Category: Columns

Why Knot Save A Buck? I had a great learning experience as a young boy while accompanying my dad as he guided a deer hunter

Storytelling That Grows Demand: How The Real American Hardwood Coalition Is Reaching New Audiences For decades, the hardwood industry has excelled at producing exceptional products.

Real Tools, Real Growth: NWFA Business Workshop Returns To St. Charles This October Growing a business takes more than a strong reputation and a full

The Best Seat In The Industry Is On A WCMA Plant Tour If you’ve never attended a WCMA plant tour, you’re missing one of the

HMA Is Hitting The Road This Fall September, already? In just a few short weeks, we’ll be saying so long to summer and welcoming the

Southern Cypress Promotion Updates  When it comes to promoting Cypress building products, the Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA) leads the efforts on behalf of all

“Keeping It Real” London’s new Victoria & Albert (V&A) East Museum at East Bank in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park opened in April to critical acclaim.

Real American Hardwood® Brings The Hardwood Story To NeoCon  Real American Hardwood®’s recent trip to NeoCon was a strong success, and an important reminder of

Why Knot Strengthen Your ROI? As I travel across the industry, I have the opportunity to visit a wide variety of operations—hardwood and softwood mills,

Why Knot Come And See How NHLA Is Addressing Your Challenges Here are the top challenges I see the industry facing: 1. Increased competition for

The Crisis Nobody’s Talking About As hardwood demand struggles and mills close, we’re losing the battle for the next generation—before they even know there’s a

Real American Hardwood® Expands Its Reach Across Design, Hospitality, And Mass Timber Markets As the hardwood industry continues searching for new opportunities to strengthen domestic

Renewable Fuel Standard: Why Isn’t Woody Biomass A Potential Fuel? A forestry and forest products value chain issue that has emerged and become hotly debated

Get The Most Out Of Your HMA Membership In late May, more than 45 HMA members, non-members, and industry suppliers traveled to Wausau, WI, for

Why Knot Tell The Government To Use More Wood The U.S. hardwood sawmill decline parallels the earlier U.S. steel mills decline. Learning from their recovery,

With Your Support, We Can Expand Our Reach by Dallin Brooks I am not sure how much hardwood readers are familiar with the softwood promotion,

There’s More To HMA Than Meetings And Tours Domestic hardwood sawmills and yards may know the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) for our National Conference and

RAHC Chairman Message: By Dallin Brooks I have sat as the chair for the RAHC for just over a year now.  It was a year

What’s Next For HMA? It’s hard to believe that it’s already May. The year is moving quickly, but it’s as busy as ever at the

WCMA Springs Into Action Here at the WCMA, we are looking forward to welcoming members, Tech Partners, and others in the industry to WoodTech Connect