USDA Appoints Six Members To Softwood Lumber
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has appointed six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and ending Dec. 31, 2027.
Newly appointed members are:
-
Trey Hankins, Ripley, Miss. (U.S. South, flex seat/small company)
-
Kimberli C. Scott, Allendale, S.C. (U.S. South, flex seat/small company)
-
Marc Brinkmeyer, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (U.S. West, large company)
-
Vaughn Emmerson, Anderson, Calif. (U.S. West, large company)
-
Susan Yurkovich, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Canada West, large company)
-
Jerome Pelletier, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Canada East, flex seat)
The Softwood Lumber Board has 14 members, including 10 domestic manufacturers and four importers. Members can serve up to two consecutive three-year terms.
Latest News
Build Back Better Awards Oregon Group
Oregon Mass Timber Coalition was named by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as a finalist in the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The coalition was awarded $500,000 to create a strategy for a Mass Timber Modular Manufacturing Facility at Marine Terminal 2 in Portland…
Teal Jones Group Proposes $110.5 Million Sawmill In Louisiana
Teal Jones Group owners Tom and Dick Jones announced that the company is evaluating Bossier Parish, La., for a planned $110.5 million southern yellow pine lumber plant to produce a range of dimensional and specialty lumber products with an…
Cascade Hardwoods Adds Microtec CT Log Scanning
Cascade Hardwoods recently invested in Microtec’s CT x-ray log scanning and Logeye 900 stereo carriage scanners for their Chehalis, Wash. facility. The CT X-ray scanner utilizes computed tomography x-ray reconstruction to detect internal…
AWC Announces New Chairman Of Board Of Directors, Adds New Member
The American Wood Council (AWC) has announced the election of PotlatchDeltic President and CEO Eric Cremers as the Chairman of the AWC Board of Directors for a two-year term, effective January 1, 2022…
Find Us On Social
Newsletter
The monthly Timber Processing Industry Newsletter reaches over 4,000 mill owners and supervisors.
Subscribe/Renew
Timber Processing is delivered 10 times per year to subscribers who represent sawmill ownership, management and supervisory personnel and corporate executives. Subscriptions are FREE to qualified individuals.
Advertise
Complete the online form so we can direct you to the appropriate Sales Representative.