Louisiana Agritourism: 2016 Forestry Forum in West Monroe, January 15th

Monday, January 11, 2016

2016 Forestry Forum in West Monroe, January 15th

2016 FORESTRY FORUM

Presented with Ag Expo

Friday, January 15, 2016

8 a.m.-12 p.m.

West Monroe Convention Center

901 Ridge Ave.

West Monroe, LA 71291

REGISTRATION 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Program begins at 8:30 a.m.

8:25am Welcome – Luke Stamper, Extension Associate, LSU AgCenter, Catahoula Parish

8:30am 2016 Forestry Market Outlook – Dr. Shaun Tanger, Agriculture Economics, LSU AgCenter

9:00am Benefits of a Consulting Forester – Steve Templin, Consulting Forester, Templin Forestry LLC

9:30am Tax Saving Topics for Timberland Owners – Paul D. Spillers, Board Certified Tax Attorney

10:10am BREAK

10:25am Drax Biomass – Russell L. Hatcher, Certified Forester, Fiber Procurement Manager, Morehouse Bioenergy, LLC

10:55am UAV’s for Forest Applications – Wesley Palmer, GIS Program Coordinator, School of Forestry, Louisiana Tech University

11:30am Buck Vandersteen, Director of Louisiana Forestry Association

11:45am Recreational Enterprise Potential on your Land - Daryl Jones, Natural Resource Enterprises Program Coordinator, MSU Extension Service & Dora Ann Hatch, Agritourism Coordinator, LSU AgCenter

12:00pm ADJOURN

The Northeast Forestry Forum qualifies for 4 CLE credit hours for the Louisiana Logging Council.

The Northeast Forestry Forum qualifies for CFE contact hours for the Society of American Foresters.

For Registration Details Please Call:

Catahoula Parish Extension Office at 318-744-5442 or

Luke Stamper at 318-805-8819 or by email at lstamper@agcenter.lsu.edu

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Agritourism Law Limits Liability

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More about this law can be found on the LSU AgCenter Web site: www.lsuagcenter.com/agritourism

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“Once every five years, farmers, ranchers and growers have the unique opportunity to let the world know how U.S. agriculture is changing, what is staying the same, what’s working and what we can do differently,” said Dr. Cynthia Clark, the retiring head of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, which administered the survey.

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