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Green Horizons

Volume 24, Number 2
Spring 2020


The Bid Box

Hank Stelzer, MU Extension, School of Natural Resources

Rare as it is, there are times when a landowner may receive only one bid on their timber. This is why retaining a professional forester is critically important; not only to provide you with a good estimate on the value of your timber, but also to give you sound advice, if in fact you receive a single bid.

Moniteau County

The buyer was local; someone the forester has worked with for several years did great work. A combination of lower quality timber and wet weather with many loggers behind in harvesting contracts in-hand might have resulted in the low bidder turnout. Still, both the landowner and the forester felt it was a good deal given the circumstances.

Whether a sale brings one bid or ten, check out the following MU Guides to help you become familiar with some of the aspects of selling timber:
G5051 - Selling Timber: What the Landowner Needs to Know
G5057 - Basic Elements of a Timber Sale Contract
G5056 - Managing Your Timber Sale Tax

These Guides will help you better understand the ins and outs of marketing your timber and will help you help your professional forester!

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