Forest farmer
A forest farmer is someone who owns the forest and manages it himself. Forest farmers are self-employed .
Often people who live mainly from forestry are also referred to as forest farmers.
tasks
The tasks of the forest farmer are very similar to those of the forest manager ; however, the forest farmer owns the land that he cultivates. The forest farmer has to decide which tree will be felled when and which young trees will be planted where. In his work he must strive on the one hand to earn enough money and on the other hand to keep the forest in good condition for posterity . He has to protect the forest from harmful influences such as bark beetle infestation.
Other tasks include bookkeeping , office work, road construction, buying and maintaining work equipment such as tractors or chainsaws, and clearing snow in winter. Some forest farmers also have to take care of other areas of activity such as tourism , hunting or cattle breeding .
education
No training is required to become a forest farmer. However, thorough basic training makes sense. This can be seen in Germany by a government training to forestry with a visit to a forest work school or studying at a technical college or a four Forest Departments of the Universities of Göttingen , Freiburg , Munich / Weihenstephan or Dresden / Tharandt purchase.
In Austria you can do an apprenticeship at the following schools, training centers etc. to acquire:
- Training as a forestry worker (4–6 years)
- Forestry Master
- Forest warden school Waidhofen (1 y.)
- Higher Federal Institute for Forestry Bruck an der Mur (5 y.) (If the forest property covers more than 1000 hectares, training as a forester is required by law.)
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (If the forest property covers 3600 hectares, training as a forest manager is required.)
- Forestry training centers (FAST) in Gmunden and Ossiach (some course weeks at the FASTs are required for all of the above-mentioned training courses.)
conditions
- Forest ownership
- Basic forest knowledge
- flexibility
- Economic skill
- Foresight
