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2008
Annual
Meeting Exhibitors
 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.
GCR Tires
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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