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American Forest Management, Inc. has 41 offices in 16 states with 250+ employees and manages almost four million acres of timberland.  AFM's operates throughout the Southeast, Appalachian, Lake States and Northeast Regions of the US.  AFM offers land management, investment analysis, real estate services, appraisals, environmental/wildlife management, and technical/data

 

ArborGen, LLC. is the largest supplier of pine and hardwood reforestation in the world. With over fifty years of tree breeding experience, our SuperTree Seedling employees are passionate about exceeding our customers' expectations. Come visit our booth and let's talk trees. We want to grow with you!

 

BASF Professional Vegetation Management (ProVM) programs and products support professional, ethical and responsible forestland management, ProVM also recognizes environmental standards and provides habitat-oriented solutions, such as low-volume herbicides that safely and effectively eliminate unwanted vegetation and reduce the potential risk to habitat associated with other methods.

 

 

 

 

CellFor is the world's first commercial-scale supplier of high yielding, varietal seedlings for reforestation. CellFor has extended decades of traditional tree improvement work to produce fast-growing trees having highly desirable  characteristics. CellFor uses a proven and patented propagation technology based on high volume, tissue culture techniques.

 


The Davis-Garvin Agency is a full service insurance agency specializing in coverages for the Forest Products Industry.  Now in our 27th year, we provide Commercial, Personal, and Health insurance coverage, as well as, payroll and personnel management services.   Headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina we have branch offices in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.  www.DavisGarvin.com.

 

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The Georgia Forestry Commission provides leadership, service, and education in the protection and conservation of Georgia's forest resources so that healthy, sustainable forests will produce clean air, clean water and abundant products.

 

 

The American Tree Farm System (ATFS) is a program of the American Forest Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes sustainable management of forests through education and outreach to private forest landowners.  Founded in 1941, ATFS is the oldest and largest forest certification, conservation, and advocacy program in the United States. ATFS has 80,000 members who own 26 million acres of private forestland. America's Tree Farmers are committed to excellence in forest  stewardship.

Georgia's Tree Farm Program has grown to encompass 1606 Certified Tree Farms on nearly 2 million acres.  In 2006, Georgia's Tree Farm Program restructured under the leadership of a 12 member Executive Committee (9 Volunteer Inspectors and 3 Tree Farmers).  Twenty District and Region Chairs across the state play a critical role in accomplishing Georgia's Tree Farm program goals.  The 2008 Chairman is Mr. Ed Withrow with West Fraser Timber Company in Warm Springs, GA. 

 

International Forest Company is celebrating 25 years of producing container seedlings for landowners throughout the Southeast. The company produces loblolly, slash, shortleaf, virginia and longleaf pine as well as oaks and various hardwood tree seedlings. The nursery is located in Moultrie, Georgia.

 

 

 

LandMark Systems, a General Services Administration (GSA) approved contractor, is a leading provider of technical products/services to the forestry and natural resource markets. LandMark products include rugged handhelds, GPS systems, GIS and forest inventory software, and timber cruising tools. We also provide technical support, training; GPS/GIS mapping, and GIS consulting services. LandMark Systems is the developer of the patented Real-Time Inventory (RTI) system. This technology allows foresters to load existing GPS and GIS basemap data, create cruise grids, and navigate to plot center. The cruise data can then be spatially linked to the plot locations easily in a GIS. LandMark Systems holds key partnership agreements with Tripod Data Systems, Trimble Navigation, and Haglof, Inc. Call today for a free product and services guide!

 

Marden Industries began in 1933 and takes great pride in being a world leader in the designing, engineering and development of brush control equipment. The original drum choppers lead the way to the development of fire plows, pasture, and reforestation equipment. Marden continues to improve and expand their product lines.

 

Our company, Mason's Pine Straw Plantation, is coloring pine straw to enhance the landscape, holds color much longer than regular straw, and only has to be put out once a year. Marketed as "REDSHRED", patent pending. Many colors can be used, such as Georgia Red, Clemson Orange, Georgia Tech Yellow, or Irish Green.

 

Meek's Farm & Nursery, Inc. is a primary producer of containerized pine seedlings. Improved Longleaf, Advanced Generation Loblolly and Slash Pines are produced using state of the art growing systems and a family oriented commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. We operate the largest family owned container pine nursery in the South with annual production approaching 13 million trees.

 

Nufarm is a leading manufacturer and marketer of crop protection, turf and ornamental, and industrial vegetation management/forestry products. Nufarm offers a diversified product portfolio of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators that help protect against damage caused by weeds, pests, and disease.

 In addition to providing quality products, Nufarm places a high value on customer service. Our experienced sales and marketing teams, knowledgeable regulatory and product development resources, and responsive operational team work daily to provide our customers Value with a Difference.

 

Orbis Inc. is a leading provider of GIS, aerial imagery, software development, remote sensing, and mapping in the forest industry.  Orbis provides cutting-edge technology solutions to investors, forest product companies, landowners, and land managers.  From inventory database management, growth and yield integration, land investment, to recreational lease management and web based data distribution, Orbis is able to satisfy all of your technical needs.  Moreover, Orbis offers a suite of consulting services to complement our array of progressive data products that aid in the implementation of the most cost effective and technically appropriate solutions.  Orbis has the resources and the expertise to develop and implement the best solution to meet your individual needs.

 

Red River Specialties, Inc. distributes herbicides in the forestry, rights-of-way, range & pasture and industrial markets, with salespeople and warehouses located throughout the United States.  We are an authorized distributor for every major herbicide manufacturer.  We offer professional, site-specific, herbicide prescriptions.  We are known throughout the industry for providing exceptional air and ground turnkey application services.

 

The Georgia Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program is a comprehensive system of principles, objectives, and performance measures that integrates the perpetual growing and harvesting of trees with the protection of wildlife, plants, soils, and water quality.  SFI is based on the premise that responsible environmental practices can be integrated to the benefit of landowners, shareholders, customers, and the people they serve.  For more information, call Donna Gallaher at 706-542-7691 or visit www.sfi-georgia.org

 

Superior Forestry Service, Inc. is the largest reforestation contractor working through out the year - in the eastern United States.  We provide planting, herbicide application, ROW maintenance, pre-commercial thinning, boundary marking, and other labor services.  SFS can provide crews for all your labor needs; we are fully insured and in compliance with MSPA and all DOL, INS and IRS regulations.  References available.  Visit our website!

 


The University of Georgia's Engineering Outreach Service provides practical solutions to Georgia industries, communities, and agencies to achieve profitability, sustainable development, and conservation.

 

The Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, established in 1906, is the oldest existing forest resources program in the South.  Our graduates occupy major leadership positions with private and public forest resource organizations and our research and service programs contribute to the enviable advancement of forest resources of Georgia, the region, nation, and world.

 

Weyerhaeuser's Quail Ridge Nursery, established in Aiken, SC in 1986 serves the reforestation and land enhancement needs of landowners, forestry consultants, and tree planting vendors in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida.  Along with unmatched customer service, "Faster, Straighter, Stronger" are tree qualities you can expect when you buy Premium Seedlings from Weyerhaeuser.

 

 


Yancey Bros. Co.'s
Forestry Division is a full-service provider of forestry and recycling equipment across Georgia with seven dedicated locations serving our forestry and recycling customers.  Our extensive product lines include Caterpillar, Prentice, Peterson-Pacific, Cummins, Woodsman, CTR, CSI, Rotobec, Riley, Quadco and Hydro-Ax.

 

Georgia Forestry Today Magazine is published bi-monthly by the Georgia Contractor, LLC, for the Georgia Forestry Association.  It is provided free-of-charge to the members or the association.  Other recipients include owners, and subscribers of the Georgia Forestry Commission, as well as suppliers and manufacturers of forest-related products and services.

 

 

 

 

 



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