The Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Conference was held in Tifton last week, featuring a number of updates on commodities and farm news from across the state. Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) Director and State Forester Johnny Sabo gave an update with some good news for an industry that has seen some tough times the last few years. Multiple timber mills have closed this year; there are a record number of wildfires, and international trade has been uncertain. But Sabo had a number of positive messages to share, from marketing to innovation.
“Georgia Grown Wood is a marketing campaign that’s in partnership with the Georgia Department of Ag and the Georgia Forestry Foundation. The Forestry Foundation is really taking a lot of the lead on it. We envision that you will soon be able to walk into Lowe’s or Home Depot and look for the Georgia Grown Wood logo to buy products grown in our state,” Sabo said. “The Georgia Grown Wood logo will help you buy Southern yellow wood versus spruce or something else coming out from Canada.”
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