It's a struggle: Veteran swamp logger deals with rising costs, stagnant markets

摘要

For twenty years, third generation Bobby Goodson, owner of Goodson All Terrain Logging, has logged mostly hardwood bottoms of eastern North Carolina. Initially, he ran a low ground pressure operation and converted to shovel logging about 12 years ago. The logger proudly notes that the company has grown every year. Some years that growth was razor thin, but it never went backwards. This year isn't shaping up that way.