Grab some coffee and start off your day with some fresh forestry news! 🌳 Today is Georgia Arbor Day! We don’t need a reason to celebrate Georgia’s forests, but we
Weekly Reads | February 14, 2023
📦 Graphic-Packaging announced this week that it will spend $1 billion to build a new paperboard mill in Waco, Texas. wsj.com 🌽 Chinese investors held more than 338,000 acres at the
Weekly Reads | February 6, 2023
Lots to get to this week — so, let’s get to the news: 😅 Axios Atlanta asked for GFA’s perspectives on increased truck weights this week. The issue is expected to gain
UPDATE: Governor Kemp Renews Truck Weights Executive Order, Expires March 11
UPDATE (Feb. 3): Governor Kemp renewed the Executive Order pertaining to the State of Emergency for Supply Chain Disruptions (linked here), which contains a provision allowing log trucks and other
Weekly Reads | January 30, 2023
✈️ Sustainable aviation fuels are coming to Georgia. The Department of Energy is awarding an $80 million grant to AVAPCO LLC, a biomaterials company that currently operates a refinery in Thomaston. ajc.com 🌲 Mass
Georgia Voters Support Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Forestry Equipment
FORSYTH, GA — This Tuesday, Georgia voters made a clear statement in support of Georgia’s small forestry businesses that steward the state’s 22 million acres of working forest by passing
Georgia Forestry Magazine Summer Issue Discusses Supply Chain
Did you get the Summer Issue of Georgia Forestry Magazine in your mailbox? It is just one of the many benefits of GFA membership, and it is packed with information
GFA Team Warms Up for Campaign in Support of the November Forestry Equipment Tax Referendum
This November, Georgia voters will have the opportunity to approve an ad valorem tax exemption for owners of equipment used for reforestation or timber harvesting and production. Thanks to support
Verra Decides to Delay Tonne-Year Accounting for Forestry Credits, Here’s What that Means for Georgia Forest Landowners
A recent ruling by Verra may be of interest to you as a forest landowner considering participating in a forest carbon program. Here is a quick synopsis of the issue: