While it may seem too early to start thinking about the seedlings you will need for next year’s planting, we already see many orders for the 2023/2024 season, and a substantial portion of our crop is committed. Along with increased demand for seedlings, the past few years have seen a south-wide shortage of Longleaf and Loblolly pine seedlings for most regions, and inventories of Hardwood seedlings were depleted well before Fall.
FLA is excited to announce on February 1, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced S. 217, the Disaster Reforestation Act. This bill would amend the tax code to give private forest landowners the tools they need to recover from natural disaster and has now been introduced in the House and the Senate.
Congratulations to new ArborGen Blenheim Nursery Manager Mike Arnette! He takes over the position as manager Gary Nelson retires.
After nearly 45 years in the forestry industry, with the last 26 years as the Blenheim nursery manager, Gary Nelson is retiring. Gary started his career after graduating from Colorado State with a degree in forest biology with the USFS at the Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.
After several years of study to determine the best way to give our clients the quality seedlings they expect from ArborGen, we have invested money and manpower into improving soil texture and drainage. Now our clients in Mississippi and Alabama have convenient access to hardwoods AND the most advanced genetics in the forestry industry.