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The Mississippi Forestry Association is THE VOICE of Forestry for Mississippi; representing the diverse interests of MS's forest resource communities.
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Joined February 2012
This week's Forestry Career Friday job is mechanical engineer. They've been instrumental in providing significant technological breakthroughs in forestry industries. Learn more at https://t.co/wT09hXYjA3
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This week's Forestry Career Friday job is human resource specialist. They manage recruitment, employment contracts, induction, & general employee welfare. Learn more at https://t.co/kGScRTk1aI
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Last week, MFA executive director, Casey Anderson, participated in a Congressional Ag Tour hosted by MSU & @MSFarmBureau. Staffers visited Barge Timberlands to see various forest management styles before visiting Barge Forest Products to see the finished products.
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This week's Forestry Career Friday job is forestry pilot. They fight wildfires from the air upon the direction of local agencies & may pilot different types of aircraft to complete various missions. Learn more at https://t.co/PAKOO1C4a7
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This week's Forestry Career Friday job is forest worker. They provide the manual labor necessary to implement the plans and practices prescribed by professional foresters. Learn more at https://t.co/KaBCopT28M
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Last week, MFA hosted Pat McCarthy, an Australia forester who works for the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Pat is visiting the U.S. & Canada on a study tour investigating timber production from private landholder managed small-scale forests.
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This week's Forestry Career Friday job is drone pilot. Drones are used for stand delineation & mapping, damage assessments, disease & pest detection, forest fire detection, post-fire mapping, & more. Learn more at https://t.co/cLCMNjJ30m
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This week's Forestry Career Friday job is industrial electrician. They play a variety of roles but typically work in mills & other industrial settings, such as pellet plants & planer facilities. Learn more at https://t.co/vqGJxtvScK
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This week's Forestry Career Friday featured job is arborist. Arborists are responsible for planting, maintaining, and diagnosing trees and other woody plants. Learn more at https://t.co/oL9oAXaBVF
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This week's Forestry Career Friday job is procurement forester. Procurement foresters oversee & manage the procurement of timber & ensure safe execution of contracts for harvesting & transport work. Learn more at https://t.co/VPjr5qPD03
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Coastal MS landowners! 🌳 Need help with tree planting or invasive species? MFC's RESTORE Program offers 100% cost-share in Jackson, Harrison, Hancock, George, Stone, & Pearl River counties. Improve your land & the Gulf Coast!
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Registration is now open for MFA's 88th Annual Meeting which will be held in Flowood, Mississippi, on October 22-24, 2025! MFA members, register now to secure early bird pricing. Go to https://t.co/DRxskaRnHF for more information or to register.
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Mississippi Forestry Foundation's "Lagers & Foresters" fundraiser at Threefoot Brewing Co. was a great success Tuesday night! Thank you to everyone who attended & a special thank you to our fundraiser sponsors, @GoodHopeInc & Margaret M. Grow Charitable Foundation!
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This week's Forestry Career Friday job is IT specialist. In the forest products industry, you could use your computer skills to manage land-related data with geographic information systems (GIS). Learn more at https://t.co/8cQ4J1cnUK
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MFA recently held our North Teachers Conservation Workshop in Booneville. Despite some rain, it was an amazing week filled with @PLT, mill & Tree Farm tours, natural resources education, & so much more! Thank you to our sponsors & volunteers who make this workshop possible!
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Last week, MFA hosted three County Forestry Association Leadership Appreciation Meetings across the state. MFA Landowner Coordinator, Dave Godwin, led these meetings and brought in various speakers to share updates and CFA success stories.
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MFA & Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation organized a coalition letter of state forestry associations & state farm bureaus that was sent to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins & US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer this morning. MFA is proud to work on behalf of our members!
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Last night at the Clarke County Forestry Association meeting, Butch Bailey of @MSUExtForestry spoke on the History of Forestry, & Ernie Spiller spoke about IFCO Seedlings. CFA meetings provide opportunities for landowners & industry members to discuss local forestry topics.
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This week's Forestry Career Friday job is crane operator. They operate mechanical boom & cable or tower & cable equipment to lift & move materials, machines, or products in many directions. Learn more at https://t.co/edkbrLxvq7
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We are always happy to join with Farm Bureau to stand up for our landowners and industry members.
MFBF and the MS Forestry Association filed this letter today to the MS Congressional Delegation on behalf of the state's timber producers. We’re committed to standing up for the industries that sustain our state—and for the people whose lives and legacies are rooted in them.
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