Mar 30, 2015 | News, News/PR
A tiny insect from Asia has the potential to cause big problems for landowners and homeowners in Louisiana. The emerald ash borer was discovered recently in Webster Parish near Shongaloo, according to Wood Johnson, an entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service....
Jan 28, 2015 | News, News/PR
The cold days of January may seem a strange time to think about forestry in Louisiana, but this is the time for commercial tree planting during our dormant season. It is also when we celebrate Arbor Day and a good time to catch up on the “State of the...
Jan 24, 2014 | News, News/PR
New words like wood pellets and biomass are providing a ray of hope for Louisiana forest landowners who have seen nothing but low prices since the downturn in the economy. Producers who attended the LSU AgCenter Forestry Forum in West Monroe on January 17th heard from...
Dec 4, 2013 | News, News/PR
The forestry industry in the United States has shifted from the Pacific Northwest to the South during the past two decades, all thanks to owls. Rich Vlosky, director of the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, said national forests in the West...
Jan 25, 2013 | News, News/PR
Keeping sites productive in today’s economy is an important consideration to managing forestlands, according to LSU AgCenter forestry specialist Mike Blazier. With housing starts just starting to recover from an earlier slump, the market for saw timber and plywood is...