harvesting considerations: a logger's perspective
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HARVESTING CONSIDERATIONS:A LOGGER’S PERSPECTIVE
Arkansas Tree Farmer ConferenceJune 9, 2016Allen Morgan, Hunter Wasson Timber Services, LLC
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The Resource
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Arkansas Land Area:33.3 million acres
Forestland Area:18.8 million acres
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Clark County Land Area:565,000 acres
Forestland Area:453,000 acres
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Wood Products in ArkansasBy the Numbers
• Annual direct wages total $1.4 billion• Value added to the state’s economy = Direct $3.24
billion
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Wood Products in ArkansasThe Basics
From the February 2015 Arkansas Forestry Commission Forestry Industry Directory (www.forestry.state.ar.us):• 203 Wood processors operating in Arkansas
• 94 Sawmills• 12 Container/Pallet Mills• 8 Flooring Mills• 6 Paper Mills• 6 Furniture Plants• 5 Chip Mills• 3 Engineered Wood Plants
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Wood Products in ArkansasWood You Believe?
Over 5,000 products we use every day are made from a tree
• Building Products – plywood, lumber, OSB• Furniture• Poles, posts, baseball bats and more• Paper products – tissue, paper towels, books,
magazines and mail
Many other products as well• Cosmetics• Tooth Paste • Glues and Resins• Household Chemicals • Medicines
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New Forest Products
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Industry Expansions
GP – Gurdon Weyerhaeuser – Dierks West Frazer Leola, Russellville, and
Mansfield Drax Biomass, Inc. - Bastrop, LA Zilkha Biomass Energy - Monticello Highland Pellets, LLC - Pine Bluff El Dorado? Glenwood?
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Plan Ahead
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Expect long sale timeBe flexible
Plan Ahead
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Expect price changes
Plan Ahead
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Build Relationships
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Know your forester
Build Relationships
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Know your timber buyers
Build Relationships
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Know your logger
Build Relationships
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Know What You Are Selling
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Provide timber data
Know What You Are Selling
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Put Lipstick on the Pig
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Improve roads
Put Lipstick on the Pig
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Make arrangements for access
Put Lipstick on the Pig
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Be certified
Put Lipstick on the Pig
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Questions?
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Special thanks to: Arkansas Forestry Association and Dr. Matt Pelkki, University of Arkansas at Monticello