Sep 17, 2015 | American Loggers Council, Business Impact, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations, Industry Events, Uncategorized
Agricultural products come in many shapes and sizes, in-spite of this variability they have important things in common such as providing livelihoods to many families living in the rural parts of our Country. Whether the crop is soy beans or logs, they have...
Aug 10, 2015 | American Loggers Council, Editorials
As my presidency of the American Loggers Council comes to a close I wanted to sum up the many issues I have spoken to over the past year. While loggers may relate to this specifically, all facets of the wood products industry should be cognizant of what is happening...
Jul 7, 2015 | American Loggers Council, Business Impact, Environmental, Industry News
Growing up in a small rural town in Northern California I have seen first-hand how well intended regulation can destroy jobs once manipulated by the regulatory agencies and the environmental industry. Recently we saw how dwindling populations of the Northern long...
Mar 25, 2015 | American Loggers Council, Call to Action, Economics, Editorials, General, News
April 2015 By Myles Anderson, ALC President Have you ever thought what it would be like to wake up one morning to the reality of having lost your job, lost all the infrastructure that once supported your job and wonder how your community and your family would survive?...
Feb 10, 2015 | American Loggers Council, Call to Action, Environmental, Industry News, Markets, News
March 2015 By Mike Albrecht, 2014 American Loggers Council Activist of the Year It is a distinct privilege to address all of you great loggers through the American Loggers Council Newsletter. I’d like to start my comments with an abbreviated version of a speech I’ve...
Feb 10, 2015 | American Loggers Council, Call to Action, General, Industry News
February 2015 By Myles Anderson, ALC President Being in the logging business has always meant long hours away from home, hard work and a special fulfillment associated with accomplishing things most couldn’t dream of. As a business owner regardless of the industry,...