Title: (Optional) Identify planting and harvesting techniques.
Course: Operating the Farm Business (18301-III) > Section: Managing a Forest Enterprise

Identification should include, as needed,

- timber harvest practices
  - clearcutting systems
  - shelterwood systems
  - selection systems
- site preparation
- forestry equipment
  - delimbers
  - stump grinders
  - mulchers
  - yarders
  - forwarders
  - log loaders
  - harvesters (e.g., feller bunchers)
  - drum choppers
  - bulldozers
- use of pulpwood and sawtimber.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the advantages and disadvantages of natural reproduction methods?
- Why is it advisable to secure the advice of a local forester when considering artificial reproduction (i.e., planting trees from seedlings or tree seed)?
- What are some of the methods used to fell trees?
- What are some common machines and equipment used to harvest trees?
- How can a prescribed or controlled burn restore health to a forest ecosystem?
- What are the benefits of using prescribed fire to meet management objectives?