Alaska Public Media

Local lumber bill would put grading in hands of producers

Lumber for sale at a Kenai Home Depot store. (Riley Board/KDLL) A state Senate bill proposed by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, would put lumber evaluation in the hands of local sawmill operators, ...
Woodworking Network

National hardwood association announces grading standard for Hawaiian Acacia koa

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) has introduces a national grading standard for Hawaiian Acacia koa—a milestone in recognizing the commercial resurgence of one of the ...
KTLA

National Hardwood Lumber Association Introduces First-Ever National Grading Standard for Hawaiian Koa Wood

MEMPHIS, TN, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) proudly introduces a groundbreaking national ...
Mississippi State University

MSU researchers use AI to better evaluate lumber

Rubin Shmulsky, professor and head; Gabrielly Dos Santos Bobadilha, postdoctoral associate; and Dercilio Junior Lopes, assistant research professor, all in the Department of Sustainable Bioproducts in ...