kFIA LINK Growing Kentucky forests. supplying the world. 2019 KENTUCKY 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 - 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 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 . 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: ______

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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, . to purchase more agricultural prod- ucts from the U.S. No confirmation Earlier in July the Hardwood Federation team and members of announcement has been made that the industry met with key members of the Trump Administration to arrangements for additional ag discuss the impacts of the current trade dispute with China on products purchasing is part of the U.S. hardwood businesses. John Foley, BPM Lumber LLC., Orn implementation plans at this time. Gudmundsson, Northland Corp., Matthew Netterville, Netterville Lumber, Dana Cole, Hardwood Federation and lobbyist Pat Rita, ADVERTISING IN met with Chief Agriculture Negotiator Ambassador Gregg Doud KENTUCKY and Gilbert Kaplan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Internation- WOOD EXPO al Trade. Both Ambassador Doud and the Under Secretary are SHOW PROGRAM part of the negotiating team and are directly involved in talks with their Chinese counterparts. d copy should A be received no During both meetings they made clear the importance of later than August 10, including economic benefits for hardwood in any final trade agree- 2019 to meet printing ment with China and also shared economic data (provided by the deadlines. We can Pictured above: cover of 2017 American Hardwood Export Council). Industry representatives typeset your ad if you Show Program did a great job explaining how the industry has been impacted by do not have camera - the trade war, how hardwood exports to China support the entire ready art. Contact Michele Brewer at industry, domestic and foreign, and the importance of the [email protected] if you need help de- hardwood industry to rural communities. The omission of veloping an ad. Please include any text, hardwood from USDA relief programs and difficulty securing lines logos or pictures that you would like to of credit was also discussed. be in your ad.

Both Ambassador Doud and Under Secretary Kaplan Full Page - (approx. 7 ½”x 10”) - $450.00 appeared sincerely moved by the narrative and were very candid Half Page - (approx. 7 ½”x 4 ¾“) - $300.00 about the ongoing negotiations. The meetings were successful in Quarter Page - (approx. 3 ¾” x 4 ¾”) - $250.00 Inside Front & Back (full page) - 600.00 making them realize the significant and devastating consequenc- es the trade disruptions have had on our industry and will contin- For more information contact the KFIA ue to have without timely resolution. It is clear that the Trump Office at 502/695 -3979. Administration is very committed to seeing these negotiations through and that there are conversations every day with

China. However there are no promises that can be make about KFIA REGIONAL MEETINGS timing or what a final deal will look like. e are one month into summer and The bottom line is that trade is being handled exclusively by Whave completed three of our re- the Administration. Meeting with these individuals that are gional meetings. You still have a chance directly involved in the negotiations was important to raise aware- to attend the remaining meetings and ness of the impacts on the industry, educate them on the severity take advantage of a networking oppor- of the situation for many businesses, and continue the dialog with tunity to meet new potential customers key contacts. It is also important that USDA, Commerce, USTR or visit with current customers and get and the Executive Office have all heard from hardwood leaders the latest updates on what is happening and the Hardwood Federation over the last few weeks and they within the industry. More information in have heard the same message consistently. These people all this newsletter on the upcoming meet- ings. Continued in Next Column Page 5 TREE FARM COMMITTEE ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR LOGGER AND TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR

LOG A LOAD FOR KIDS he Tree Farm Committee is now accept-

PEDIATRIC CANCER T ing nominations for Logger of the Year SURVIVOR PICNIC and Tree Farmer of the Year which is honored yearly at the KFIA Annual Meeting in the spring. The first step in the process is to When: Sunday, August 25, 2019 submit a completed application with information on the candidate Where: Keeneland Race Course, and then the Tree Farm Committee reviews the applications and narrows the choice down to two to three candidates as finalists 4201 Versailles Road, Lexington KY and then visits the operations and makes a final decision.

Why: To honor the children who Nominations are being accepted until August 15 and will then have fought against cancer and be reviewed at the tree farm meeting and field visits will be set up won. The nurses put together a won- with the finalists. The winners will be determined at the Tree derful day of fun for these patients Farm Committee meeting in February, 2020. These awards are an excellent way to honor those who do a good job in forestry and their families. related activities that often get little attention. Nomination forms KFIA will be participating and provid- are available on the KFIA website at www.kfia.org, under Recent News or contact the office with any questions. ing activities and prizes for the kids. If you are interested in attending Anyone is welcome to nominate either the Logger or Tree please contact the KFIA office at Farmer of the Year. The Logger of the Year needs to operate in 502/695 -3979. Kentucky and should not be on the Bad Actor list. The Tree Farmer of the Year needs to manage forest land in Kentucky and be a member of the American Tree Farm System. Certification in WE NEED VOLUNTEERS the Tree Farm System is available at no charge to all woodland owners who are actively managing their forestland. he Kentucky Wood Expo is needing Tvolunteers to help keep the show The winners will be honored at the KFIA Annual Meeting at the running successfully. There are sever- Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY during the Awards Luncheon sched- al activities happening with in the 2 day uled for April 8, 2020. The winners will also receive plaques and show. We only ask for 2 hours of your a chainsaw through support from Bryan Equipment Sales. time. If you are interested in donating some time please call the office so we can make a schedule.

Areas of need: HARDWOOD FEDERATION Front Gate/Admission: you will be FLY -IN REGISTRATION taking gate admission and/or helping with name badges. oin hardwood industry leaders at Jthe Hardwood Federation Fly -in Lumberjack Arena: help with the set in Washington D.C. September 17 -19. The Fly -in offers an excel- up for the events and assisting the lent opportunity to visit with elected officials on Capitol Hill and tell chainsaw carvers. them what is on your mind. This also provides a chance to network among leaders throughout the hardwood industry and reinforce Cutting Board Workshop: assisting the economic importance of the wood industry in Kentucky. with the build your own cutting board. Special meetings for young and emerging industry leaders are al-

so being scheduled. Exhibitor Lounge: overseeing this area to allow only exhibitors and their To register and for additional information go to the Hardwood customers in. Make sure it is properly Federation contact Dana Cole at 202 -463 -2705 or visit the web- stocked. site at: www.hardwoodfederation.com

Page 6 ORDER KENTUCKY WOOD EXPO ADVANCE TICKETS KENTUCKY WOOD EXPO COMPANY he Kentucky Wood Expo is coming up fast and is scheduled T-SHIRT CONTEST Tfor Lexington, KY on September 20 and 21. The Kentucky Forest Industries Association needs your help! We need he Expo Committee your assistance to draw attendance to the Kentucky Wood T has approved a Expo. contest that will show-

case companies that design the most We always get tremendous support from our membership for the creative shirt and wear it to the show in Expo but we especially need your support to grow the show. The Sept. Most companies have a shirt Wood Expo Committee continues to work hard to better the show design they currently use, feel free to and we need your support through attendance to keep the show wear that shirt or create something successful. We are asking for your assistance with advanced tick- specific for the Expo. et sales for the Wood Expo. Discounted tickets into the show will Please consider purchasing tickets for your family, friends, be offered if 5 or more are present in the employees and customers to attend and ask other companies you shirt. This is a win - win situation, you work with to purchase advance tickets. All advance tickets are get the advertisement for your company $5/person, children under 6 are free . Regular admission at and you could also win a prize. the gate will be $7/adult and $5/child. You are responsible for your own shirt This year’s show promises to have plenty of activities and a num- design and production. If you have any ber of new exhibitors and equipment to catch your interest. questions please call the KFIA office at - Please make a commitment to attend the 2019 Kentucky Wood 502/695 3979. We also have a compa- Expo and be sure to visit the exhibitors and see the newest in ny available to assist with developing a design and printing the shirts. wood processing technology. Also, don’t forget your company shirts a prize will be presented to the company with the best shirt We look forward to seeing all the shirts design and the biggest group in attendance. walking around the show and can get Just put the information on the form below, send to the KFIA you in touch with someone to help with a office and we will send the passes upon receipt of payment. new design to promote your business.

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