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52nd Annual Meeting 52nd Annual Meeting 52nd Annual Meeting 52nd Annual Meeting ---- April 4April 4April 4April 4----6, 6, 6, 6, “Money Does Grow On Trees”…………..2“Money Does Grow On Trees”…………..2“Money Does Grow On Trees”…………..2“Money Does Grow On Trees”…………..2

University of Kentucky Receives University of Kentucky Receives University of Kentucky Receives University of Kentucky Receives Grant………………………………………………….2Grant………………………………………………….2Grant………………………………………………….2Grant………………………………………………….2

2017 Legislative Session Off To A Fast 2017 Legislative Session Off To A Fast 2017 Legislative Session Off To A Fast 2017 Legislative Session Off To A Fast Start…………………………………………………...3Start…………………………………………………...3Start…………………………………………………...3Start…………………………………………………...3

Domtar Paper Co. LLC Receives Domtar Paper Co. LLC Receives Domtar Paper Co. LLC Receives Domtar Paper Co. LLC Receives Awards……………………………………………...4Awards……………………………………………...4Awards……………………………………………...4Awards……………………………………………...4

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2017 Kentucky Master Logger 32017 Kentucky Master Logger 32017 Kentucky Master Logger 32017 Kentucky Master Logger 3----Day Day Day Day Program Schedule………….….……….……..5Program Schedule………….….……….……..5Program Schedule………….….……….……..5Program Schedule………….….……….……..5

Tax Tips for Forest Landowners.….......5Tax Tips for Forest Landowners.….......5Tax Tips for Forest Landowners.….......5Tax Tips for Forest Landowners.….......5

Communicator of The Year Communicator of The Year Communicator of The Year Communicator of The Year Nomination Form.……………………………..6Nomination Form.……………………………..6Nomination Form.……………………………..6Nomination Form.……………………………..6

Domtar Receives Awards (cont.)……….7Domtar Receives Awards (cont.)……….7Domtar Receives Awards (cont.)……….7Domtar Receives Awards (cont.)……….7

106 Progress Drive,

Frankfort, KY 40601

Tel: 502/695-3979 Fax: 502/695-8343

Website: www.kfia.org

Bob Bauer, Executive Director

Bob@kfia.org

Michele Brewer, Administrative Assistant

Michele@kfia.org

“Serving the Industry Since 1965”

52ND ANNUAL MEETING -

APRIL 4-6, 2017

“MONEY DOES GROW ON

TREES”

J

oin us at the KFIA 52nd Annual Meeting and find out what is

happening not only in Kentucky but around the country. The industry is recovering well and the meeting will focus on the changes ahead and the most important issues that currently involve our industry. Speakers will be covering updates on some hot topics including how the new administration will effect the indus-try, trucking safety issues, financial markets, economic develop-ment and available incentives. In addition to the expert speakers in each field, the program is full of activities and provides excel-lent opportunities for networking and meeting with exhibitors.

We will begin Tuesday, April 4 with the John C. Smith Invitational Golf Scramble scheduled for the Marriot Griffin Gate Golf Course. The golf outing is a fun event that everyone enjoys and all golfers regardless of abilities are invited to play. U-C Coatings Inc. will be sponsoring a “$500 cash shootout”. And as in many years Monte Pope, ISK Biocides will sponsor the beverage cart on the golf

course. University of Kentucky Forestry Extension will present a “White Oak Sustainability Partnership” on Tuesday afternoon designed to start development of a plan to address the issues to sustainably manage the white oak resource for future lumber and stave markets. An evening Welcome Reception in the exhibit area will wrap up a busy day for those that want to get together for some fellowship and find out who came out on top in the golf scramble.

Wednesday, April 5 the exhibit area will be open all day long and the quarterly KFIA Board of Directors meeting will be held in the morning. Also a Break Out Session with the Kentucky Statewide Wood Energy Team, Kentucky Department of Energy Development and Inde-pendence will offer an opportunity to learn about current wood energy projects and funding. The KFIA Business Meeting will be held in conjunction with the KFIA/KY Tree Farm Awards Lunch-eon where the new officers will be elected and outstanding individuals will be recognized for their achievements in the forest industry community.

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KENTUCKY

CERTIFICATION

www.forestcertificationcenter.org

WANTED

Hardwood Inspector for kiln dry

lumber and mill manager

Contact: Arkie Fouts

Paintsville Wood Products

606/297-2612

Following lunch the Communications/SFI committee meeting will have an open discussion on certification issues and funding of current projects by SFI members. The afternoon will start kick-ing up with free time for attendees to visit the always popular Robinson Lumber & Van Meter Insurance Hospitality Suite and then return to the Exhibit Hall to wrap up the days events with an exhibitor reception.

On Thursday, April 6 the last day of the meeting begins with breakfast in the exhibit area. The General Session will start with an update from Dr. Nancy Cox, Dean at University of Kentucky. The rest of the morning will cover a broad spectrum of issues that directly affect the wood products and forestry community through-out the region. The following experts will be the guest speakers for the General Session: Dana Lee Cole will discuss the conse-quences of the political changes for the wood industry. Tom Howard, Domtar Paper Co. LLC will give us an outlook from the paper industry perspective, Jimmie Locklear, Forestry Mutual Insurance will be on hand to discuss truck safety (Team Safe Trucking) and Robert Krutsinger, ACCESS Wealth Management will discuss the new administration affect on the financial markets and a potential new program for KFIA members.

Hotel and meeting registration information has been sent out and is available on the KFIA website www.kfia.org. Hotel information needs to be sent directly to Embassy Suites by March 5, 2017 to obtain our convention rate of $137.95 per night (includes parking). If making reservations by phone, be sure to mention the KFIA Annual Meeting, call 859/455-5000.

Online reservations visit: http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/

personalized/L/LEXESES-KFI-20170330/index.jhtml

To receive the membership rate please make sure your dues are paid up to date. Companies who are non-members may attend by paying a non-member registration fee or paying one years membership to the association and receive the member registration fee. Registration fee includes meeting expenses, receptions, and awards luncheon. A limited number of exhibit spaces are available; if you are interested in exhibiting or need additional information, please call the office at 502/695-

3979 or visit www.kfia.org.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RECEIVES GRANT

U

K and LSU researchers have been awarded $4 million to study lignin. Lignin is a byproduct of the biofuels, pulp and

paper, and sugarcane industries. It has a pretty low value on its own, but researchers at the University of Kentucky and Louisiana State University are collaborating on ways to add value to it. The two schools recently announced they are joint recipients of a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a new class of materials from lignin.

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2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION OFF TO A FAST START

T

he 2017 Kentucky Legislative Session got off to a fast start in early January. The first week of the Session has been used

to determine leadership and resolve other issues in the past with few if any Committee meetings. With the change in leadership to Republican control of the House to go along with the majority control in the Senate and a Republican Governor things were very much different during the first week of the Session. Seven bills were heard in both House and Senate Committees and given final passage over five days which is the minimum time possible. The bills have been signed into law by the Governor.

The bills ban mandatory labor union dues, repeal the state’s prevailing wage law, ban union dues from being used for political donations, require ultrasounds before abortions, ban abortions after 20 weeks and replace the board of trustees at the University of Louisville. All of the bills contained an emergency clause which means they went into effect following the signature of the Governor and are now law. The 30-day legislative session has adjourned for a scheduled break and will re-convene on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The session is scheduled to end on March 30.

KFIA has been working on legislation which has been intro-duced to address a Kentucky Supreme Court Ruling between two woodland owners concerning triple damages for timber trespass. The Court ruled in a split decision that if there was no “intent to convert” the timber cut on an adjoining property then only the price of the timber would need to be payed to the landowner who had there timber stolen. This has raised much concern that the exist-ing Timber Trespass law would become ineffective and allow for timber to be cut on adjoined property with little or no consequenc-es.

Senate Bill 38 is designed to address this issue by clarifying that the person removing the timber illegally in a trespass case is responsible for triple the value of the timber and the damages if they did not contact the landowner in advance by certified mail as required in current law. The Association is concerned that the Court decision which weakens the existing law will result in heavy regulations in the future if not addressed by the wood industry.

The Association encourages members to contact their Senators to support Senate Bill 38 to address this important issue for the wood products industry. Legislators will be in their home districts and will return to Frankfort on February 7. The Bill has been assigned to the Senate Agriculture Committee and we are working to get it heard quickly when Legislators return to Frankfort.

KFIA will be monitoring legislation throughout the 2017 Session and urges members to contact the office with any questions or concerns. You can go to the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) website at www.lrc.state.ky.us to see complete details on all legislation. You can contact and find your legislator from the LRC website or call 800-372-7181 to leave a message or 502-564-8100 to speak directly to your legislator in Frankfort.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS/

UPCOMING EVENTS

KFIA Annual Meeting

April 4-6, 2017

Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY

Kentucky Master Logger

3-Day Course

Feb. 7, 8, 9 - Grayson County

- Leitchfield - Cooperative Extension

Service Office

March 28, 29, 30 - Elliott County -

Sandy Hook - Elliott Co. Soil Conser-

vation Building

April 18, 19, 20 - Hopkins County -

Madisonville - Cooperative Exten-

sion Service Office

Kentucky Master Logger

Continuing Education

Feb. 15 - Knox County -

Barbourville-Cooperative

Extension Service Office

February 23 - Barren County - Glas-

gow, KY - Cooperative Extension Ser-

vice Office

February 28 - Hopkins County -

Madisonville - Cooperative Extension

Service Office

2017 ANNUAL

MEETING

APRIL 4, 5 & 6,

2017

Embassy Suites Lexington, Kentucky

DOMTAR PAPER CO. LLC RECEIVES

AWARDS

C

ongratulations to KFIA member Domtar Paper Co. LLC, Hawesville, KY for being

named both the Kentucky Manufacturer of the Year and for receiving the Governor’s Safety and Health award. Domtar was honored by Governor Matt Bevin who presented them with the Manufacturer of the Year in the large manufacturer (more than 300 employees) category. This is a significant award with past winners which include General Electric, Ford Motor Company, GM Motors (Bowling Green Corvette Plant), Emerson Industrial, and Brown-Forman. Created to focus attention on the important contributions manufacturers and industry make to their employees, customers, and communities, this award showcases entre-preneurial spirit, community leadership, and policy contributions made by manufacturers in the Commonwealth to enhance sustaina-ble and long-term prosperity in the state.

The award recognizes leadership, employee engagement, and innovation, and positive impact in their local community. Domtar extended thanks to all their employees and suppliers as well as the local community for supporting the mill. In this day and age of facing many market challenges including intense global competition the Hawesville mill continues to focus on what they can control – working safely, producing a quality product, developing new products, improving reliability, and contin-uously improving all aspects of the operation.

Also in December Labor Cabinet Deputy Secretary Mike Nemes visited Domtar in Hawesville to present a Governor’s Safety and Health Award for working 1,053,309 consecutive hours without a lost time injury or illness.

“Congratulations to Domtar in Hawesville for earning its first Governor’s Safety and Health Award,” Labor Cabinet Secretary Derrick Ramsey said. “Days like today allow us to showcase some of the most safety-conscious businesses in the Commonwealth and their employees and celebrate their commitment to workplace safety. On behalf of Governor Bevin and the Labor Cabinet, we applaud their hard work and look forward to many more years of a strong partnership.”

Domtar is a provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and absorbent hygiene products. The integrated pulp and paper mill has operated in Hawesville since 1967 and is the

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4”x2” - $55/month (example- Stihl Ad)

4.5” x 3 - $80/month (example - Graf Bros.ad)

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RoundTree Corporation

43 years of non-stop buying

Walnut & White Oak

Veneer Logs and Saw Logs

Contact: John Willmott

859/582-1753

Richmond/Irvine, KY

TAX TIPS FOR FOREST LAND-

OWNERS

W

hile very few of us may look for-ward to completing our 2016 tax

returns that doesn't mean we can avoid it. In order to assist woodland owners, loggers, foresters, and tax accountants deal with the tax implications of timber transactions the US Forest Service's Linda Wang has prepared the "Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2016 Tax Year" which is available for free. If you have been involved in any timber related transactions make sure to re-view this publication BEFORE filing your taxes. You should also visit the National Timber Tax Website to make sure you are properly addressing the tax treatment of timber related activities.

Visit this link for more information: https://forestry.ca.uky.edu/sites/

forestry.ca.uky.edu/files/tax_tips_for_forest_landowners_2016.p

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2017 KENTUCKY MASTER LOGGER

3 - Day PROGRAM SCHEDULE

R

egistration and additional information is available at www.masterlogger.org for updated

information. Also, credit/debit card payments are accepted for classes.

February 7, 8, 9 - Grayson Co. – Leitchfield – Cooperative Extension Service Office, 123 Commerce Dr., Leitchfield, KY.

March 28, 29, 30 - Elliott Co. – Sandy Hook - Elliott Co. Soil Conservation Building, 2932 KY 37, Sandy Hook, KY.

April 18, 19, 20 Hopkins Co. – Madisonville - Cooperative Extension Service Office, 75 Cornwall Dr., Madisonville, KY.

May 16, 17, 18 Floyd Co. – Prestonsburg – Cooperative Extension Service Office, 3490 Ky. Rt. 321, Prestonsburg, KY.

July 11, 12, 13 Marshall Co. – Benton – Cooperative Extension Service Office, 1933 Mayfield Hwy., Benton, KY.

September 19, 20, 21 Metcalfe Co. – Edmonton – Cooperative Extension Service Office, 422 East St., Edmonton, KY.

October 24, 25, 26 Owen Co. – Owenton – Cooperative Exten-sion Service Office, 265 Ellis Road, Owenton, KY.

November 14, 15, 16 Clay Co. – Manchester - Cooperative Extension Service Office, 69 Jameson Rd., Manchester, KY. The course is comprised of three one-day sessions at a cost of $85.00 per person for the entire 3-day course. To be recognized as a Kentucky Master Logger, the participant must attend and participate in all three days. It is recommended that you wear comfortable clothing and dress for current weather condi-tions. Field activities that require minimal physical ability (mainly hiking in forested areas) are a part of the program.

The program will provide all participants with handout materials, pens or pencils, bumper stickers and after completing the program a Kentucky Master Logger Designation card and certificate. There are informational quizzes given at selected times throughout the 3-days.

The course times are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm local time each day, and lunch will not be provided. In most cases there are local establishments to dine at or you can bring a sack lunch. Each program is limited to 50 participants.

Below is a brief outline of the 3-day program. In some cases the topics will be moved from one day to another due to sudden scheduling conflicts with instructors.

Day One: Laws and regulations, water quality and best management practices (indoors and outdoor activities), KFIA

update

Day Two: Best management practices (indoor and outdoor activities). Day Three: Fatality review, OSHA regulations and chainsaw safety and directional felling (outdoor demonstration possible).

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KFIA COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR

K

FIA is accepting nominations for our annual Communicator of the Year Award. We are looking for individuals that have made a difference by working to promote the wood

products industry and improve the face of forestry in Kentucky.

1. The nominee should be associated with issues in the wood products industry.

2. Must be actively involved in communications this year.

3. Nominee’s work should be on going; not just a one time performance of tree planting, or one article, or one

speech. This person should be a “messenger” for the wood products industry.

4. Nominee’s efforts should result in a better awareness and understanding of our wood industry.

5. Nominations can be for written or oral communication with youths, adults, civic clubs, letter writing campaigns, work with legislators, etc.

6. Deadline for entries is March 4, 2017. The entries should be mailed to: K F I A, 106 Progress Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601 or fax: 502/695-8343 or email: Michele@kfia.org.

The recipient of this award will be invited to the associations Annual Meeting April 4-6, 2017 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lexington, KY. At the awards luncheon (April 5), the association will recognize the individual with an appropriate plaque. The association will pay the registration fee, lodging, and meals for the winner and spouse.

If there are questions, please contact the KFIA office at 502/695-3979. If more space is needed for information, please attach additional sheets of paper. ==============================================================================

Name of Nominee:_______________________________ Employer :_______________________________

Company Address/City/State/Phone:___________________________________________________________

Title & Job Responsibilities:__________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Communication Activities: (Why this person should be nominated to be Communicator of the Year.)

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Results of Nominee’s Communication Activities: (How did these activities improve understanding of the

industry or forest management?)

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Attach written examples (letters, newspaper articles) or video of the nominee for the committee to help

evaluate the entry.

Person submitting Nomination:_________________________ Phone:_______________________________

Company:______________________________________ e-mail:__________________________________

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Sept. 15 & 16, 2017

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OR

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second-largest employer in the city, supporting more than 450 jobs and has an annual estimated regional economic impact of $1.5 billion. The mill produces nearly 600,000 tons of paper annually, primarily in printing and writing paper, as well as hardwood market pulp.

“Receiving the Governor's Safety and Health Award is a proud accomplishment for the entire team at Domtar in Hawesville,” said Steve Henry, General Manager, Hawesville Mill. “I am particularly proud of the way we work together as a team, look out for one another, and continue to grow our safety culture. This is why we strive towards our ultimate goal of improving the quality of life both at work and at home for our employees. We are honored to receive this award and we recognize that safety is a never-ending journey.”

State Senator Joe Bowen also praised Domtar–Hawesville Mill on the accomplishment. “Congratulations to Domtar–Hawesville Mill on a well-deserved Governor’s Safety and Health Award,” Senator Bowen said. “This mill is very valuable to the community in Hancock County, and we appreciate that Domtar holds a mutual value for its employees.”

The Kentucky Labor Cabinet presents the Governor’s Safety and Health Award to highlight outstanding safety and health performance in Kentucky’s workplaces. A business may qualify for the award if its employees achieve a required number of hours worked without experiencing a lost time injury or illness. The required number of hours is dependent upon the number of employees. Additional information is available at http://labor.kentucky.gov.

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5-DAY LUMBER

GRADING SHORT COURSE

Feb. 20 - 24, 2017

West Liberty, KY

Morgan County

Cooperative

Extension Office

Information for this

upcoming class is included

in this newsletter.

If you would like to have a class

in your area or have any ques-

tions please contact the KFIA

office at 502/695-3979.

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