Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Jason Weller recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering a renewal option through Tuesday, March 31, 2015 for eligible agricultural producers
Capitol Forestry Report – Week Eight
Stay up to date on the latest forestry issues from week eight of the 2015 session of the Georgia General Assembly with the Georgia Forestry Association’s Capitol Forestry Report. In
Capitol Snapshots: Association Member Larry Spillers Appointed by Governor Deal to GFC Board
On Feb. 17, Georgia Forestry Association (GFA) member Larry Spillers of Roberta was sworn in by Governor Nathan Deal to the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) Board of Directors, a panel of
Newnan Times-Herald: Local Timber Sent To Renewable Energy Plant
It may have been a Coweta County first. When Phil and Ann Beegle decided to thin timber on their Roscoe farm, putting fuel in Ann’s all-electric car wasn’t even considered.
USDA Expands Investments in Next-Generation Bioenergy Development
On Feb. 27, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of up to $8.7 million in funding for bioenergy research and education efforts as well as publishing the final rule
Georgia’s Forests: Much is at Stake as We Celebrate Arbor Day in Georgia
The first Arbor Day was celebrated in 1872 as a special day for planting trees and has grown to thousands of celebrations in communities across the nation each year. National
NRCS Announces Regional Conservation Partnership Program Recipients
Conservationists from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina came together January 16, for a public event held at the Georgia Forestry Association’s headquarters in Forsyth, GA. They were joined by
NAFO Blog: Forest scientists in the U.S. help remove the clutter and complexity on biomass energy
By: Dave Tenny, President and CEO, National Alliance of Forest Owners The science dialogue is heating up on biomass as policy makers in the United States, Europe and elsewhere seek
Eco Seed: Largest biomass plant in U.S. to power P&G facility in Georgia
A 50 megawatt biomass plant, one of the largest in the United States, is being developed by Procter & Gamble and Constellation in Georgia. The plant, which will be built,