By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 It is again the time of year when tree planting season has come to an end. The end of the planting season marks the beginning of many new forests. The beginning of a new forest will be followed, in many years to come, with the ending of a mature … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 It’s human nature to want the best deal possible. Which brings us to the question: when selling your timber, is it possible to have your cake and eat it too? A seller wants to get every penny his timber is worth. Ideally, selling each individual tree for its highest … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 Pine timber is the traditional tree of choice in the South’s timber industry, with the exception of the specific hardwood sawmill. Pine has always been the higher value tree, especially pulpwood products. With the higher prices goes the higher demand. Currently, pine is no longer king. Hardwood pulpwood is … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 With a large percentage of timber purchases, the buyer pays for the timber after the trees have been cut and removed from your property. This type of sale is known by several names: cut-and-haul, pay-as-cut, or per-unit sale The trees are taken to a staging point, a local woodyard … Read more…
By Jim Griffith The Georgia Farm Bureau Forestry Commodity Advisory Committee is always looking for ways to educate timber growers as to how they can put more money in their pocket during the process of growing and marketing their timber. My job is to do just that, help you get the most for your trees … Read more…
By Jim Griffith What effect does timber management have on the land developer in selling land? Probably much more than you would think. Several years ago, I was involved in a tract of land that was being divided into smaller tracts of five to ten acres to be sold for residential development. The land was … Read more…
