Marketing Options for Timberland Owners

 

Click here for a printable flyer.

January Council Meeting

The January meeting of the Winston County Natural Resources Council will be held at 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, January 16, at the U. S. Forest Service Office in Double Springs.

Using Bing Maps to Layout Cross Fencing on Addison Farm

Screenshot of map created using Bing maps.

Charles Brannon, an Addison cattle farmer recently needed to estimate the length of some new cross fences for his pastures.  I advised him that it would be possible to do that using Bing maps.  He asked "Do I have that on my computer?"  I told him he did.  It's basically a web page that he can visit with his computer.  He gave me permission to share the link to this informal map that we created to measure the new fence distances.  It seemed to work well, and we simply added up all the different segments of new fences with a calculator.  He was able to arrive at an estimate that was needed for his EQIP application for cross fencing.

Two-Generation Farm Business Transition

The purpose of the programs is to assist families and individuals interested in active farm business transition learn how to:

1) assess the feasibility of two-generation farming
2) develop communication and human relationship skills essential for success
3) transfer ownership and management and the division of business income
4) evaluate factors in selecting and developing a business arrangement

This program will be held on the following dates and locations:

Thursday, February 6: Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland
Monday, February 17: Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina
Thursday, February 27: Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center, Crossville

More information is available on this printable flyer:

Eastern Baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) Identification and Control

Eastern Baccharis, Karan A. Rawlins,
University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

Nancy Loewenstein, Research Fellow,  Auburn University, recently posted this information about Eastern baccharis:

Eastern baccharis, also known as groundsel tree, groundsel bush or saltbush, may go largely unnoticed until it blooms in the fall. Native to the Coastal Plain, it typically grows on the edges of tidal fresh and brackish marshes, back dunes, and in open forests. Its occurrence in pine plantations, pastures and disturbed areas appears to be on the rise, as does it’s occurrence beyond the Coastal Plain.
 

For more information on how to identify and control eastern baccharis: 

https://sites.aces.edu/group/timelyinfo/Documents/TIS%20eastern%20baccharis%20-%20final.pdf

Wilderness First Responder Course at Camp McDowell

A Wilderness First Responder Course will be held at Camp McDowell on January 19-26, 2014.  The Wilderness First Responder Course is for anyone working in a position of leadership in an outdoor setting or for individuals who want a high level of wilderness medical training for extended personal backcountry trips or expeditions.

A full course description is available here:
http://www.aces.edu/~henshmd/temp/WFR Course ad 2014.pdf

A registration form is available here:
http://www.aces.edu/~henshmd/temp/WFR Registration.pdf

Whooping Cranes Migrate Into Winston County

According to the Operation Migration In The Field blog, Whooping Cranes arrived in Winston County on the 12th.  For more information check the blog:

http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/

Here's a photo from the trip on Thursday.