Chase Stevenson
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Fast Forward Plots & Property LLC is based in New Era, Michigan, providing forestry mulching, food plot installation, land clearing, and trucking services throughout Oceana County and the surrounding West Michigan region. Owner-operated with a CAT 299D3XE compact track loader, the company serves orchardists, hunting property owners, cabin owners, and farmers in the New Era area. New Era is an unincorporated community in Benona Township, Oceana County, known for its fruit orchards and proximity to Lake Michigan. Contact Fast Forward Plots at (231) 638-8967 for a free estimate.
Your Neighbor in the Land Clearing Business
Fast Forward Plots & Property LLC is headquartered right here on Fish Road in New Era. This is not a company that drives in from Grand Rapids or Traverse City and charges a premium for the trip — Aaron grew up in Oceana County, lives in New Era, and knows the land the way only a local can. When you hire us, you are hiring someone who has walked these same orchards, hunted these same ridges, and understands what the soil and terrain in this part of Michigan demand.
New Era sits in the heart of Oceana County's fruit belt, where generations of families have worked the land for apples, cherries, peaches, and asparagus. But agriculture is changing. Old orchards get pulled out and left to grow over. Inherited parcels sit unmanaged for years until brush and saplings take hold. Hunting properties go from productive to impenetrable in just a few seasons. That is where we come in.
Whether you need an overgrown orchard block cleared for replanting, a food plot carved out of thick second-growth timber, or brush hogging along your fence lines before hunting season, we handle it with one machine and one operator who knows exactly what he is doing. No subcontractors, no middlemen, no surprises.
We're 0 miles from New Era — just 0 minutes We are based right here on Fish Road in New Era — no drive needed.. Ready when you are.
Why New Era Landowners Trust Us
New Era is a small, tight-knit community in Benona Township with a population of about 500 people. Most of the land around here is a mix of active orchards, retired farmland reverting to brush, and wooded hunting parcels that stretch from the fruit ridge east toward the Manistee National Forest. The soil in this area ranges from sandy loam near the lakeshore to heavier clay-loam farther inland — and that soil composition directly affects how overgrown parcels respond to clearing and what grows back after mulching.
One of the biggest challenges local landowners face is managing the transition between productive agriculture and wildlife habitat. Old cherry orchards that were profitable twenty years ago are now tangled with box elder, autumn olive, and multiflora rose. These invasive species do not just look bad — they choke out native browse that deer and turkey depend on. Our forestry mulcher grinds invasives down to mulch and leaves the ground ready for food plots or native seed mixes that actually benefit wildlife.
Being based in New Era also means we are minutes from most jobs in the area, not hours. That keeps your costs down because we are not burning a full morning just getting our equipment to your property. We know which roads flood in the spring, which trails get soft after rain, and when the ground is frozen enough to run equipment without tearing up your land.
What We Do in New Era
Forestry Mulching
Retired orchards are the number-one clearing job in New Era. Old cherry and apple blocks fill in with box elder, autumn olive, and root suckers within a few years of being pulled. We grind all of it down to clean ground in a single pass so you can replant, install food plots, or simply have usable land again.
Learn moreFood Plot Services
The sandy-loam soils in Benona Township drain well and warm up early in the spring, which gives food plots a head start on germination. We design plots that take advantage of the natural transition between orchard clearings and hardwood edges — the kind of setup that funnels deer through your property from bedding cover to feed.
Learn moreLand Services
New Era properties range from small residential lots along M-20 to sprawling parcels that stretch back toward the Manistee National Forest. We handle brush hogging along fence lines, driveway grading on sandy two-tracks, and general lot cleanup for homeowners and farmers who need their ground maintained without tearing it up.
Learn moreLogging Cleanup & Slash Clearing
Timber sales on private woodlots east of New Era are common, and the mess left behind can sit for years if nobody cleans it up. We process slash piles, broken tops, and skid-trail debris into ground-level mulch so your property is walkable and ready for whatever comes next — whether that is food plots, natural regeneration, or another harvest cycle.
Learn moreCommon Projects in New Era
Clearing retired cherry and apple orchards
Old orchard blocks that have been out of production for five to fifteen years are the most common clearing job we do right here at home. The root suckers and invasive brush that take over between old rows are no match for our mulching head.
Food plots on former orchard ground
Once an orchard block is cleared, the well-drained sandy loam underneath is ideal for clover, brassica, and cereal grain food plots. We handle the full conversion from overgrown orchard to planted plot.
Fence-line and field-edge brush clearing
Farmers and hunting property owners in the New Era area need clean fence lines and defined field edges. We mulch the brush that creeps in along property boundaries and between agricultural parcels.
Trail systems to hunting blinds and stands
The wooded parcels east of town toward the national forest need trail networks for hunters to access their stands quietly. We cut mulched trails eight to twelve feet wide that drain well on the local sandy soils.
Top Services in New Era
Estimated Pricing in New Era
Prices are estimates based on typical conditions in the New Era area. Every property is different — call (231) 638-8967 for an exact quote.
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What Our Clients Say
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on GoogleMatthew McClellan
I've known Aaron for sometime now and he is a very hard working honest man. He is one of the best and sure knows his stuff about farming and planting crops! Highly recommend his work!
Chris Beyer II
Highly recommend Fast Forward Plots. Aaron does outstanding work and is great to work with. Professional and gets the job done right.