Land Management Services

Land Management Services

If you have a 100 acre recreational property or 100,000 acres of commercial timberland, Farm & Timber Properties can help manage your property to meet your objectives – whether it is intensive forest management to maximize return on investment, enhancing wildlife and recreation opportunities, or optimizing for timber, wildlife, and recreation. As registered professional foresters, we use the most advanced GPS/GIS mapping system and timber inventory processing system and are current on the latest silvicultural techniques to ensure that your forest stand develops to its highest potential.  We also have expertise in alternate land uses – fish ponds, duck ponds, quail, turkey and big game habitat enhancement, orchards and farmland.

Our Services Include:

  • Management Plans
  • Timber Inventory
  • Boundary Line Establishment and Maintenance
  • Timber Type and Resource Maps
  • Timber Sales
  • Assistance With Government Programs
  • Cost and Income Analysis
Planning and Supervision of:

  • Reforestation
  • Herbicide Application
  • Fertilization Application
  • Prescribed Burning
  • Mitigation Services

Forest Management Plans

A Forest Management Plan is a comprehensive written report prepared to guide a landowner and the forester in managing the property to meet the owner’s objectives. The plan should  maximize and balance benefits, including financial objectives, recreational opportunities, aesthetic concerns, and environmental issues. A good forest management plan is the first step in long term property management. We offer management plans that are designed to meet your specific objectives. Our plans meet standards for state stewardship programs, certification programs, and sustainability standards.

Management plans include:   

  • ​A description of current land and timber stand conditions
  • Current timber values
  • Maps – topo, timber type, soil
  • Identification of ecologically and culturally sensitive areas
  • Recommendations to achieve the owner’s objectives
  • Harvest planning
  • Reforestation planning
  • Cash flow projections
  • Growth, yield and financial projections

Timber Appraisals & Sales

A professional forester is essential in developing an accurate timber appraisal and handling a sale that will ensure that the landowner will receive the maximum value for their timber. Farm & Timber Properties can handle the entire process. From inventories and appraisals, negotiating with timber companies, supervision of logging operations and reforestation, we can make the entire process a smooth one.

GIS/GPS mapping

A comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS)/Geographic Positioning System (GPS) mapping plan is one of the foundations of sound land management. We develop detailed maps with information gathered on a stand level basis to describe your property and track changes over time. These maps help in analyzing stand conditions, wildlife habitat, unique features and overall landscapes and are important in developing and implementing an overall management plan.

Harvesting & reforestation planning, implementation and supervision

Farm & Timber Properties understands the need to properly prepare for the harvesting and reforestation of your timberland.  We develop sound harvesting plans using the most modern tools available, manage the implemention of the plans and then supervise the forestry activities to ensure compliance. ​From first thinnings and clear cuts, to site prep and replanting, we work with forestry professionals to meet your goals and objectives.

Planning and management services include:

  • Harvest plans
  • Reforestation plans
  • Heavy site prep
  • Chemical site prep
  • Release spraying
  • Prescribed burning
  • Reforestation

 

Alternate land uses

​Many landowners want to maximize timber value while enhancing wildlife and recreation opportunities.   As both professionals and sportsmen, we understand how to achieve these goals and alternate land uses that can help. We have expertise in developing your land for recreational uses:

  • Fish ponds
  • Duck ponds
  • Quail, turkey and big game habitat enhancement

We can also evaluate your land for other potential income streams:

  • Orchards
  • Farmland
  • Pine straw collection

Case Study: Selective Hardwood Harvest

A Jackson County landowner asked Farm and Timber Properties to assess the best options for a tract that had suffered losses from pine beetles. What we found was a unique combination of mature hardwood and young poplar, oak, and hickory. We helped the property owner with a solution that allowed harvest of mature hardwoods and quick regeneration of the forest.

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