Timber Prices Remain Flat In First Quarter Of 2019
Timber stumpage (standing tree) prices in the South were flat in the first quarter of the year with the exception of hardwood markets in the Southeastern region, the head of one of the nation’s largest forest management companies reports.
F&W Managers See Rise In Reforestation Activity
A survey of F&W managers across the Southern Pine Belt finds reforestation activity was on the rise in most regions during the recent 2018-19 planting season and more landowners are using genetically-improved seedlings and planting fewer seedlings per acre.
Advocacy Group Seeks Changes To Tax Laws Related To Natural Disasters
Last year was a record year of natural disasters, including hurricanes and wildfires which inflicted huge economic losses on timberland owners in the U.S. South and West Coast. The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) is leading an effort to advocate for changes to federal tax laws to assist forest landowners with catastrophic losses due to natural disasters.