Rains Across U.S. Southern Region Bring Cheer to Tree Growers; Will El Nino Signal End to Historic Drought?
A spurt in spring and early summer rainfall across the U.S. Southeast and mid-South has brought rare cheer to forestland owners in those regions who hope for better demand and prices for their trees.
Despite Problems, Tree Growing ‘One of Best Investments Around’
F&W Forestry Services President Marshall Thomas, looking beyond today’s depressed timber industry, is convinced growing trees “may be one of the best investments around.”
Will China Log And Lumber Exports ‘Jump Start’ U.S. Timber Markets?
The head of one of the nation’s largest forestry management firms believes a surge in U.S. log and lumber exports to the Far East may provide “a possible jump start to our southern pine economic engine” hard hit by the prolonged housing slump.