Special Report

Providing wood for the fire

Charlie Miller of the Miami Trace FFA Chapter in Ohio took over his father’s firewood business to begin his SAE project. He harvests and sells dead and nuisance trees from his family’s 1,400-acre farm. Removing these trees improves crop production in areas along fence rows by reducing the competition for nutrients.

In 2011, he took over his father’s customer base completely and, since then, he has added an additional 40 customers.