As Brian prepares to welcome our Foresters to the Southeastern Land Group Timber Summit, Mississippi Broker Jack Gabriel joins us to share what it takes to get started in the Land brokerage industry and Forester Steven Jones shares stories from hunting out west.

William Lyon, founder and co-leader of our Southeastern Estates team joins us to talk hunting turkeys with a bow, recurve vs longbow, and growing up hunting turkeys and learning a love for the land. We also feature the Estates team's vision and purpose as the demand for mini-farms and homesteads increases throughout the country.

Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, & Aquatic Sciences Professor, Dr. Rex Dunham joins us to talk about the latest research he has been working on with catfish and other species. We discuss catfish farming, meeting fish consumption demands, nutritional value, and genetics.

Joey Bruce of Sad Daddy Blinds joins us to share how he got started building hunting blinds and fun stories growing up hunting with his father.

Christiner Woerner McInnis joins us to talk getting back to the farm, growing the family business, and running for the Alabama Ag Commissioner role.

Dantz Frazer and Brandon Ison of Piedmont Appraisers discuss the history of land valuation and current market trends affecting your property.

Taylor Hart, branch manager of First South Farm Credit in Auburn/Opelika (sponsor of the show), joins us in studio to educate us on land loans. What they are, how to get one, and what you need to know to successfully get on your first tract of land. Taylor dives into "What does the Farm mean to you?" -and how knowing what's important to you helps him, help you.

Our good buddies George Mann and John Hardin join us in studio to discuss differences in Georgia and Alabama deer hunting characteristics, George's Alaska hunting and fishing trip with his son, and upcoming real estate market conditions.

Auburn Oaks Farm, located just a few miles south of Auburn University, boasts the area's premier clay shooting course and event space venue. It is also home to Diamond Bird Dogs training grounds and facilities. Auburn Oaks Farm will be a future site for forestry and logging education, partnering with Forestry Works of the Alabama Forestry Association.

Aubrie Kobernus, CEO of Realtors Land Institute joins us to discuss the highs and lows of the land market across the nation. We discuss macro and micro markets, how current generations of landowners are handling their family land, and how RLI is working hard to represent land selling professionals in a challenging real estate market.