September 2023 BRISTOL, Florida – Even though he was born in a U.S. Army base hospital in Heidelberg, Germany while his father was stationed there during his time in the service, there was never any doubt in Henry Green’s mind that his place in this world was...
August 2023 NEWBERRY, South Carolina – Bud West, 63, and his son Matt, 32, can trace their roots in the timber industry back 100 years, when Bud’s grandfather, Herman “Bull” West, started logging in the mountains of western North Carolina in the 1920s, with a...
July 2023 LIVINGSTON, Texas – John Brockner, 31, didn’t get into the woods by exactly a straight line, but that’s okay with him. All that matters is that he’s here now. Having been exposed to an incredibly strong work ethic from a young age, Brockner values...
June 2023 CAMDEN, South Carolina – Bigger isn’t always better, and in logging, bigger can sometimes be worse. In some cases the small operation running good used machines can make more profit than the large operation with a lot of brand new iron. But the...
May 2023 LIVINGSTON, Texas – Steven Coatney didn’t grow up with a family background in forestry. He attended Blinn College before transferring to Sam Houston State University to study agriculture business. While he was a student, Coatney worked part-time in the...
April 2023 MALVERN, Arkansas – Cody Baker, 27, calls his company Baker Land and Cattle, but these days his business is in the woods, not the pastures. The name may be misleading, but it’s also appropriate. Baker and his dad, Kevin, 52, don’t actually run cattle...
