23rd Annual ARK-LA-TEX Forestry Forum

AGENDA 8:30 Registration (Includes Breaks, Lunch and Proceedings) 9:00 Welcomes and Opening Comments Dwight Landreneau, Associate Vice Chancellor, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge Moderator Wes Barnett, Webster Parish County Agent, Minden 9:30 Forest-A-Syst Kris Irwin, Public Service Associate, Warnell School of Forest Resources, UGA, Athens, Georgia 10:00 Poultry Litter for Pine Production and Subsequent Impact on Water Quality Eddie Millhollon, Associate Professor – Agronomy, Physiology, Environmental Quality, Weed Science, LSU AgCenter, Bossier City 10:20 Break 10:40 Regional Update on Southern Forestry Bill Hubbard, Southern Regional Extension Forester, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 11:10 Louisiana’s Forest – Status and Outlook Paul Frey, State Forester, Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry, Baton Rouge 11:40 Questions and Discussion 11:50 Lunch 1:00 Moderator Ed Smith, President, Louisiana Forestry Association 1:15 Louisiana Forestry Issues Update Buck Vandersteen, Executive Director, Louisiana Forestry Association, Alexandria 1:45 New Pine Planting Strategies for the Western Gulf States Michael Blazier, Forest Research Project Leader, Hill Farm Research Station, Homer 2:30 Questions and Wrap-Up Ricky Kilpatrick, Area Forestry Agent, LSU Agricultural Center, Benton 3:00 Adjourn The Ark-La-Tex Forestry Forum qualifies for 2.8 CFE contact hours in Category 1 in the Society of American Foresters Continuing Education Program or 6 CLE credit hours for the Louisiana Logging Council.