FORSYTH, GA — On Tuesday, Georgia voters made a clear statement of support for the state’s 22 million acres of working forests by passing Amendment 3. The Georgia Forestry Association
Trump Selects Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary
This week, President Donald Trump announced his nomination of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. During his two terms as governor, Purdue led
House Labor-Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Favorable H-2B Provisions
On July 7, the House Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee approved its Fyscal Year 2017 funding bill, including favorable provisions affecting the H-2B visa program, on which reforestation contractors
Senate Appropriations Provision Supports the Carbon Neutrality of Biomass
On June 19, the Senate Appropriations Committee adopted a provision within the FY17 Interior Appropriations Bill to ensure that biomass is treated as carbon neutral by the Environmental Protection Agency
House Appropriations Passes H-2B Returning Workers Exemption
On June 22, the full House Appropriations Committee accepted an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee’s FY 2017 Appropriations Bill to extend the H-2B Returning Workers Exemption. This provision
Senate Passes Energy Policy Modernization Act, A Win for Biomass
Recently, the U.S. Senate passed the The Energy Policy Modernization Act that contains an amendment supporting the carbon benefits of biomass as a part of the country’s energy solution. The
Georgia’s Working Forests Depend on Smart Tax Policies – Urge Congress to Maintain the Current Timberland Tax Provisions
Many Georgia tree farmers and Georgia Forestry Association members count on their timberlands to produce additional income, and, given the multiple-year growth cycle of trees, they rely upon reasonable and
American Forest Foundation Discusses Water Quality and Family Forests
In the second post of the American Forest Foundation’s (AFF) campaign “Vanishing Pieces of the Puzzle,” which showcases new research on the benefits provided by family-owned forests, authors Don Kennedy,