Call before cutting timber
By
David Dugan-
From time to time, I get calls from landowners interested in cutting timber, or they have been contacted by someone interested in buying their timber. Tim Wilson and Lee Crocker are with the Ohio Division of Forestry and can help with information about timber for our area.
Tim has office hours in Georgetown on Wednesdays. You can call Tim’s office at (937) 378-4920, or stop by his office which is located in the same building as the USDA Farm Service Agency and the Brown County Soil and Water District, on South Main, in Georgetown. Tim covers Adams, Brown, Clermont and Scioto counties. Lee Crocker covers Highland and Pike counties. Lee’s office is located in Chillicothe and he can be reached at 740-774-1596 ext. 103.
This article appeared in the Ohio Ag Manager Newsletter a while back. It was written by Dave Apsley, Natural Resources Specialist, Ohio State University Extension. It may be helpful in preparing you for any thoughts of a timber sale on your land.
How many farmers would allow someone to come onto the farm, select and load the best cattle with a verbal promise from the buyer to pay a percentage of whatever they were sold for at the market? Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? Why should selling timber be any different? Selling timber can be one of the most important financial decisions that you make in your lifetime, and an improper timber sale can cause long-term environmental damage, which greatly reduces your forest’s potential to provide future benefits.
With proper planning and assistance, “you can have your cake and eat it, too.” It is possible to get significantly more income from your timber sale while keeping the potential of your forest to produce future benefits in place. Call Before You Cut, a program sponsored by several of Ohio’s government and non-profit organizations and agencies, is the place to go to get the information that you need to make informed decisions about the management and harvesting of your forest resources. So if you are planning to sell some of your timber, be sure to call (1-877-424-8288) or click ( http://callb4ucut.com ) before you cut.
10 Reasons to Call
10) Learn if harvesting is right for you and your woods.
9) Harvest the proper trees.
8) Receive expert advice from a professional forester.
7) Save $$$ on taxes.
6) Find the best logger for the job.
5) Develop a harvest contract to protect you and your forest.
4) Assure a healthy and diverse forest for the future.
3) Protect your soil and water resources, and learn about Ohio’s resource protection laws.
2) Maximize profit from your timber harvest.
1) Ensure your overall satisfaction with the harvest.
Call Before You Cut is sponsored by ODNR-Division of Forestry, Ohio State University Extension, Rural Action Sustainable Forestry, ODNR-Division of Soil and Water, Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio Society of American Foresters, The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Better Business Bureau and Ohio Tree Farm Committee.
If you have land that has trees on it, you may have a woodlot that has some value. If you would like to learn more about how to manage woodland, mark your calendar for April 14. The title for the workshop is, “Tips for Managing Your Woodland Resources.”
This is a joint program with the Southern Ohio Forestry Association and includes speakers from ODNR-Forestry and Soil and Water. It is also the first of several Ohio Valley EERA programs for OSU Extension in 2011.
The program will be held at the OSU South Centers beginning at 6 p.m. The South Centers is located on S.R. 32 about one mile east of U.S. 23 in Pike County.
• Don’t forget the next opportunity to be trained in artificial insemination locally is coming up soon.
The dates are April 5-7 in Hillsboro at the United Producers Stockyards in the evenings.
The class begins at 6 p.m. and runs until 9:30 p.m. If you plan to sign up for the class you can call toll free at 800-837-2621.
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Tim has office hours in Georgetown on Wednesdays. You can call Tim’s office at (937) 378-4920, or stop by his office which is located in the same building as the USDA Farm Service Agency and the Brown County Soil and Water District, on South Main, in Georgetown. Tim covers Adams, Brown, Clermont and Scioto counties. Lee Crocker covers Highland and Pike counties. Lee’s office is located in Chillicothe and he can be reached at 740-774-1596 ext. 103.
This article appeared in the Ohio Ag Manager Newsletter a while back. It was written by Dave Apsley, Natural Resources Specialist, Ohio State University Extension. It may be helpful in preparing you for any thoughts of a timber sale on your land.
How many farmers would allow someone to come onto the farm, select and load the best cattle with a verbal promise from the buyer to pay a percentage of whatever they were sold for at the market? Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? Why should selling timber be any different? Selling timber can be one of the most important financial decisions that you make in your lifetime, and an improper timber sale can cause long-term environmental damage, which greatly reduces your forest’s potential to provide future benefits.
With proper planning and assistance, “you can have your cake and eat it, too.” It is possible to get significantly more income from your timber sale while keeping the potential of your forest to produce future benefits in place. Call Before You Cut, a program sponsored by several of Ohio’s government and non-profit organizations and agencies, is the place to go to get the information that you need to make informed decisions about the management and harvesting of your forest resources. So if you are planning to sell some of your timber, be sure to call (1-877-424-8288) or click ( http://callb4ucut.com ) before you cut.
10 Reasons to Call
10) Learn if harvesting is right for you and your woods.
9) Harvest the proper trees.
8) Receive expert advice from a professional forester.
7) Save $$$ on taxes.
6) Find the best logger for the job.
5) Develop a harvest contract to protect you and your forest.
4) Assure a healthy and diverse forest for the future.
3) Protect your soil and water resources, and learn about Ohio’s resource protection laws.
2) Maximize profit from your timber harvest.
1) Ensure your overall satisfaction with the harvest.
Call Before You Cut is sponsored by ODNR-Division of Forestry, Ohio State University Extension, Rural Action Sustainable Forestry, ODNR-Division of Soil and Water, Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio Society of American Foresters, The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Better Business Bureau and Ohio Tree Farm Committee.
If you have land that has trees on it, you may have a woodlot that has some value. If you would like to learn more about how to manage woodland, mark your calendar for April 14. The title for the workshop is, “Tips for Managing Your Woodland Resources.”
This is a joint program with the Southern Ohio Forestry Association and includes speakers from ODNR-Forestry and Soil and Water. It is also the first of several Ohio Valley EERA programs for OSU Extension in 2011.
The program will be held at the OSU South Centers beginning at 6 p.m. The South Centers is located on S.R. 32 about one mile east of U.S. 23 in Pike County.
• Don’t forget the next opportunity to be trained in artificial insemination locally is coming up soon.
The dates are April 5-7 in Hillsboro at the United Producers Stockyards in the evenings.
The class begins at 6 p.m. and runs until 9:30 p.m. If you plan to sign up for the class you can call toll free at 800-837-2621.
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