Assemblywoman Addie A.E. Jenne recently met with John Bartow Jr., executive director of the Empire State Forest Products Association, to discuss the group's 2017 state legislative priorities and budget issues. They were joined at the meeting by Ryan Fleming, a logger involved in the biomass business, and Karmen and Joseph Scofield of Scofield Transport. The association's goals for 2017 include developing a revised forest property tax proposal, getting funding for a private woodland forest stewardship program and gaining funding to support existing certified logger training and attract and train new foresters and loggers.
