Voices of Forestry Ep. 44 - A Focus on Private Lands

This month, host Seth Stephenson is sits down with Andrew Parker, the executive director of Be Pro Be Proud, and AFA Executive Vice President Max Braswell to discuss the Be Pro Be Proud Program. The three talk about what Parker and his team are doing to introduce trade careers to students around the state and why the Arkansas Forestry Association got involved. For more information on the Be Pro Be Proud program, visit beprobeproud.org.

Thank you to our sponsor this month Farm Credit. You can find more information about their services at farmcredit.com.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

This month, Seth Stephenson sat down with some friends from the Louisiana Forestry Association, Texas Forestry Association, and Florida Forestry Association to take a look at what forestry associations do for its members. We all have the same story to tell but how we tell it is a little different from state to state.

Make sure you check out Louisiana Forestry Association's podcast "Minding the Forest" to hear more about what they are doing in forestry.

Thank you to this month's sponsor, DDK Forestry & Real Estate for their support of the show!

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

A new month means a new episode of Voices of Forestry! To kick off 2024, Host Seth Stephenson sat down with Founder and CEO of NativState Stuart Allen to talk forest carbon development. The two discuss what companies like NativState do for landowners and the process to sell these carbon credits.

Thank you to this month's sponsor NativState for their support of the show!

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

This month, Seth sits down with Joseph Page with Tamarack to discuss forestry software and why Page thinks the forestry industry is being underserved when it comes to updated software for its manufacturing facilities.

Thank you to this month's sponsor, Shelby Taylor Trucking for their support of the show.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

This month, Host Seth Stephenson speaks with AFA's 2023 Tree Farmer of the Year, Charles Vickers, to discuss his property the Vickers Family Tree Farm located in Mountain View, Arkansas. The two talk about what his plans are for the property, its history, and why it is important to him.

Thank you to this month's sponsor DDK Forestry & Real Estate for their continued support of the show.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

This month, Host Seth Stephenson is joined again by AFA Executive Vice-President Max Braswell to discuss some of the topics presented during the 2023 AFA Annual Meeting General Session. That includes, forest economics for survival, carbon capture technology, some of the ways the forestry industry is utilizing drones, and workforce issues. The two summarize the discussions with the hopes of doing a deep-dive with the experts on future episodes.

Thank you to this month's sponsor, Farm Credit for their continued support of the show and the Arkansas Forestry Association.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

This month, Host Seth Stephenson is joined by two different guests. The first, Garrick Dugger, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission's Private Lands Division Chief, discusses the new Private Lands Division and their goal to help landowners on their property. Our second guest is Jeremy Brown, the Deer Management Assistance Program Coordinator, on one of the many programs offered by the new division. The two discuss how DMAP helps landowners and some of the issues they face in managing deer.

Find more info on the Private Lands Division and DMAP HERE.

September's episode of the show is sponsored by Neeley Forestry Service. Thank you to them for their continued support of the show. 

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

Join Host Seth Stephenson this month as he sits down with PotlatchDeltic's Director of Forest Planning & Environment Kit Hart to discuss the Wildlife Conservation Initiative. The two talk about the different partners involved with this effort and how it is a proactive effort to protect species at risk of being classified as endangered. For more information on the WCI, visit https://nafoalliance.org/wci/.

Thank you to this month's sponsor, PotlatchDeltic! We appreciate their continued support of the show. 

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

After a few years, Seth finally has the opportunity to sit down with more Arkansas tree farmers in this month's Voices of Forestry. Jack Thomas and Miles Goggans, two of the three owners of the Goggans Family Tree Farm near Star City, sit down to talk about how their farm is more like a part of the family than just a piece of property. They discuss some of the forest management practices they perform and how they open the area up to others so they too can share in everything the land has to offer.

Thank you to this month's sponsor, Big Creek Timber Company for their support of the show! You can find more information about them by visiting https://www.bigcreektimberco.com/.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

This month, our voice of forestry is Kevin Jester, President of KW Jester Logging in Arkadelphia, AR. He joins Host Seth Stephenson to discuss what logging looks like today and some of the struggles small businesses like his are currently facing.

Thank you to this month's sponsor DDK Forestry and Real Estate! You can find more information on them at forestryrealestate.com.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.