Assessing timber procurement practices and the relationship between mills and logging businesses in the Southern US wood supply chain

Thursday, October 26, 2023

2:20pm - 2:28pm PST

Location: A11

Speaker(s)

Joe Conrad, IV, PhD

Associate Professor of Forest Operations
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia, United States

Author(s)

RR

Rafia Rahman, n/a

Graduate Research Assistant
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia, United States

The number of logging businesses in the US has been declining. Forest products mills in the US South reported having positive relationships with the independent logging businesses but a loss of logging businesses and lack of recruitment of new businesses is a long term concern for the forest products industry.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe timber procurement practices in the US South.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe forest products mills' relationships with independent logging businesses.