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Monday,
February
6th, 7-9
PM, War Memorial Civic Center, 250 W. 7th St., DeRidder,
LA
The topic for this meeting is the Laws and Regulations
regarding beekeeping in Louisiana. Mr. Allen Fabre, State
Apiarist, will cover the rules and regs and will answer
legal questions regarding bees. Copies of the laws and
regulations will be available as handouts. Also, Mr.
Leonard Wilfert, a CPA and an Acadiana beekeeper, will be
talking about income taxes and beekeeping.
New folks are welcome to join. Dues are $15 per year.
For more information, please contact Keith Hawkins,
County Agent, 337-463-7006. Also, you may also obtain
regular "beemail" updates about beekeeping by
sending your request by email to khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu
Drought Symposium
Texas Forest Service is
holding a symposium for East Texas landowners still
reeling from the effects of the relentless, ongoing
drought.
The Drought Symposium will focus on general impacts from
the 2011 drought, as well as forest health issues, tree
mortality assessments, silviculture recommendations,
market and climate trends and federal assistance
programs. Attendees also will get a preview of the
predictions for the 2012 fire season.
The Symposium is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Lottie and Arthur Temple Civic Center, 601 Dennis St.,
Diboll, Texas.
"This is geared toward landowners who are dealing
with the issue of tree mortality,\'f6 Harrington said,
explaining that the seminar would include sessions on
tree salvaging and precautions for landowners interested
in replanting. \'f4If you need advice on how to best
manage your property throughout the drought, this
symposium is for you."
RSVP for the Drought Symposium to Texas Forest Service
Forester and Farm Bill Coordinator Shane Harrington at
936-546-1470 or sharrington@tfs.tamu.edu by Feb. 3, 2012. Lunch is provided with your
reservation.
Note: Landowners who experienced significant timber loss
due to recent drought or wildfires may be eligible to
claim deductions on their 2011 tax returns. Texas Forest
Service also is offering a 2012 Timber Income and
Property Tax Workshop on Feb. 17 in Diboll, Texas. For
more information or to register, go to http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu/timbertaxworkshop , or contact Monica Jadlowski at
979-458-6630 or mjadlowski@tfs.tamu.edu
Master Cattlemen's Class Orientation
Thursday, February 9th, 6 PM, War Memorial Civic Center,
250 West 7th Street, DeRidder, LA
The LSU AgCenter in partnership with the Beauregard
Cattlemen's Association will start Master Cattlemen's
classes. The program will outline the costs,
expectations, class topics and schedule. Interested
cattlemen from any parish may enroll at this meeting.
Classes will officially start on February 23rd.
For more information, please contact Keith Hawkins,
County Agent, 337-463-7006. Also, you may also obtain
cattle updates from LSU AgCenter by sending your request
by email to khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu
77th annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show
77th annual LSU AgCenter
Livestock Show this month at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center
in Gonzales.
LSU AgCenter officials say they expect more than 2,000
4-H and FFA exhibitors to bring about 1,500 breeding
animals, 1,600 market animals, 180 pens of broilers and
700 exhibition birds to the competition on Feb. 11-18.
Competition in various phases of the show will begin
almost as soon as the first animals are checked in on
Saturday, Feb. 11, and will continue daily through Feb.
18.
Top winners from the show, as well as winners of
scholarships and other awards, will be honored during a
ceremony and reception at 5 p.m. Feb. 18.
For more information on the show and the variety of
research and educational activities offered by the LSU
AgCenter, visit www.lsuagcenter.com or call your parish LSU AgCenter
office.
Timber tax workshop
Texas Forest Service
announces a timber tax workshop on Friday, February 17, 2012, at the Arthur Temple Civic Center
in Diboll. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to
Dr. Yanshu Li, Forest Economics, Texas Forest Service.
The workshop is designed for forest landowners,
consulting foresters, accountants, attorneys, and others
who work with landowners on timber tax matters.
The workshop includes basics about timber taxation and
current changes in tax laws and rules for 2010 tax return
preparations.
Speakers include Dr. Deborah Gaddie Hunter, retired
Mississippi State University tax specialist in forestry
and Dr. Yanshu Li, Forest economist, Texas Forest
Service.
For information and registration contact Monica
Jadlowski, 979-458-6630 or email mjadlowski@tfs.tamu.edu
Beauregard Parish Private Pesticide Applicator RECERTIFICATION Training
Monday, February 27th, 1 pm and 7 pm, War Memorial Civic
Center, 250 West 7th St., DeRidder, LA
If your applicator's license will be expiring after March
31st, 2012, then you need to attend recertification
training. The LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Department
of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) will hold two
applicator training classes at the War Memorial Civic
Center, DeRidder La at 1:00 PM OR 7:00 PM. This is only
for those folks who need to RECERTIFY, and cost is $25.
For more information, contact Keith Hawkins at
337-463-7006 or email at khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu
Annual meeting
Southern Forest Economic
Workers 2012 will hold their Annual Meeting March 19-21 at the Renaissance Charlotte Suites
Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.
On Monday timberland managed by Hancock Timber Resource
Group will be toured. Transportation, breakfast and lunch
will be provided. A networking dinner will be held
Tuesday night sponsored by local forestry professionals.
A call for papers and posters has been sent out. Each are
due by February 24, 2012. Submit abstracts to Mary Ellen
Aronov Senior Forest Economist at Hancock Timber Resource
Group. 99 High Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA,
02110-2320. Phone 617-747-1566 or e-mail to maronow@hnrg.com . Reservations made by February 24
receive the conference discount.
Expo 2013
The Southern Forest Products Association
(SFPA) has announced that dates and the venue for Expo
2013 are set. The 32nd Forest Products Machinery &
Equipment Exposition will be held June 6-7, 2013
at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Sponsored and conducted by SFPA since 1950, this event
has traditionally included many of the biggest names in
the business displaying everything from sawmill machinery
to materials handling equipment, attracting key
representatives from the nation's largest wood products
manufacturers.
The Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition
has been sponsored since 1950 by the Southern Forest
Products Association, a trade association representing
Southern Pine lumber manufacturers from Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
SFPA's member companies produce about 45 percent of the
nation's Southern Pine lumber.