Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Managing Editor David Abbott has the opportunity to visit Flora Logging, LLC in Maben, Mississippi. Brothers Jason and Jeremy Flora have understandably always been close; they were born only 11 months apart. Working together in their dad’s company since childhood, Jason, 40, and Jeremy, 39, started their own company, Flora Logging LLC, just before the 21^st Century dawned. Along with their other brother Justin, their path to a career in logging began early, working part-time for their dad, Henry Flora, who started logging in 1981. They started going to the woods with him when they were only 5 and 6 years old carrying oil and gas cans. Later, as teenagers, they learned to top trees, progressing as they got older to felling and driving cable skidders. “He didn’t believe in hiring labor when he had three boys to work,” Jeremy says of their father. “We got out of school in the evenings and went to work.”

Featured Story: “One-Two Punch”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Flora Logging, LLC
Location: Maben, Mississippi
SLT Issue: June 2017

Check out other featured articles in the June 2017 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s June 2017 issue features Cottondale, Florida’s Sapp’s Land & Excavating and Jerry Sapp Timber Company, Maben, Mississippi’s Flora Logging, LLC, Sheridan, Arkansas’ Pulpwood Producers Company, Inc., and Eastman, Georgia’s Callier Logging and Twin Rivers Land and Timber. A special article and photos highlight Tidewater Equipment Company’s recent demo day event, held May 6 near Quitman, Georgia. Another special article and photos highlight Warrior Tractor and Equipment’s recent 50^th anniversary celebration, held May 25 at their Northport, Alabama headquarters. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and upcoming events.