Working Off The Farm

If it is winter, it must be time to log!

 

Winter season usually slows a bit on the farm; and, logging becomes the chore of choice.

 

Not only is logging more conducive to the season - no leaves, no sap running (a benefit to the residual trees) and cool/cold temperatures make the task a bit easier; but, it comes at a time when the extra money pays those hefty insurance bills, government taxes, and the such.

 

Becky has been bugging Glenn for weeks about getting started; she needs the cash.

 

Today, they made a practice run on the farm.  Glenn insisted a few trees needed to come down on a level piece of ground to open up more pasture for the cattle and sheep. We do need more pasture for our farm management needs; and, in reality, Glenn likes to fell trees. 

 

Glenn felled and Becky ran the skidder to move and pile the logs; a near perfect team.

 

The practice run went well…no injuries, no equipment failures or breakdowns.  Now, it is time to move off farm for some real logging.

 

There are many privately-owned timber stands that need thinning or harvesting to maintain the health and vigor of these forests.  Since Glenn is a retired forester, his management expertise supplements the overall success of prudent logging of this renewable resource for future, vital forests.  Glenn is not the typical logger.  He is always looking for the best way to sustainably grow the next generation forest.

 

Like Glenn says, “Logging is just another form of farming…tree farming.”