Permitting hunters and recreational guests on your property involves personal interaction. Personal interaction generally escalates into person problems. This fact was borne out in a recent statement by a landowner. “I don’t mind the hunting as much as I do the hunters.”
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Fred Hepler: A Passion for Farm Management
Fred Hepler discusses his strong passion for farm management.
The Evolution of Land Real Estate Across the Generations
In the Central Illinois town of Jacksonville sits a family-owned land services company by the name of Worrell Land Services.
10 Best Management Practices for Running a Profitable Ranch
Some folks purchase rural land for pleasure as much as for profit. Motivated by a dream of running a hunting operation, raising cattle or having their own place to roam, they may forget that the land can help pay for itself.
Swailing Smarts: Advice for Managing Your Timberland Investment
Managed timberlands can generate returns almost four times higher than non-managed lands, making it essential the landowner manages this resource wisely.
Marlo Dill: A Passion for Agriculture
If you’re in Central Oregon Hill Country this winter and happen upon someone on a snowmobile scouting ranch property, it could very well be Marlo Dill.
Proper Riparian Management = More and Better Water
Riparian areas or zones are important because they help maintain health of watersheds and healthy watersheds reduce runoff and improve amounts of quality water.
Eric Wilkinson: Close to Farm & Family
In many ways, Eric Wilkinson never left the farm. The Kankakee, Illinois farm manager has fond memories of his childhood, working alongside his father, grandfather and siblings on the small family livestock and grain farm near Mazon, Illinois.
Jeffrey Hignight: Personal Journey of Land Management
Hignight brings strong agricultural perspective to his current professional farm manager role at Glaub Farm Management, where he advocates for the land owners and counsels on improving the land.
Donning the Camo Cowboy Hat: Balancing Wildlife and Livestock
The allure of owning ranchland is deeply rooted in our American culture. As the late novelist, Louis L’amour wrote, “There’s a little cowboy in all of us, a little frontier.”
Merrill E. Swanson: Love of the Land
Growing up on the family farm in the upper coastal bend of Texas, hunting for quail and arrowheads were two of Merrill Swanson’s favorite pastimes.
ASFRMA Member Profile: Corey Prins
One of Corey Prins’ fondest memories growing up on the small family farm near Edgerton, Minnesota, was the hours he spent in the tractor. As the eldest son, Prins had a lot of responsibility and was delighted when his father, Lloyd, delegated crop responsibilities to him in his teen years.
