Voices of Forestry

We are excited to have two returning voices of forestry for October with Tree Farmer Brad Robbins and AR Tree Farm Program Coordinator Anna Sparks to discuss Robbins' win as the ATFS Southern Regional Tree Farmer of the Year. Brad talks about his feelings about the win while Anna discusses the work put into the nomination. 

Thank you to Farm Credit for sponsoring this month's episode!

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

For the month of September, Seth sits down with AGFC's Jeff Lawson and Bubba Groves to talk about the Open Pine RCPP and other cost share programs to help manage for wildlife. The three talk about the success the Open Pine RCPP has had, how it helps landowners meet their goals, and other programs out there that may better meet a landowner's goals.

Click HERE to find an AGFC Private Lands Biologist.

This month's episode is sponsored by the Open Pine RCPP! Thank you for the support for the show.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

Join Seth this month as he talks to 105-year-old landowner Ray Burns. The two talk about history, the work he does with his property, and the importance of relationships with good forest managers for out-of-state landowners.

Thank you to Rayonier for their support of this month's episode!

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

Voices of Forestry is back this month to talk about the endangered species in Arkansas. Host Seth Stephenson is joined by U.S. Fish & Wildlife's Chris Davidson to talk about those species and the work being done to get them off of the threatened or endangered lists. For more information on what U.S. Fish & Wildlife is doing in Arkansas visit fws.gov/office/arkansas-ecological-services.

Thank you to this month's sponsor Farm Credit! We appreciate their continued support of the show.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

Voices of Forestry is back with a new episode! This month, Host Seth Stephenson talks with Dr. Nate Irby, the executive director of the Railway Tie Association, to talk about this important forest product. The two talk about how many ties can be found in the U.S., some issues the industry is facing, and the work being done to improve that industry. For more information on RTA or to see some of the data they have collected, you can visit https://www.rta.org/.

Thank you to this month's sponsor, DDK Forestry & Real Estate. We appreciate their cotinued support of the show.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

We finally sat down with our 2025 Tree Farm of the Year winners, the Russ and Lee Ann Matson. The two talk about their property just outside of Little Rock, some of the work they've done and what it was like having a large crowd tour their land during the Tree Farm of the Year Tour. 

Thank you to our sponsor this month, Shelby Taylor Trucking! We appreciate their continued support of the show.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

Voices of Forestry is back this month with a new, and long overdue, guest, Rob Beadel! Rob is the Director of Forestry Education with the AFA Education Foundation and joins Host Seth Stephenson to talk about the role the foundation plays in providing education to teachers, students and landowners. 

Thank you to this month's sponsor, PotlatchDeltic! We appreciate their continued support of the show.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

For the month of March, Voices of Forestry is taking a trip down memory land as we discuss the massive amount of wildfires that rocked Arkansas in March of 2025. Host Seth Stephenson is joined again by Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Robert Murphy to discuss what happened that day and how that is influencing their preparations for 2026. 

Thank you to this month's sponsor, Caribou Software for their support of the show.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

Welcome back to Voices of Forestry! For February 2026, Host Seth Stephenson sits down with Mark Knight and Ray Galloway with DDK Forestry & Real Estate to discuss evaluating land before you buy. The trio talk about what a potential buy needs to have ready, the process of evaluating, and how that has changed over the years.

Thank you to this month's sponsor, DDK Forestry & Real Estate for their continued support of the show!

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.

To start off the 2026 year, Host Seth Stephenson sits down again with Division Forester Chandler Barton to discuss the new Pine Pandemic Preparedness Plan, or P4. The two talk about how this plan came together and the benefits it will provide if a threat to our forests arises. 

To read more of the P4, visit pineplan.org or contact Barton at [email protected] for a physical copy.

Thank you to this month's sponsor NativState! We appreciate their continued support of the show.

You can find more music from Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick on Spotify or by visiting https://www.sgnrobb.com/.

For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association visit arkforests.org.