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You are cordially invited to the 2018 Ag Expo Forestry Forum

You are cordially invited to the 2018 Ag Expo Forestry Forum. Friday January 19, 2018, 8am to 12pm @ the West Monroe Convention Center. Program begins at 8:25am Welcome – Dr. Michael Blazier, Hill Farm Research Station, LSU AgCenter, Luke Stamper, Area Wildlife & Forestry Agent, Northeast Region, LSU AgCenter 8:30am What Has Happened to the Southern Logging Industry after the Great Recession? – Dr. Richard P. Vlosky, Director, Louisiana Forest Products Development Center 9:00am Report on Southern Pine Beetle Activity in Mississippi and Louisiana; Emerald Ash Borer Activity in Northeast Louisiana – Wood Johnson, Entomologist, US Forest Service, Forest Health Protection 9:30am 2018 Legislative Issues Impacting Forest Landowners – Buck Vandersteen, Director of Louisiana Forestry Association 10:00am BREAK 10:15am Hardwood Management Considerations – Wayne Roberts, Area Forester, Natural Resource Conservation Service 10:45am Forestry Best Management Practices – Bill Patterson, Assistant Professor, Forestry/Agricultural Sciences, Louisiana Tech University 11:15am Growth and Financial Performance Effects of Different Early Rotation Herbicide Frequencies and Chemistries for Loblolly Pine – Dr. Michael Blazier, Hill Farm Research Station, LSU AgCenter 11:45am Hybrid Sweetgum as a Fast-Growing Hardwood: Influence of Genetics and Herbicide Timing on Growth – Robert Hane, Graduate Student, Louisiana Tech University 12:00pm ADJOURN If you have any questions please call Luke Stamper @ 318-744-5442 or lstamper@agcenter.lsu.edu