Events and Workshops - Manitoba Agro Woodlot Program - Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

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	October 2006

Events and Workshops Milling & Grading November 16th - Days Inn, Portage la Prairie Instructor: Gene Wengert, Wood Doctor Rx Learn to maximize high-grade lumber from every log you mill! This workshop combines milling for grade theory with a practical demonstration, and an introduction to hardwood lumber grading. [Download poster in pdf format] Hardwood Lumber Drying November 17th - Days Inn, Portage la Prairie Instructor: Gene Wengert, Wood Doctor Rx Learn how to handle and air dry lumber like a pro! This workshop focuses on how to control hardwood lumber quality through careful handling, stacking, stickering and covering. Hardwood Kiln Drying November 18th - Days Inn, Portage la Prairie Instructor: Gene Wengert, Wood Doctor Rx If you own or are thinking about building a kiln, then this workshop is for you! Learn how to maintain lumber quality and maximize profits by kiln drying. This workshop includes presentations on types of kilns, as well as design requirements to ensure uniform drying. Other topics include lumber handling, drying schedules, and operating procedures. For more information, contact Carol Graham @ 741-0490. Other Proposed Workshops Private Land Logger Training (MAFRI) (Tentatively February or March) Day 1 – Harvest Job Site Layout Day 2 – Light on the Land Skidding Phone (204) 433-3078 Chainsaw Maintenance and Felling (MAFRI & WAM) Dates and locations subject to local demand. Get a group of up to 8 in your community together and let us know! Phone (204) 385-3492 Circular Saw Maintenance (MAFRI) (Tentatively December or January) Lean Manufacturing (one day a week for 8 weeks) – Winnipeg (Manitoba Conservation Forestry & Forintek) Phone (204) 925-1409 Woodlot Association of Manitoba (WAM) Annual General Meeting (late January date and location to be determined) Phone (204) 453-3182 Afforestation Workshop (tentatively February 14 in the Interlake) Phone (204) 925-1409 Bandsaw Maintenance & Operation If you're having problems with your mill or you need to improve your milling efficiency, please let us know. MAFRI is considering use of a mentor to assist with on-site training. Phone (204) 433-3078 Previous Agro Woodlot Education Events Woodlot Association of Manitoba – Stand Improvement Workshop, Gimli Area April 29, 2005 Location: Eight miles north of Gimli on PTH 8 400 m north of intersection of Glen Bay Road (Mile 119 N) and PTH 8. Cost: $10 including lunch. Time: 10:00 am Topics: We will be demonstrating how to do a basic timber cruise to determine the volume, age and health of trees in a woodlot. From this we will show how to select which trees to remove to promote maximum growth and health of the stand while preserving recreational values and wildlife habitat. Tree thinning and pruning equipment will be demonstrated along with other tools for the woodlot owner. Participants can try out professional forestry instruments and learn to make their own simple tools for estimating tree height and volume. Advance registration is requested. For information: Contact Allan Webb at 467-8648 or awebb@mts.net Wealth in Woodlots October 25, 2005 - Boissevain December 14, 2005 - Ste. Rose If you have questions about woodlot management or have been wondering about woodlot management, then this two and a half hour workshop is perfect for you. Agro Woodlot staff provide a brief history of the Program, discuss frequently asked questions and explain the management process from forest inventory to timber sales agreements. Presenters: Manitoba Agro Woodlot Program staff So You Wanna Be a Logger? October 29, 2005 - Onanole; Smoky Hollow October 30, 2005 - Winnipeg; Greenwood Inn, Wellington Avenue Have you been considering starting up a logging business? Maybe you’re thinking about expanding your existing logging operation. Here is your chance to understand how to match equipment in a harvesting system, so that you can maximize productivity and profitability. Presenters: Dr. Reino Pulkki and Pat Cybulski (Lakehead University) Bandsaw Mill Alignment and Bandsaw Sharpening November 8, 2005 - Treherne; T’E’L Centre December 8, 2005 - Morris ; Morris Stampede Grounds If you are having problems sawing lumber, this workshop will help you understand how to decide if you have a problem with your mill or your bandsaw blades. This practical workshop explains how to align a bandsaw mill as well as demonstrates how to sharpen and set bandsaw blades. Workshops are limited to 15 participants. Presenter: Fred Tait Milling for Grade January 21, 2006 – Brandon Canad Inns January 22, 2006 – Selkirk Recreation Complex Low Impact and Riverbottom Logging Hardwood Management February 21, 2006 – Portage la Prairie, Syngenta Research Station February 22, 2006 – Morris, Southern Manitoba Convention Centre Woodlot Taxation February 22, 2006 – Selkirk - Smitty’s Restaurant Stand Improvement Workshop April 29, 2006 – Gimli How to do a basic timber cruise to determine the volume, age and health of trees in a woodlot. From this we will show how to select which trees to remove to promote maximum growth and health of the stand while preserving recreational values and wildlife habitat. Tree thinning and pruning equipment will be demonstrated along with other tools for the woodlot owner. Participants can try out professional forestry instruments and learn to make their own simple tools for estimating tree height and volume. Advance registration is requested. Sandilands Forest Centre Field Day – Hadashville August 25 - (Manitoba Forestry Association) Phone (204) 453-3182 Developing a Wood Products Business - Thompson September 14 - (Manitoba Conservation Forestry & Forintek) Phone (204) 627-8505 Manitoba Christmas Tree Grower’s Association (MCTGA) Annual General Meeting – Sandilands Forest Centre September 16 - (Hadashville) Phone (204) 453-3182 Woodlot Association of Manitoba (WAM) Fall Field Day - September 30 - Mike James' Woodlot (Grand Beach) Phone (204) 453-3182 Sanding & Finishing – Winnipeg >>more information (pdf format) October 24, 2006 - (Manitoba Conservation Forestry, Forintek & MAFRI) Phone (204) 925-1409 Contact \| Manitoba Agro Woodlot Program Home The Manitoba Agro Woodlot program is part of the federal-provincial Agricultural Policy Framework (APF).