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CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
September 15, 2004 News Conference for Forest
Owners Sponsored by Alabama Forest Owners' Association, Inc. Conference
was recorded September 15, 2004.
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Hayes D. Brown
starting time: (00:00) |
Moderator
Hayes D. Brown, attorney and forest owner, will moderate this
news conference. Hayes' email address is
hbrown@hayesbrown.com.
Click Here to View & Hear Prior News Conferences.
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Harry L. Clark
(00:21) |
Low-Cost Imported Lumber Impacts Stumpage Prices
Harry Clark is an attorney
with
Dewey Ballantine, LLP. One of his clients is the
Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports located in Washington, D.C. The
Coalition is an alliance of large and small independent sawmills from around
the country, along with their employees and woodland owners, who have united
to oppose Canada's "unfair trade practice of virtually giving away its
forestlands to companies that export lumber to the U.S. - the world's
largest wood products market." Clark explains the Canadian timber marketing
practices which the Coalition considers unfair to the U. S. industry, what
is being done about them, and why U. S. timberland owners should be
concerned.
Phone: (202) 429-2359
Email: hclark@dbllp.com
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Dr. Michael A. Blazier, Ph.D.
(04:52) |
Forestland Fertilization: A Primer
Michael Blazier is the
project leader for the
forestry research program at the
LSU Agricultural
Center's
Hill Farm Research Station in Homer, Louisiana. Blazier and his
team's research focuses on developing forest management practices that
optimize environmental and economic values of forestlands. Dr. Blazier wrote
a
comprehensive, easy to follow article
on optimizing timber production through fertilization. He explains why
"Anyone who wishes to grow quality stands of sawtimber should consider
including fertilization in their management plans."
Foliar & Soil
Testing Services:
Phone: (318) 927-2578
Email:
mblazier@agcenter.lsu.edu
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Matthew Herring
(09:06) |
Marketing Approach Lowers Cost of Aerial Imagery
Matthew Herring
is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
GeoVantage, Inc., headquartered in Swampscott, Massachusetts.
GeoVantage is planning to take custom aerial "pictures" in the state of
Alabama in October, February and June each year. By implementing a
"rolling regional schedule" for image capture, forestry clients who only
need coverage for small areas can obtain it without prohibitively expensive
minimum prices while still receiving the same high quality, GIS-ready
digital imagery. Also, by bundling multiple small orders, clients can
maximize price savings. GeoVantage
Rolling
Imagery
Program offers a standard price
regardless of parcel size. (49 cents per acre with a 100 acre minimum)
Herring explains this new service and packaging and how it might benefit
you.
Phone: (781) 599-4664
Email: matt@geovantage.com
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Dr. Lawrence Davis
(13:31) |
Forest Management: Fourth Edition
Larry Davis is a retired
professor of Forest Management with the University of California, Berkley,
and is one of the authors of Forest Management, a staple
textbook in Forestry Schools for the past four decades. Dr. Davis explains
the importance to forest owners of setting goals and objectives for the
management of their land. He ponders the question of whether achieving both
economic and ecological goals for a forest are possible and reviews the
concept of "sustained yield." AFOA hopes to place this book in all
public libraries in Alabama in 2005.
Phone: (509) 464-8154
Email: lncdav@comcast.net
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Dr. William R. Bentley
(18:14) |
Focusing Research on Needs of Forest Owners
Bill Bentley is a retired
Professor of Policy and Management at the
College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New
York located in Syracuse, NY, and the principal of Salmon Brook
Associates in North Granby, Connecticut. In addition, Bentley is also
the outgoing chairman of the Forest Research Advisory Council, a
group spotlighted in a recent
Forest Landowners Association
e-newsletter. Long concerned that many forestry researchers and
extension personnel do not place sufficient emphasis on translating research
into practical information useful to owners of forestland, AFOA greatly
appreciates the purpose of the Council:
1) to determine the best course of forestry research,
2) to ensure that research conducted meets the needs of private landowners,
and
3) to hold accountable USDA funding recipients in research and extension
capacities.
Today Dr. Bentley describes the activities of FRAC and in particular how
research efforts might be focused on the needs of private forest landowners.
Phone: (860) 844-0008
Email: billbentley@cox.net
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George Tremblay
(21:47) |
Starting a Sawmill Business from Scratch - A Success
Story
George Tremblay
taught biochemistry and was active in biomedical research at the University
of Rhode Island for thirty-four years before retiring. Starting with a
hobby in woodworking, Tremblay eventually became interested in owning a
sawmill, and after he retired in 2001, he and his partner took the plunge.
The two anticipated spending about $7,000 for a bottom-of-the-line mill, but
"...within seconds after watching a strapping young fellow manually coax a
log up a ramp onto the mill, we opted for a fully hydraulic $23,000
Wood-Mizer Model LT40HD25..." Tremblay wrote a
witty and informative article about
his experiences and observations as a beginner in
Sawmill and Woodlot Management Magazine. He now shares some of
the highlights of his article with AFOA.
Highlights of Tremblay's article:
- Who and what to ask
- Buying your sawmill
- Learning to operate your sawmill
- Milling fees, business expenses, and
net income
- Charging by the board foot vs.
charging by the hour
Phone: (401) 364-6832
Email: gct@uri.edu
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Sam Lemmon
(24:41) |
Predator Control Improves Quail Populations
Sam Lemmon
is President of
Destructive Furbearers Control, LLC located in
Thomasville, Georgia. The firm is a professional predator management company
whose primary goal has been "the increase of game species on quail
plantations through the use of large scale predator management." "DFC
works in cooperation with a number of different private landowners as well
as their game managers, consultants, and state fish and game officials."
Lemmon answers the question of whether predator management can be effective
on small pieces of property and discusses the effect of predator management
on raising quail populations.
Lemmon's 3 keys for a successful predator
management operation:
- Hire a skilled trained trapper,
i.e., a professional that takes pride in their work and knows what they
are doing.
- Have plenty of traps
to cover the area you want trapped adequately. Putting 50 traps out on a
8,000 acre plantation will accomplish nothing.
- Have a commitment to trap for a long
period of time. Predators regenerate
quickly. A few months of trapping may only put a little dent in them
depending on how bad your problem is.
Phone: (229) 378-4630
Email: dfc@rose.net
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