Loggers attending class in Pineville learning about accident prevention and workers compensation. Loggers earning credits to maintain Master Logger status.
This is National Forest Products Week. Congratulations to all the men and women who are involved with forests. From the mill workers, loggers and landowners to the scientists and just plane lovers of the forest let's thank our forests for the products and services they provide.
Louisiana welcomes Dr Orland McMeans to Southern University Ag Center. Orlando is a great leader and advocate for the Land Grant system. His leadership as chancellor of the SU Ag Center will benefit students and stakeholders to improving their livelihoods. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Jeff Zeringue for receiving the Presidential Award at the La Press Association. The award is given for outstanding service to journalism and the profession.
Agricultural Research has impacted over 80 farmers in Kentucky to make their grain dryers more energy efficient. The cost savings to the farmer averaged $9200 in energy costs. Just another example of the importance of our land grant universities to energy conservation,#LGUimpacts
@foresters thanks to Weyerhaeuser for an outstanding Mt St Helens tour. It is still amazing to see the devastation caused by the eruption 38 years ago. Even better to see what Foresters are doing to bring back the forest.
Today members of Soc of American Foresters visited Mt St Helen's in Washington State to see how Weyerhaeuser has reforested the area after the eruption 38 years ago. Awesome story and great success.
@nafoalliance @EPA EPA's announcement of carbon neutrality of biomass is good news. It is a good policy decision and we should support… https://t.co/RDAHtK7sFh