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This podcast features discussions of topics from the Forest Business School's programs and publications. Each episode brings you practical and actionable ideas that other working lands small business owners and professionals have already implemented.
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FBS 58 Forest Ranger Ernie Blue & High Agency (opens the original)
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In this episode of the FBS Podcast, we take a briefdeparture from our usual business topics to explore the inspiring life and forty-year forestry career of Ernest Wells Blue, a rural farm boy from Oneida County who rose to become one of New York's most effective conservation leaders. We trace Blue's operational journey through the lens of high agency, highlighting his quiet, practical ingenuity in collaborating with D. B. Smith & Company in his home county to adapt agricultural sprayers into the
FBS 57 The 6-Month Essentials Program - Apply Now! (opens the original)
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In this episode of the FBS Podcast, listeners get an inside look at the flagship 6-Month Essentials Program of Study as applications officially open for the 2026–27 cohorts. Directed at mid-career rural and forest-sector business owners, theepisode discusses how this structured remote program helps working professionals transition from skilled technical experts to highly capable business decision-makers and leaders. The discussion outlines the Socratic, lecture-free approach where a tight peer g
FBS 56 Fallout from Lost Low-Grade Markets (opens the original)
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In this episode of the FBS Podcast, we unpack the immediate financial and silvicultural shockwaves triggered by Finch Paper's sudden decision to halt roundwood purchases and cease pulp production. Forestry and timber procurementprofessionals from across the Northeast and beyond recently gathered remotely in a Forest Business School open forum to discuss the rapid market fallout, including $6-per-ton price drops and slashed supplier quotas at neighboringmills, collapsing stumpage values, and econ
FBS 55 Responses to Low-Grade Market Losses (opens the original)
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Welcome to episode two of this special two-part series of the FBS Podcast, brought to you as part of The Forest Business School’s ongoing commitment to helping mid-career professionals in forestry and wood products navigate complex industry challenges. Prompted by the recent decision by Finch Paper to stop purchasing roundwood for its pulp operations, this episode explores how other practical, working forest businesses and regions have successfully adapted to similar devastating low-grade wood m
FBS 54 The Vanishing Pulpwood Market (opens the original)
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Welcome to episode one of a special two-part series of the FBS Podcast, where we break down Finch Paper's recent decision to halt local roundwood pulpwood purchases and what it signals about the continuing national loss of low-grade wood markets. Designed specifically for mid-career forestry and wood products professionals, this episode explores the real-world squeeze this market contraction puts on logging businesses, trucking routes, and silvicultural options for foresters and landowners. We c
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