Voices of Forestry

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Each month the Voices of Forestry podcast will bring you a new voice of forestry to discuss the challenges and benefits of the industry. On the first Friday of each month, host Seth Stephenson will sit down with guests including landowners, forestry professionals and others to learn more about forestry. This show is brought to you by the Arkansas Forestry Association. Thank you to Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick for the use of our theme song "The Same Love" from his album "The Folkster."

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Voices of Forestry Ep. 51 - Forestland as an Investment

Apr 04 2024 26 mins

For April 2024, host Seth Stephenson sat down with Scott Corley with PotlatchDeltic to discuss investing in forestland. The two talk about how important doing your homework is when it comes to finding the right piece of land for you and how each property is different. This month's episode is sponsored by PotlatchDeltic! Thank you to them for their continued support of the show

Voices of Forestry Ep. 50 - Be Pro Be Proud

Feb 29 2024 31 mins

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

Voices of Forestry Ep. 49 - What Forestry Associations do for Their Members

Feb 01 2024 48 mins

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 pod

Voices of Forestry Ep. 48 - Forest Carbon Development

Jan 04 2024 47 mins

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

Voices of Forestry Ep. 47 - Forestry Software

Nov 30 2023 17 mins

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 Spotif

Voices of Forestry Ep. 46 - Vickers Family Tree Farm

Nov 02 2023 45 mins

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 s

Voices of Forestry Ep. 45 - Annual Meeting "Grab Bag"

Oct 05 2023 45 mins

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

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

Aug 31 2023 44 mins

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

Voices of Forestry Ep. 43 - The Wildlife Conservation Initiative

Aug 03 2023 25 mins

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, visi

Voices of Forestry Ep. 42 - The Goggans Family Tree Farm

Jul 06 2023 29 mins

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 managemen