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kFIA LINK Growing Kentucky forests. supplying the world. 2019 KENTUCKY WOOD EXPO July 2019 September 20 & 21 Masterson Station Park, Lexington, KY Powell Valley Millwork Expansion..….2 his year’s show on September 20 and Kentucky Wood Expo Sponsorship T 21 is going to have more activities than Opportunities...……………………….....…….2 any Expo we have had in 33 shows. KFIA Western Regional Currently exhibitors are continuing to sign Meeting………………………………………….….3 up and the show looks like it will once again surpass the exhibitor numbers for the first three Expo’s in Lexington. The show Kentucky Wood Expo Continued……..4 provides a great opportunity for all KFIA members to see first Mark Your Calendars/Upcoming hand all of the latest in new technology and equipment. We urge Events…………………………………………….....4 all members to come by the Wood Expo and encourage employ- ees and everyone you do business with to attend and support the KFIA Northeast Regional Meeting..…..4 largest Forestry event in Kentucky which takes place every other The Latest on the U.S./China year. Trade Talks…..…..……………………………….5 We will also have available some Tree Farm Committee Accepting nice wooden crafts and a number of Nominations for Logger and Tree educational events being presented Farmer of the Year…………………………….6 by the University of Kentucky Forest- ry Department. Of course lumber- Hardwood Federation Fly In..……...…..6 jack contests will run on both days Log a Load for Kids Pediatric and the skidder contest will take Cancer Survivor Picnic …………….……..6 place on Saturday and plenty of good food will be available along with some live music. The Order KY Wood Expo Advance Knuckleboom contest will also be taking place with prize money Tickets……………………………………………….7 in both the knuckleboom and skidder contests. In addition we KY Wood Expo Company TT----ShirtShirt will have chainsaw carvers at the show with carvings for sale and Contest …………………………………………….7 each one will be carving a nice piece for an auction in the arena that will take place on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Log a Load for Kids and the Kentucky Children’s Hospital in Lexington. The Lumberjack competition has been expanded this year and will include action on both days. In addition to the FFA 106 Progress Drive, student competition on Friday we will be having a Police and Fire Frankfort, KY 40601 Department lumberjack competition in the afternoon and have 3 - - Tel: 502/695 3979 Fax: 502/695 8343 teams so far and are looking for more. On Saturday we will be Website: www.kfia.org having our largest ever college Lumberjack competition with 9 Bob Bauer, Executive Director schools from all over the region coming to compete and take [email protected] home bragging rights as the top college Lumberjack team. Michele Brewer, Administrative Assistant In addition to all of the competitions there will be educational [email protected] programs and a wide range of new demonstrations. There will be a critter tent that will have snakes and other “fun” critters that you may find out in the woods. Educational programs will include “Serving the Industry Since 1965” Small Scale Logging, Timber Economics and Invasive Plant Continued on Page 4 POWELL VALLY MILLWORK EXPANSION Woodworking Network recently showcased the expansion and new equipment for KFIA Member Powell Valley Millwork. The new line will further enable them to respond to customer demand for Poplar mouldings and millwork. Below are some highlights from the article. Powell Valley Millwork in Clay City, Kentucky, is not your typi- cal millwork company. In the first place, it is dedicated to working with only one species of wood: poplar. While it’s a family busi- ness with the third generation now in key management, it also Monte Pope has important stakeholders in active management who are not related to the family. Located in a rural area, it is no backwater District Sales Supervisor - - - when it comes to technology, currently putting in a state of the art scanning rough mill. 416 East Brooks Road Memphis, Tennessee, USA 38109 - - Powell Valley’s focus on selling poplar products in truck load Phone: 800/238 2523 quantities puts a heavy emphasis on rough mill operations for maximum efficient use of resources and top -level productivity. That’s why the most recent addition to the plant is a sophisticated scanning rough mill line that will be able to process 65,000 board Jim Burris feet of lumber in a single 8 -hour shift with only six people required Sales Representative to operate it. Cell: 919/270 -2464 [email protected] Powell Valley expects the increased productivity to be impres- PO Box 471 sive. To put the change into numbers, Jimmy Thornberry said the Chattanooga, TN 37401 new line takes only six to seven minutes to process a 1,200 - Tel: 423/698 -0284 Fax: 423/622 -3258 board -feet unit of lumber. It takes three times that on the existing line, he said. Once the new line is fully operational, he said, they Tyrone -Berry Lewis Controls Carriage Drives Optimization plan to sell the old rough mill line and add additional moulders for more capabilities. To view the full article please visit: https:// www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking -industry - news/poplar -powers -powell -valley -millwork Page 2 KENTUCKY WOOD EXPO SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES e are seeking sponsorship for the KY W Wood Expo, if you are interested in supporting the show or volunteering some of your time during the show, please contact the KFIA office at 502/695 -3979 or [email protected]. Thank you for your time and consideration. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us at 502/695 -3979. Please designate how much you would like to contribute ($100 if possi- ble) and how you would like your contribution used. Name: __________________________________________ Company:________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________ City, State:_______________________________________ Tel: ____________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Please consider contributing for the following: KFIA WESTERN ______ General Show Sponsorship REGIONAL MEETING ______ Knuckleboom Contest GOLF SCRAMBLE, SOCIAL HOUR, ______ Student Lumberjack Competition DINNER AND MEETING (9 Universities represented) ______ Entertainment Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019 ______ Skidder Contest HELD AT: Central City ______ Student program & competition Country Club 150 Country Club Lane, Central City, KY 42330 CONTACT: Bill Hendrix, Brewco Inc. PO Box 150 Central City, KY 42330 F: 270/754 -9249 [email protected] Registration information will be sent soon and is available at www.kfia.org Page 3 Continued from Front Page —2019 Kentucky Wood Expo MARK YOUR CALENDARS/ UPCOMING EVENTS Management. All of the programs will be offered for free and have been approved for continuing education credits for Master Loggers Kentucky Wood Expo and Extension Agents. You can also make your own cutting board for free and take it home to remember the 2019 Wood Expo. Sept. 20 & 21, 2019 Masterson Station Park, The cutting board program will run on both Lexington, KY Friday and Saturday and will include an edu- cational program on the wood industry in Sept. 20 Events: Kentucky and end with a chance to finish * Student Program & FFA Competition making a solid wood cutting board that will * Knuckleboom Contest be provided to all who go through the pro- * Local Police/Fire Forestry gram. Competition * Continuing Education Of course there will be live music, crafts and plenty of good * Build your own FREE Cutting Board food to eat from a variety of vendors. You will also have the * How to make a Bourbon Barrel opportunity to see how bourbon barrels are made. We encourage Sept. 21 Events: all members to bring family and friends and join us for the 33rd * Collegiate Lumberjack Competition Kentucky Wood Expo and support our industry. * Chainsaw Carving Competition/Live Auction * Skidder Contest * Knuckleboom Contest KFIA NORTHEAST * Continuing Education * Build your own FREE Cutting Board REGIONAL MEETING * How to make a Bourbon Barrel Tuesday - August 6, 2019 Kentucky Master Logger GOLF SCRAMBLE, SOCIAL HOUR, - 3 Day Course DINNER AND MEETING September 17, 18, 19 - – – HELD AT: Morehead Conference Center Metcalfe Co. Edmonton Cooperative Extension Service 111 E. First Street, Morehead, KY 40351 Office, 422 East St., Edmonton, KY CONTACT: Amy Middleton, Diamond Forest Resources October 29, 30, 31 - Marshall Co. – - - – T: 606/462 1005, email: amiddleton@diamond forest.com Benton Cooperative Extension Service Office, 1933 Mayfield Hwy., Benton, KY Registration information has been mailed and Continuing Education available at www.kfia.org Schedule July 25 - Bucking for Value - Ohio Co. Hartford – Coopera- tive Extension Office. August 27 - Log and Lumber Grading - Rowan Co., Morehead - Harold White Lumber Company. September 10 - Timber Cruising Basics - Floyd Co., Prestonsburg - Cooperative Extension Service Office. September 20 & 21 - TBA - Fayette Co., Lexington, KY - Masterson Station Park held at Kentucky Wood Expo. Page 4 THE LATEST ON THE U.S./ talk and work together on trade CHINA TRADE TALKS strategy. Now they have a common baseline to refer to regarding the hard- he Hardwood Federation wood industry. T is working with KFIA to keep our members up -to -date on the ongoing discussions The current tariff levels on U.S. ex- between the U.S. and China regarding the tariff issue. ports to and from China will remain Discussions between high level senior White House offi- in place at this time. This includes cials and Chinese President' Xi representatives are head- the tariffs on hardwood exports as ing back to the negotiating table. President Trump and talks continue. Sources are report- President Xi have also met at the G -20 Economic Confer- ing that the U.S. is pushing China ence in Osaka, Japan. to purchase more agricultural prod- ucts from the U.S.