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Join us this year for the Arkansas Forestry Association's 81st Annual Meeting! We will be meeting this year in Hot Springs back at the Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort from October 6-8. General Registration is now available! Make sure you register early to get a $50 discount on your general registration ticket. The deadline to get that discount is September 15. You can find the agenda to the event below. If you have any questions regarding registration, please call the AFA office at (501)374-2441. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are still available online and below. EXHIBITORS PLEASE NOTE: A NEW TABLE RESERVATION OPTION IS NOW AVAILABLE. IF YOU SELECT THIS, PLEASE CALL THE AFA OFFICE TO CHOOSE YOUR TABLE. WE ALSO ASK ALL EXHIBITORS BRING A DOOR PRIZE WORTH AT LEAST $50 TO PRESENT AT THE EXHIBITOR EXTRAVAGANZA. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION FORM. The meeting format—three days of content—will provide participants educational and networking opportunities. On Tuesday, October 6 we will have recreational activities that include golf at the Hot Springs Village Magellan Course and a sporting clays shoot at Smoke 'N Chips. There are only 20 spots available for golf this year, so we advise our golfers to register for that event ASAP. Participants of the shooting event will be required to bring two boxes of ammunition needed for the event.
Wednesday is a full day of speakers during our general session. The agenda will be announced at a later date. We will then conclude the night with our annual fish fry at the Hamp Williams Building.
The meeting concludes Thursday morning with AFA's Award Breakfast where we highlight and honor those in our community who are doing excellent work in the forestry industry. If you already know that you will be joining us this year, you can go ahead and reserve a room at the Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. We have received a special group room rate at Oaklawn. The final day to get the AFA special room rate is September 15. After that time, rooms will be sold at the prevailing price. NOTE: WHILE THE GOVERNMENT RATE IS $114, AN UPDATED RATE WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER. The room rates, available Oct. 5 - Oct. 8, 2025, for the conference are:
- $114 for King or Double Queen
To make your reservations utilizing the discounted rates, follow these instructions:
- Call Oaklawn's Room Reservations Department at (501) 363-4625
- Refer to Booking ID# BKG1901
Agenda Tuesday, October 6
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Recreational Activities (Golf & Sporting Clays) & Women Owning Woodlands Noon - 6:00 p.m. Registration & Exhibitor Set-up 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Forest Management Workshop Basics of Forest Taxation Dr. Shaun Tanger, UAM College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources Selling Your Timber Dr. Daniel DeArmond, UAM College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources Forest Management & Ethical Considerations Caroll Guffey, Retired, UA Division of Agriculture Extension 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. AFA Board of Directors Meeting 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. NativState Opening Reception 7:30 p.m. Dinner on Your Own
Wednesday, October 7
7:00 a.m. Exhibitor Set-up & UAM Alumni Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Registration 8:15 a.m. Welcome & Introductions Max Braswell, AFA Executive Vice President 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Suzano Overview: Vision, Current/Future Investment in AR, Market Opportunities and Challenges for Suzano/Pine Bluff Mill Fabio Oliveira, Suzano 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Business Clusters Panel Discussion: How AFA Member Companies are Expanding Opportunities for their Products and Partnerships with other Industries Tom Reilley, Highland Pellets Emilia Stofen, Highland Pellets Rob McKenzie, Highland Pellets 10:30 - 11:00 BREAK 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Weyerhaeuser Partnerships and Innovative Uses of Wood Matt Edwards, Weyerhaeuser 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. AI in Forestry Daniel Kellebrew, Highland Pellets Kevin Wood, NativState Dr. Kyle Cunningham, Arkansas Department of Agriculture - Forestry Division 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. BREAK 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Public Policy Update Session: Progress on the Federal Waiver for Log Trucks on the Interstate, Westerman Priorities, General State & Federal Policy Updates Congressman Bruce Westerman (invited) Justin Allen, Wright Lindsey & Jennings Max Braswell, Arkansas Forestry Association 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Exhibitor Extravaganza 4:30 p.m. Adjourn Exhibitor Take-down 6:00 p.m. Rayonier Fish Fry at the Hamp Williams Building AFAEF Gun Raffle
Thursday, October 8
8:00 - 11:00 a.m. AFA Awards Breakfast 11:00 a.m. Door Prizes Meeting Adjournment Sponsors
Premier Sponsor 
Champion Sponsor  Diamond Sponsors  Platinum Sponsors 
Gold Sponsors ArborGen Shelby Taylor Trucking Signature Systems Silver Sponsors Arkansas Center for Forest Business Canfor First Horizon Bank Kingwood Forestry Services Resource Managment Service, Inc. The Price Companies Bronze Sponsors DDK Forestry & Real Estate Farm Bureau Molpus Woodlands Group Ponsse Exhibitors Acorn Forestry American Forest Management ArborGen Arkansas Children's Arkansas Department of Agriculture - Forestry Division Azelis Agriculture & Environmental Solutions Farm Credit Ponsse NativState Outdoor Underwriters Saunders Real Estate Signature Systems Superior Forestry TRACT Forestry Software
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