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Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Monday, February 1; DeRidder, LA. If you need to recertify your license expiring March 31st, 2010, the LSU Agcenter 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. For more information, contact Keith Hawkins at 337-463-7006 or email at khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu
Beauregard Parish Garden Forum
Saturday, February 20th, Beauregard Parish Garden Forum:
"Gardening Gala", DeRidder, LA
The Volunteer Family & Community Clubs and Master
Gardeners of Beauregard Parish will be having its Spring
Forum at the Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds from 8:00 am
until 3:00 PM. The theme will be "Gardening
Gala", and topics will include: tomato varieties,
garden diseases, garden soil and composting. All speakers
represent the LSU AgCenter. In the afternoon, there will
be demonstrations including: Earth Kind Roses, Gourds,
Hypertufa Containers, Container Gardening, and more. The
registration fee for this event will be $5.00, and an
optional lunch is $10.00 payable to "Garden
Forum" and mail to: LSU AgCenter, PO Box
609, DeRidder, LA 70634 by FEBRUARY 5th. For more information, contact
Keith Hawkins at 337-463-7006 or email at khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu
SOWELA Forestry Association Annual Meeting & Forestry Forum
The SW LA Forestry Association and LSU AgCenter will be having its annual meeting and forum at the Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, February 27, 8:00 am until 3:00 pm. Speakers include: Buck Vandersteen, Louisiana Forestry Association and LDAF Commissioner Mike Strain. Topics will include: Controlling Beavers, Hogs, and Coyotes, Advance Pine Plantations, Wildlife for Landowners, NRCS forestry programs etc. The cost is $20 per household. Please make your checks to SW LA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION and mail to: LSU AgCenter, PO Box 609, DeRidder, LA 70634 by FEBRUARY 19th. For more information, contact Keith Hawkins at 337-463-7006 or email at khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu
Two-day conference on wood-based biofuels
A two-day conference on wood-based
biofuels, biomass and energy has been announced for April 22-23, 2010, coordinated
by the Louisiana Forest Products Development Center.
Dr. Rchard Vlosky, Director and Professor at the Center,
says, "Every day we are bombarded with news
articles, press releases, and emails informing us of new
developments in biofuels, biomass and bioenergy.
Following up on the highly successful LSU AgCenter's
Natural Resources Symposium in July 2009, for this
conference, we focus on two areas: Wood, and
Louisiana."
A broad coalition of agencies is cooperating in the
April, 2010 conference, including the Forest Products
Development Center, LSU School of Renewable Natural
Resources, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station,
Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, LSU AgCenter,
Louisiana Economic Development, USDA Forest Service
Southern Research Station, and Louisiana Forestry
Association.
Conference speakers will discuss a wide spectrum of
issues, ranging from fundamentals of wood-based bio to
applied, real-world cases and examples, according to Dr.
Vlosky. Target audience includes investors,
entrepreneurs, forest land managers and owners, pulp and
paper industry professionals, policy makers, academicians
and others interested or involved in the emerging area of
biofuels and bioenergy.
Moderators for the conference include Dr. Vlosky, Dr.
Todd Shupe, professor, Louisiana Forest Products
DEvelopemtn Center, and director, Louisiana Forest
Products Durability Laboratory at the LSU AgCenter, and
Dr. Michael Blazer, LSU AgCenter.
Non-student registration fees are $75 before April 15,
and $100 after April 15. Student registration is $20
before April 15, $25 after April 15.
The event will be held at the Ione E. Burden Conference
Center Burden Plantation and Rural Life Museum, LSU
AgCenter in Baton Rouge.
For information, contact Dr. Vlosky, Louisiana Forest
Products Development Center, 225-578-4527, email rvlosky@agcenter.lsu.edu
.