Washington, DC – The American Wood Council, the National Alliance of Forest Owners and the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association responded in a joint statement to the introduction of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, otherwise known as the farm bill. “We applaud the Committee for introducing the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, aRead More

November 10, 2017 Speaker of the House Paul Ryan Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Ryan and Chairman Brady: On behalf of the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO), whose member companies own and manage more than 43 million acres of private working forests across the country, I am writingRead More

The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) congratulates Governor Sonny Perdue on his confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture. Secretary Perdue will be an important advocate for rural communities across America, in particular those that depend on private forests to support their local economies and way of life. Today more than 2.4 million jobs depend onRead More

If the outcome of the 2016 presidential race has taught us anything it is that our country needs to pay greater attention to building reliable, good paying jobs for families in rural communities who have for too long been left out of our nation’s economic recovery. Many of these communities are located in heavily forestedRead More