatening to...
Lumber Prices Trending Down
Lumber prices have been trending down since March as demand has declined. In early August prices dipped to a new record low for the...
Mellott Automates Mat Timber Drilling Process
The Mellott Mfg. Mat Drilling Machine is an efficient way to drill holes in timbers for the production of crane mats.
It features a PLC...