What a difference a century can make. One hundred years ago, forestry in the United States featured massive wildfires, aggressive conversion to...
Buying Land
Are you new to buying land or investing in land? Maybe you already own land as an investment. Learn about Self Directed IRAs, 1031 Exchanges, taxes, negotiating, making offers, contracts, financing, farmland, timberland investing and more. Get land smart!
The quality and integrity of the land is a vital and integral part of the agriculture industry. The health of soil is a primary concern to farmers...
The world of land real estate is full of jargon unique to the industry. If you’re new to buying land, you may have spent a fair amount of time...
To open 2023, we offer a set of current and historic forest industry-related facts and quotations delivered trivia-style. Have fun (and Happy New...
In the world of real estate, late November is when land sales begin to slow down and we see property interest fade until we usher in the New Year...
The late philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn introduced the term ‘paradigm shift’ in his 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. While Kuhn...
Since 2012, Forisk has conducted biennial surveys of common forest management practices by private timberland owners and managers in the U.S. South...
If you live in the Deep South, the beautiful, towering pine trees with their straight, sturdy trunks and huge pine cones, are as much a part of your...
To a rural land buyer, a land survey may seem costly, tedious and unnecessary. While there are times when a buyer doesn’t need a survey...
Pulpwood, the smaller trees typically chipped for making wood pulp, oriented strand board (OSB) or wood pellets, provides balance and diversification...