This is a grant to improve year-round timber access and create supply chain efficiencies while supporting active forest management including on the homochitto national forest

Award Overview

Taras Timber, LLC received $124,241.00 in Project Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Region (Region 8) under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded September 5, 2025, with a completion deadline of September 4, 2030. The funding supports the installation of truck scales at the company's wood yard facility in southeastern Mississippi to improve year-round timber access and enhance supply chain efficiencies.

Project Deliverables and Purpose

The primary product delivered through this award is the installation of truck scale equipment at Taras Timber's wood processing facility. This capital infrastructure improvement directly supports active forest management activities, including operations on the Homochitto National Forest, by enabling more efficient timber measurement, weighing, and tracking capabilities. The project aligns with the Wood Utilization Assistance program's core objectives of reducing forest management costs, strengthening wood products market capacity, and promoting sustainable forest management while delivering economic benefits to the region. The five-year performance period allows for full installation, implementation, and optimization of the scales to achieve measurable improvements in operational efficiency and supply chain throughput.

Funding will be used to install truck scales at the company's wood yard in southeastern mississippi.