Selling Timber in Newton County, MS
Quick answer
There are 8 timber businesses listed for Newton County, Mississippi: 6 consulting foresters and 2 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Newton County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.
Consulting Foresters in Newton County (1)
This forester has an office right here in Newton County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Ival Todd Tindall is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Newton, in Newton County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 01496.
Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (5)
Listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters consulting forester roster, the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory and the Mississippi Forestry Commission forestry vendors directory as working Newton County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
A&W Land, LLC appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Clarke County. The directory lists it for timber & land services, timber inventory & contract cruising and timber sales / appraisals. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
ForestSouth, LLC appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Attala County. The directory lists it for bareroot longleaf, chemical site preparation (light & heavy), combination woody/herbaceous treatments, containerized loblolly, containerized longleaf, deer stand placement & erection, fertilization (stand health), firebreaks / firelane establishment & maintenance, forest management & maintenance, hardwood (oak, sweetgum), hazard mitigation, logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, mechanical site preparation (light & heavy), mid-rotation management, pine (loblolly, longleaf, slash), post-planting herbaceous treatments (banded & broadcast), pre-commercial thinning, prescribed burning, release treatments, silvicultural burning, site preparation & fire management, site preparation burning, southern pine beetle suppression, subsoiling (open field), timber & land services, timber inventory & contract cruising, timber sales / appraisals, tree planting, wildlife & habitat improvement and wildlife habitat enhancement. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Lance H Dean is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Meridian, in Newton County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 02147.
Pervy Covert Dean is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Meridian, in Newton County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 00195.
Redmond Construction Co. appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Attala County. The directory lists it for debris removal, firebreaks / firelane establishment & maintenance, forest management & maintenance, logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, lot & land clearing, mechanical site preparation (light & heavy), prescribed burning, silvicultural burning, site preparation & fire management, site preparation burning, subsoiling (open field), timber & land services, wildlife & habitat improvement and wildlife habitat enhancement. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Newton County (1)
This buyer is based in Newton County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Biewer Lumber appears in the Forest Products Network mill directory in Newton, in Newton County. It is recorded as a sawmill operation. The directory lists it as taking softwood. The directory is compiled from mill records; a listing is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Newton County, working from a nearby town.
Bankston's Sawmill appears in the Forest Products Network mill directory in Union, in Newton County. It is recorded as a sawmill operation. The directory lists it as taking hardwood and softwood. The directory is compiled from mill records; a listing is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Newton County?
8 businesses are listed for Newton County: 6 consulting foresters and 2 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Newton County?
Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. Mississippi State University Extension Service publishes the quarterly Mississippi Timber Price Report, state-wide average stumpage in $/ton, which tells you what the market is doing, not what your tract holds. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Newton County?
You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Mississippi?
Mississippi has no statewide permit and no notification to harvest timber on your own land — the article of the state code that once regulated forest harvesting was repealed in 2017, and the Forestry Commission's own step-by-step harvest guidance has no permit or notice step in it. Best Management Practices are published by the Forestry Commission and the state calls their use voluntary, but voluntary is not the same as unenforceable: Mississippi law makes it unlawful to cause pollution of state waters, the Department of Environmental Quality investigates and enforces against harvests that do, and the federal Clean Water Act exemption for forest roads and site preparation depends on following the mandatory practices. Counties have less room here than in Georgia or Alabama — since 16 March 2018 no Mississippi county or municipality may adopt an ordinance restricting forestry activity on agricultural land — but ordinances already in place before that date still stand, so check with your county before work starts. One more thing worth knowing: if someone cuts your trees without your consent, Mississippi sets the damages at double the fair market value of the timber plus the cost of replanting, and an honest mistake is not a defence.
Permit rules in Mississippi →Forester listings for Newton County come from the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters consulting forester roster, the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory and the Mississippi Forestry Commission forestry vendors directory, revised 22-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.