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Category: Forestry Resources
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http://comicskingdom.com/mark-trail/2015-04-06 I don't think there is much Mark can do against an enemy as invasive species. But, we'll see soon. The DOA just showed up today to "investigate the strange beetles Mark found on trees in Wallace Wood's tree farm." And, I might be dim, but considering the simple Faustmann model (below) couldn't Wally Wood cut down the…
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An optimal timing problem from The Daily Trail: … if Ol’ Wally Wood is growing hardwoods, he might get a cutting in once or maybe twice in a lifetime… Unless he inherited a stand of mature oak, and is replacing as he goes with sound forest management practices, Susan may be waiting for a long…
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Time to update the encyclopedia (don't follow that link unless you can stomach self-promotion): Tropical forests store huge amounts of carbon. When their trees are cut or burned, the carbon is eventually released into the atmosphere, mixing with oxygen to form the long-lasting greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. The pace of deforestation is so great today…
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Living in a somewhat dysfunctional three-level house, we decided to put up a second tree to better spread holiday cheer. I live in an area that grows a lot of Christmas trees so they are not hard to find. After getting the first tree at a farm with hay rides and hot chocolate on Black Friday, we hit…
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In the mail yesterday–get yours today (it will help our publisher recoup our whopping advance):
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After a long and sometimes heated debate, a new U.S. Farm Bill was passed this week (being in a College of Ag, I'm required to know this for continued employment). Inside the bill is a little provision that is sure to spoil almost no one's holidays next year: Tucked inside the massive new farm bill,…
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http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Mark_Trail/2013-10-18/ Nothing to lose? I'm no attorney, but recording a conversation without permission might be illegal. But nevermind, like an idiot, Mark let the battery on his giant cell phone run down before he planted it. So, Mark is going to bluff an obnoxious, and potentially dangerous if you ask me, Big Oil Company lobbyist…
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I wonder if any NC State economists think this one is exaggerated? Several dead or dying ash trees dot lawns along Canterbury Road, but only one has drawn the attention of Upper Arlington city arborists. Last week, Jim Lekoy and Scott Conover pointed to a dead limb in one backyard that hangs over a set…
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Is there a market failure in the tree nursery industry? Insurance claim money earmarked for rebuilding a tornado-devastated tree nursery in eastern Kentucky may be spent instead to help close a state government budget gap, putting the nursery’s future at risk. The nursery, one of two operated by the Kentucky Division of Forestry, was flattened…
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Common Resources: A recent episode of NPR’s Planet Money discussed Ecuador’s proposed solution to a national dilemma: the fact that a massive oil discovery and a national park happen to be in the same place. Ecuador’s proposal is to forswear drilling – but only if other countries donate half the value of the oil in aid…
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