Introduction Pine Straw Revenues vs. Stumpage 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
Magnitude and Duration of Fertilization Benefits — Case Studies; Fertilization Payoffs; Weed Re-growth with Fertilization
11:20
Using Diagnostic Tools (Leaf Area Index Estimations, Soil, and Foliar Sampling), Soils, and Yield Information for Determining Effective Recommendations
Noon
Lunch
1:00
Forest Floor Nutrient Release Rates
1:30
Raking Regimes (Semi-annual, Annual, Periodic) and Pine Straw Production, Stand Growth, and Soil Moisture
2:15
Break
2:30
The added stress of intensive pine straw raking—impact on pine mortality and susceptibility to beetle outbreaks
3:15
Herbicides and Herbicide Use
3:45
Identification and Control of Invasive Exotic Species
4:30
Forest Management Alternatives for Moving a Cut-Over Pine Stand into Pine Straw Production
5:15
Adjourn
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Time
Event
8:15 a.m.
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 Tift County
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 32-yrs, growing poles, herbicide use, fertilization, and economics.
12:00
Lunch
12:30
Continue with above discussion points while in the field.
