By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 As a forestry student, I visited Lake Winfield Scott in the Cooper’s Creek Wildlife Management Area for a week while working for the Institute of Natural Resources. Although climbing up and down that steep Tennessee Valley Divide almost did my body in the first days of the trip, the … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 If you have ever sold your timber by the ton where you are paid as the buyer hauls it from your property, then you may have found yourself in an unnerving and confusing situation. For anyone who may be considering selling by this method, often called a cut-&-haul, pay-as-cut, … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 You planted your trees 28 years ago. During that time you have thinned your timber, plowed firebreaks, conducted prescribed burns and maintained roads and boundaries. According to the management plan your forester prepared years ago, your trees are nearing the end of their economic life, and a final harvest … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Do you have a savings account? Are you using your timber and timberland as your savings account? I run across many timber owners that are. Using your timberland as a savings account might be a good idea. But when you think about it, is it really? I met two separate individuals this … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 Ignorance can cost us dearly. I am ignorant in regards to how foods affect my cholesterol levels. In my ignorance, I tend to pick foods that cause my bad cholesterol to elevate beyond a safe level. Recently, I made a decision to overcome my ignorance. I can’t seem to … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 I recently talked with a landowner who was in the beginning stage of selling her timber. This landowner had been misinformed that Georgia Farm Bureau might be a good source to buy their trees. The timber owner was looking for a new buyer because she was not satisfied with … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 Are you a gambler? Some of my church friends used to consider it a dire sin to gamble or even approve of those who did. But, the Merriam-Webster Online definition of gamble includes “betting on an uncertain outcome” or “to stake something on a contingency, take a chance.” With … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 What goes around comes around. I usually hear this in regard to one person taking advantage of another, meaning that one day the person taken advantage of will have the opportunity to return the favor. The “goes around comes around” statement does not usually apply to government, especially the … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 I just finished an appraisal for an estate. The family recently inherited the property, and now must decide what to do with their new asset. They no longer live in the area and will not be moving back to the farm. Their first question regarded selling the land. Before … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 Is it a good time to sell timber? I am asked this question almost anytime I meet a landowner about selling trees. I always say if you need money, it is a good time to sell! However, this is not usually the answer landowners want to hear. It’s human … Read more…
