Firewood Workshop 2015

Make Plans to Attend the Upcoming May 7th, 2015 National Firewood Workshop, Voorheesville, New York

This is a one day nationally focused workshop that attracts all the involved segments of the firewood industry. We have held two such workshops at the Wood Education and Resource Center in Princeton, West Virginia and will be at the William Smith, Jr. Extension Center of the Albany County Cooperative Extension Office in Voorheesville, New York on May 7th, 2015.

This workshop focuses on the factors that determine the success of a firewood processing business that include wood procurement, processing equipment, kiln drying and packing equipment, business management and marketing. The goal is to provide an educational and networking event for the US firewood industry.

We invite vendors of equipment and support services to set up exhibits and demonstrations of their equipment at no charge. We provide lunch and refreshments for attendees at a cost of $25 per person.

Take this link for a pdf workshop brochure and registration form.

Partial List of the 2015 National Firewood Workshop Speakers

Bill Mollard Operating a Firewood Processor 1

Scott Salverson of the National Firewood Association

Brian Madden Speaking

We will be having several firewood processors giving demonstrations of their equipment in the parking lot at the William Rice, Jr. Cooperative Extension Center

Scott Salveson of the National Firewood Association will be promoting the benefits of an association that promotes the interests of the firewood industry.

Brian Madden of Madden Brothers will explain cutting edge marketing techniques for firewood businesses. Brian is currently writing a book of superior marketing techniques for firewood.

www.thefirewoodmarketer.com

Firewood Workshop Buffet Serving Line

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Niels Jorgenson of Kiln-Direct Discussing Firewood Dry Kilns

A meal will be included in the registration fee of $25.

Geoff Friedman of Lost Coast will talk about the American Firewood Producers Distributors Association and its efforts to offer certification for bundled firewood products. He will also discuss the needs of brokers that supply bundled firewood to large volume buyers. www.lcfp.com

Niels Jorgenson of Kiln-Direct that manufacturers firewood dry kilns will discuss the design and performance issues of firewood dry kilns and how producers can grow their dry kiln capacity as their business grows. Niels will also discuss heating systems for firewood dry kilns. www.kiln-direct.com

Paul Chaloux of AIPHS discussing insect quarantines for firewood

Additional speakers will discuss the experiences of firewood processors as they operate firewood processing businesses.

Paul Chaloux of the US Animal Insect Plant Health Service will discuss the current state of firewood insect quarantines and how producers can assist the efforts to retard the spread of damaging insects. We will be at the William Rice, Jr. Cooperative Extension Center at 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, New York on the south side of Albany, New York.

Important Firewood Publications

1-In 1980 Jeffrey Wartluft and Ralph Monahan of the US Forest Service published”Prospectus: Firewood Manufacturing and Marketing”, a publication that reviewed three sizes of firewood production operations and discussed the business parameters in terms of equipment, output and profitability. This is a well written publication that offers insights into how a firewood business can be evaluated prior to startup as well as improving an existing firewood publication. This publication is available at this link as a pdf. It is numbered NA-FR-17 in the US Forest Service publications system.

2-Harry Watt’s publication about processing lumber edge strips into bagged kindling products. This publication is available at this link as a pdf.

Thanks to Our Sponsors of the 2015 National Firewood Workshop

The WERC and its staff, clients and workshop attendees

www.na.fs.fed.us/werc

North Carolina State University Wood Products Extension

http://outreach.cnr.ncsu.edu//ncwood

Independent Sawmill and Woodlot Management Magazine

www.sawmillmag.com

William Rice, Jr. Cooperative Extension Center-Albany County

Voorheesville,

New York 12186

www.ccealbany.com

Empire State Forest

Products Association

Albany, New York