In this episode of Farm Bureau's Voices of Agriculture, host Reggie Hall introduces you to the importance of forestry in South Carolina, which comprises of more than two-thirds of the state's landscape and helps contribute millions of dollars and jobs to the economy. We talk with leading Forestry experts and Associations about the positive impact forestry has on that and more. Tree farmer Posey Copeland is our Farmer Outstanding in the Field, so we visit him on his tree farm in the Upstate. Hear his history in both farming and the Farm Bureau Federation. Everything goes "green" in this episode's Palmetto Portrait where lush, thick forests are featured in this segment. For more information, please click on the links below. South Carolina Forestry Commission Gene Kodama Scott Hawkins P.O. Box 21707 Columbia, SC (803) 896-8800 http://www.state.sc.us/forest/ South Carolina Forestry Association Bob Scott 4901 Broad River Road Columbia, SC (803) 798-2340 www.scforestry.org Hodge Harmon Forestry Advisory Committee 2244 Hodge Road Newberry, SC (803) 924-2706 Posey Copeland Forestry Advisory Committee 2228 Bush River Road Kinnards, SC sbc_twc_2@bellsouth.net
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