Category Archives: family communication

First cut importance

Because my maternal ancestors were involved in the lumber business for many generations, I was drawn to a post on a blog sponsored by Penn State University’s Extension Service that discussed where lumber comes from. Most of the readers of our … Continue reading

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Landowner toolbox revisited

About five or six years ago, I wrote an article for the American Forest Foundation’s Tree Farmer magazine about the need for a “landowner toolbox.”  In today’s computer savvy world, the use of the word toolbox likely means computers and … Continue reading

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Tax Privileges for Forestry Are Threatened!

A lot of changes in the tax code took place in all of the hustle and bustle related to the fiscal cliff issues in Congress at the end of last year.  For many years, Congress and the Federal government have … Continue reading

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Fiscal Cliff Resolution and Landowners

Several issues that forest landowners consider to be important were part of the fiscal cliff resolution that Congress passed a couple of weeks ago.  As part of this resolution, Congress passed a last-minute farm bill extension, essentially kicking the can down the … Continue reading

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Tax Considerations Before the End of the Year

A few days ago, I received my copy of the December CAPITAL IDEAS, the newsletter of the Alabama Forest Owners’ Association, Inc. (AFOA).  There is always good information in the newsletter, and we have used information from their newsletter in our … Continue reading

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