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Wednesday, 12 December 2018 02:00
FRA’S Timber Harvesting Safety Manual: A Great Gift Idea for this Season—or Anytime
by Rick Meyer | FRA Appalachian & Southwide Regions ManagerLooking for a safety-related gift for your logging contractors or employees this Christmas or for the New Year?
Monday, 03 December 2018 10:02
Time is Money and Wood Supply | What is a Long Wait Time?
by Tim O’Hara | FRA Government Affairs and Lake States Manager
As the frost penetrates the soil and the ground freezes, the forests of the Lake States region become more accessible. From December to March, some mills in the region will harvest more than 60% of their annual wood supply.
Wednesday, 28 November 2018 12:01
Labor Challenges on Everyone’s Mind
by Eric Kingsley | FRA Northeast Region Coordinator
Using my social media accounts on Twitter and LinkedIn, as well as an email to about 30 contacts in the forest industry I know and trust, I’m doing some work on trends in the forest industry and decided to ask my network what they saw as the big trends and issues coming in 2019.
Thursday, 22 November 2018 01:55
Shermer Logging FRA Member Spotlight
by Tim O’Hara | FRA Government Affairs and Lake States Manager
Cliff Shermer and his wife Mary are the owners and operators of Shermer Logging. As with many logging businesses in the state of Minnesota, Shermer Logging is located off the beaten path, on a dead-end road in Gheen, a small town with a population of 25. Cliff and Mary reside here on the farmland that Cliff’s parents purchased in 1959.