Tag: Farming
Certified Tree Farmer Fee Deferred
Policy: AFF has decided to defer implementation of the Certified Tree Farmer Fee.
Background: AFF remains committed to ensuring ATFS has value and that those...
ATFS Goals for 2018
As we began 2018, we heard from the new leaders of the American Tree Farm System (ATFS) on the progress of the program and...
Message from the ATFS
The American Tree Farm System writes:
DEAR TREE FARMERS,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2017 Third-Party Assessment with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In January, Tree...
ATFS Forest Roads Reminder
Roads provide important access to your land. But when they aren’t properly maintain, roads can have a negative impact on the waterways on your land. To...
West Virginia Can’t Afford to Miss Opportunities
By Barry L. Cook
Director/State Forester
West Virginia Division of Forestry
Like most West Virginians, I have spent the last few years listening to news relating to...
TFOY Honored
Jeffrey Stutler, the 2017 WV Tree Farmer of the Year, was recognized and presented the TFOY plaque at the WVFA Awards Luncheon.
Tree Farm Volunteers & Eight-Foot Sign
As June was just ending, the giant Tree Farm sign on the Brownie Amick property in Ritchie County got a make-over with the help...
Tree Farm Silent Auction
Mike Tillighast, representing the WV Tree Farm Committee, has announced that the Silent Auction raised $4,357; i.e., $2,297 from the auction, $1,560 from the...