News from Arkansas Timber Producers Association (ATPA) about logging, forestry, conservation, legislation, equipment, safety, water, and industry.
Arnold Hameister of Conway, Arkansas, is joining ATPA as Director of Logger Training, following the retirement of our first-ever and longstanding Director, George Lease, this August after more than 24 years in that role. Arnold is new to this formal Read More …
The ATPA General Meeting of the Membership is scheduled for Friday, August 24 – Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Executive Committee and Board Meetings will be held Friday afternoon. A Reception will Read More …
The Arkansas Timber Producers Association is once again accepting nominations/applications for its annual scholarship. This scholarship is open to any graduating high school senior who is a child or grandchild of a member of the Arkansas Timber Producers Association. Read More …
Read about Arkansas’ LOG A LOAD’S 25 YEARS (PDF)
As you are aware, the House Ways & Means Committee released the legislative text of tax reform legislation H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The document is 429 pages and we are looking at this information and the Read More …
The President’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget request significantly cuts NIOSH, eliminating programs that protect the health and safety of America’s workforce, such as the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) Program, Education and Research Centers (ERCs), and the Total Worker Health (TWH) Program. Letters Read More …
CONGRESS CONSIDERING HR 2936 – Resilient Federal Forests Act to Address Wildfire Threat Nick Smith, Opinion Contributor to The Hill The 2017 wildfire season is reigniting a national discussion on the causes of catastrophic wildfires and the solutions that are Read More …
June 27, 2017, Hemphill, TX—In Washington today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a mark-up on the Resilient Federal Forests Act, H.R. 2396 introduced by Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) which included language that would allow the sixteen and seventeen year-old Read More …
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced its Final Rule that may make millions more employees eligible for overtime pay by December 1, 2016. Miscalculating overtime pay can result in penalties under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and/or applicable Read More …
By Frank Lockwood Posted: May 30, 2016 at 1 a.m. WASHINGTON — An Arkansas lawmaker’s legislation that would overhaul national forest management passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last week, the second time in less than a year that Read More …