- Senator Kelly Loeffler, who was recently appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to replace Sen. Johnny Isakson, was appointed to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Read more on agri-pulse.com →
- Georgia and Florida water dispute heads to Supreme Court. Read more on npr.com →
- Kendeda Building Director touts mass timber as a solution: “We’ve got this technology that takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and creates building material, and that technology is called a tree.” Read more at livingbuilding.kendedafund.org →
- Forest2Market recently released its 10 predictions for global forest industries in 2020. Read more at forest2market.com →
- New base-load demand for wood pellets may cause overall European demand for wood pellets to outpace supply. Read more at argusmedia.com →
- Bed frames for more than 18,000 athletes at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will be made out of corrugated cardboard. Read more at bbcnews.com →
- Forests are a solution to climate change, absorbing 15% of carbon emissions each year. Learn more by watching this video from SFI on youtube.com →
- USDA report predicts strong growth in U.S. wood pellet exports to Japan. Read more at biomassmagazine.com →