Pine Straw Revenues vs. Stumpage Revenues Generated in Georgia, 1999 - 2010 Factors Affecting Pine Straw Yields
9:30
Cut-Over and Old-Field Pine Straw Studies (Loblolly, Longleaf, and Slash Pine)
10:15
Break
10:30
Raking Regimes (Semi-annual, Annual, Periodic) and Pine Straw Production, Stand Growth, and Soil Moisture
11:20
Magnitude and Duration of Fertilization Benefits — Case Studies; Fertilization Payoffs; Weed Re-growth with Fertilization
Noon
Lunch
1:00
Nutrient Cycling and Forest Floor Nutrient Release Rates
1:30
Using Diagnostic Tools (Leaf Area Index Estimations, Soil, and Foliar Sampling), Soils, and Yield Information for Determining Effective Recommendations
2:15
Break
2:30
Herbicides and Herbicide Use
3:00
Magnitude and Duration of Competition Control Benefits
3:30
Identify and Control Invasive Exotic Species
4:15
Forest Management Alternatives for Moving a Cut-Over Pine Stand into Pine Straw Production
5:00
Adjourn
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Time
Event
8:15 am
Sequencing Fertilization and Herbicide Use to Reduce Overall Costs
8:45
Economics of Pine Straw at Various Returns per Acre in Overall Pine Stand Management - Case Study Reviews – Old-field and Cut-Over Sites
10:15
Break – depart for study area visit in Oliver
10:45
Travel to a thinned old-field longleaf stand (planted in December 1986) where pine straw production was a management objective prior to thinning.
11:00
Old-field longleaf pine stand discussion points:
pine straw management, stand management pre- and post-thin, prescribe
fire use, planting spacing, thinning, % defect, longleaf growth rate
through age 21-yrs, growing poles, herbicide use, fertilization, and
economics.
Noon
Lunch
12:30
Continue with above discussion points while in the field.
