Blue Book Services has been the leading credit and marketing information agency for the fresh produce industry since 1901, and serving the lumber industry since 2009. They serve mills, wholesalers, traders and secondary manufacturers by providing current financial and marketing data for lumber companies across the world.

Today we sit down with Trent Johnson to discuss his role at Blue Book Services and we dive in to the creation of The Lumber Newswire, an e-newsletter that delivers the latest industry news and analysis daily. Listen to the end for an exciting announcement!

To send in a story to Blue Book: [email protected]

To contact Trent: [email protected]

Questions or Comments for us? [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 503-660-8058

Ellery Jones joins us to talk all about the importance of associations, and the role they play in our industry.

Ellery is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association.

In her role, Jones serves as the staff liaison to the MLMA Board of Directors. She manages the association’s programs, events, services, finances, and assets. Jones assists in the association’s government affairs efforts and supports the state and others with economic development opportunities related to lumber manufacturing.

The Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association (MLMA) was originally organized in 1954.

MLMA mill members include responsible manufacturers of quality southern lumber, both pine and hardwood, representing all lumber production sections of Mississippi. Associate membership includes business-related companies and suppliers, lumber wholesalers and lumber producers in others states.

MLMA members contribute to the economy of their local communities, the state and nation by providing jobs and products. They play a leading role as good citizens through scholarship and award programs and in the conservation of renewable natural resources.

MLMA has grown to serve more than 25 sawmills and over 200 associate members.

Join the MLMA: https://www.mlmalumber.com/membership-information

Contact Ellery: [email protected]

Events: https://www.mlmalumber.com/events/mlma-events

Judy Haney joins us in the Palm Dessert to keep the conversation of Leadership going

She discusses what leadership means to her, how to have candid conversations, stay curious, the importance of having advocates, and staying resilient.

Judy Haney recently started a new position as a region commodity procurement manager for Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution, and held a previous position of SYP product management.

She has over 26 years’ experience in the forest products industry and has been with Boise Cascade for 13 years.

She is a forester by education and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management and a Master of Science degree in Forest Economics from Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

Judy worked for forest product companies throughout the Southeast US before coming to Boise, Idaho in 2010. She has held positions throughout the wood products supply chain from wood procurement to finished product sales.

Links from our discussion:

Radical Candor Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIh_992Nfes

I can. I am. I will. I do. https://christinedercole.com/

It was a pleasure to sit down Chad Warpinski to discuss the topic of leadership - (where better?) than at a leadership conference!

Chad Warpinski is the President of Amerhart, a wholesale distributor of building materials with 11 locations across six Midwest states. Prior to his 11 years at Amerhart, Chad worked at BevMo!, a specialty beverage retailer on the west coast. He began his career in investment banking after graduating from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a degree in Finance.

Chad dives in deep with us to discuss what leadership means to him, what kind of leader he is, and how the next generation of leadership can aspire to make an impact in their companies.

As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent those of our company. Questions or Comments for us? [email protected] or Leave us a voicemail at 503-660-8058!

Allison DeFord is a complete gem, and also the Executive Director of the North American Forest Foundation. Today she joins Chelsea to talk about all GOOD work that the North American Forest Foundation (N.A.F.F) is doing!

N.A.F.F. started back in 1989, with a mission is to support the forest products industry through education, promotion, advocacy of science-based facts about sustainable forestry, and by revealing the truth about trees – our world’s most diverse, abundant, renewable natural resource.

Allison's mission since joining N.A.F.F has been to make the foundation visible, and relevant to educate the future of our industry. We hear about their mission to reach 1,000,000 kids by 2030 and distribute 1,000 educational "Truth about Trees" kits this year to schools.

Did you know that the forest products industry employs approximately 900,000 Americans and manufactures over $2b. in products every year accounting for about 4% of total US manufacturing GDP.

Educating the next generation plays a vital role in continuing our great industry.

If you like what you hear, donors make this foundation possible! Please consider contributing to educating the next generation: Donate to N.A.F.F https://naff.kindful.com/

Other links mentioned in the show:

Request a “Truth about Trees” kit!: https://northamericanforestfoundation.org/truth-about-trees/#teares

N.A.F.F: https://northamericanforestfoundation.org/about/

Omaha Children’s museum – Forever Forests: https://ocm.org/exhibit-rentals/

WOW (woods on wheels): https://www.in.gov/isda/divisions/economic-development/hardwoods/woods-on-wheels/

Follow N.A.F.F. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northamericanforestfoundation/?hl=en

Wood Facts: https://northamericanforestfoundation.org/tree-wood-facts/

Questions or comments for Allison DeFord: [email protected]

As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent those of our company. Questions or Comments for us? [email protected]

On this episode, we attempted to rerecord a previous episode with Dan due to the audio quality. However, both are so good we decided to leave them up. EWP is vast and ever evolving. We hope this episode takes you one level deeper in understanding the world of EWP. As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent those of our company. Questions or Comments? [email protected]

Eek! Our very first video recording is with Tina Breen, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Manufacturers Reserve Supply. This is the audio version so make sure to head over to the Lumber Slingers channel on YouTube to see the entire video! This is an episode you won't want to miss. Tina brings her unique and easy to understand methods on conversions. Questions? Email [email protected]. All thoughts and opinions are our own and not those of our employer.

The woman, the myth, the legend - Kalayna Crook! Kalayna joins us today for a high level discussion on Alaskan Yellow Cedar (AYC). We discuss where it grows, the difficulty in sourcing the product and it's final application among other interesting facts about AYC. Kalayna is our other work wife and we are so excited to have her on the Pod! All comments and opinions are our own and not those of our employer. Questions or Comments? Email [email protected].

Chatalie, not your typical economists. Just Kidding! We aren't economists but we do have our ears to the ground and want to share what's going on in our world. As per usual, all thoughts and opinions are our own and are not those of our employer. Questions? Email [email protected].

On this episode we talk to the Engineered Wood Product (EWP) Guru Dan Semsak! If you are in the lumber industry, you have probably met Dan somewhere on your path. Today, Dan discusses his perspective of the North American and global EWP market. We dive into what EWP is, what type of products are made, the applications, problem solving, and where its made! Join us for this informative discussion, with the one and only EWP Guru!

Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected]. All thoughts and opinions are our own, and do not represent those of our employer.