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6/9/2016
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When:
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June 9, 2016
8:00 AM
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Where:
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Clark County Training Center
13 McClellan Blvd.
Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71923
United States
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Contact:
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Jennifer Johnson
[email protected]
501-374-2441
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Online registration is closed.
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The second AR Tree Farmer Conference will be held on June 9th at the Clark County Fire Training Facility. It is located on McClellan Blvd in Gum Springs, AR. This is South of Arkadelphia along Hwy 67 in the Clark County Industrial Park. The outdoor portion will be held on the Ross Foundation property located near Gurdon. Transportation will be provided to the Ross Foundation property and back to the Training Facility.
The program agenda for the Convention will include:
- Discussion on the survey that all AR Tree Farmers will be receiving in the mail soon.
- A presentation on "Harvesting Considerations from a Loggers Perspective". Mr. Allen Morgan with Hunter Wasson Timber Services, LLC will discuss what landowners should consider before harvesting trees from their property.
- Dr. Kyle Cunningham, extension forester, will give a presentation on, "Using Herbicides in Pine and Hardwood Management". He will discuss the most common herbicides used for both pine management and hardwood management.
- Dr. Becky McPeake will present on "Leasing your Property for Hunting". She will discuss the pros and cons for leasing woodlands for hunting purposes and what landowners need to think about if they are considering this venture.
- The Coley Family from McRae, last year's Tree Farmers of the Year, will talk about what their Tree Farm has meant to them and what challenges and successes they have seen in owning a Tree Farm.
Following the indoor presentation, Tree Farmers will be treated to hamburgers and hot dogs cooked by Farm Credit of Western Arkansas. We also plan to have plenty of time for Tree Farmers to network. After lunch we will travel to the Ross Foundation Tree Farm property near Gurdon (buses will be provided). Mark Karnes, Director of Operations for the Ross Foundation will help conduct the tour and describe several demonstration areas, including:
- Different herbicide application methods including, hack and squirt, backpack basil bark spray, ATV sprayer applications that many Tree Farmers can use on their property.
- Prescribed fire for brush control and wildlife habitat improvement.
- Selecting trees for harvest, how to determine which trees should be harvested and which trees should be left.
- Wildlife management activities on the Ross Foundation. Much of the Ross Foundation management activities have a wildlife habitat focus. The work they do and what wildlife species they highlight will be discussed and demonstrated.
We will return to the Gum Springs facility after the outdoor tour and travel back to our homes with new ideas and new Tree Farm friends. We will keep our eyes and ears open for possible weather changes that might force us to switch the outdoor and indoor portion of the Convention, but we will plan to hold the meeting rain or shine. Please remember that we will be outdoors for part of the meeting so plan to dress accordingly.
This event is sponsored by Deltic Timber, Farm Credit Services of Western Arkansas, Red River Specialties, Inc. and Crop Production Services.
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