by George Jared (gjared@talkbusiness.net)
Feral swine causes more than $1.5 billion in damage to agriculture fields around the country each year. In Arkansas, it is estimated that the damage is about $19 million annually.
Damage to croplands has been well-documented in recent years, but there is less data available when it comes to feral hog damage in timberland areas.
Nana Tian, a forest economics researcher for the Arkansas Forest Resources Center, is part of an effort to change that dynamic.
By Matthew Pelkki
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Even if you leave out the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2020 was a busy one for Timber related news, both good and bad.
In the Arkansas forest products industries, industry expansions and investments included the Green Bay Packaging's Morrilton facility's virgin fiber project. After closing one paper facility in Crossett in 2019, Georgia-Pacific announced a 37-million-dollar investment in Crossett's remaining paper mill. Koppers, a wood treatment company, expanded its Little Rock operations. Resolute Forest Products acquired mills in El Dorado and Glenwood with plans to upgrade and expand each.
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