Farm management service companies have become an essential partner for landowners seeking to optimize the value of their agricultural assets. These firms offer a comprehensive suite of services ...

It has many names: multi-story cropping, agroforestry, forest farming. All of these refer to farming within treed land. It’s a great way to seamlessly integrate the farm into the landscape and ...

Washington farm groups are watching to see whether a state board takes timberland out of production, possibly increasing pressure on farmers to do likewise to protect streams. The Forest Practices ...

If you own woodlands, do you have a forest management plan? Is it written down? Do you have goals for the property, and are you managing the property to meet those goals? Purdue Extension foresters ...

In the midst of a historic fire season that has left millions of acres burned, thousands of homes destroyed and dozens dead across the West, it is time for our community to start asking some tough ...

Forests cover nearly 20% of Indiana, and approximately 85% is in private ownerships like farms and families. Less than 20% of those owners have a forest management plan to guide them in the ...

Forested areas provide habitat for a variety of wildlife species ranging from wild turkeys and white-tailed deer to cerulean warblers and eastern red-back salamanders. These species have a wide range ...

PORT ANGELES — EFM, a forest investment and management firm based in Portland, Ore., has purchased 68,000 acres on the North Olympic Peninsula with plans of managing the forests through climate-smart ...

Landowners from a six-county radius gathered at the Ehlen property to attend two hay ride tours covering forest harvests and wildlife dimensions of forest management and a classroom session. People ...