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The 5th Arkansas Tree Farmer Conference will be held on Friday, May 17th at the Fordyce Civic Center in Fordyce. Following the indoor presentation, Tree Farmers will be treated to hamburgers and hot dogs cooked by Farm Credit of Western Arkansas. The outdoor portion will be held on site with vendors demonstrating drone usage.
The agenda for the conference will include:
8:00 Registration
8:45 – 9:35 Welcome & Introductions
9:35 – 10:15 Tree Landscape Management Plans & Changes Within the American Tree Farm System
Laura Bosworth
10:15 – 10:45 BREAK & NETWORKING
10:45 – 11:30 Using the AGFC Online Mapping System
Scott Lane
11:30 – 11:45 Useful GIS Apps
Tabitha Holloway
121:45 – 12:15 District Tree Farmer of the Year Awards Presentation
John Cook
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch Provided by Farm Credit Services
1:00 – 1:45 Drone Use in Forest Management
Daniel Neeley
1:45 – 3:00 Drone Demonstration
Daniel Neeley
This event is sponsored by Arkansas Forestry Association Education Foundation, Farm Credit Services, West Fraser and the American Forest Foundation.
Click here to download the Tree Farmer Conference Registration Brochure.
Click here to download the Tree Farmer Conference Agenda.
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