First off - Trees are a terrible investment. Some of y'all need to come to grips with that.

Not all ground is suitable for row crop farming. There is certainly a large place in this overall picture for tree production.

If you are a farmer you need tillable acres. If you are going to get geared up to plant 24+ rows in a single pass across the field you need a lot of tillable acres to turn a profit as everything is on scale including equipment and input costs relative to profit margins.

Since trees are a TERRIBLE investment if you have a farmer willing to clear your ground you have a decision to make. IMO an easy decision.