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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack responded to a letter signed by DHA and 54 other forestry associations. The forestry letter urged the USDA to acknowledge the full spectrum of forest products and the benefits of diverse markets, including sawlogs, pulpwood, and biomass.

The Hardwood Federation is fighting to support the hardwood industry and our businesses. Recent comments submitted endorsed the tax package that would restore 100% bonus depreciation of equipment, the depreciation and amortization interest deduction, and the R&D tax credit. The Hardwood Federation also pushed for continued estate tax flexibility and a permanent 20% small business deduction for pass-through entities.

What is the creepy name of these wood-eating mushrooms?

Answer: Dead man’s fingers (Xylaria polymorph).

PHOTO © MATT KASON
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Cabinetworks has filed a notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry that it will officially close its assembly plant in Delaware Township because of declining multi-family direct sales business. Layoffs, set for December, will affect 420 people.

DHA allies, including the Hardwood Federation and Forest Resources Association, signed a letter to the House Ways & Means Committee's Rural America Tax Team in support of estate tax reform. The letter urges Congress to maintain a stepped-up basis for calculating estate tax, which is critical for the continuation of family businesses. The letter also urges Congress to maintain the $13.61 million per person enhanced estate tax exemption, set to sunset in 2025.