8:00 a.m. Registration and coffee/continental breakfast
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Keith Collins and Dora Ann Hatch, LSU AgCenter
9:00 a.m.
Recreational Enterprise Potential on your Land
Daryl Jones, NRE Program, Mississippi State University
9:15 a.m.
Wildlife Operator Testimonial
Delta Land & Farm Management, Co. LLC
Lannie B. Philley, AFM
9:45 a.m. Liability and Legal Considerations
James R. Hatch, attorney-at-law
Louisiana Agritourism Limited Liability Law
Dora Ann Hatch, LSU AgCenter agritourism coordinator
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Moist Soil Management for Waterfowl
11:25 a.m.
Jason Olszak and John Hanks Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Use and Restrictions on USDA Conservation Program Lands
Sarah Haymaker, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
12:00 p.m. Farm Bill Update
Sarah Haymaker, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m
. Forest Management on Lands Enrolled in Cost-share Programs
Scott Edwards, State Resource Conservationist
1:15 p.m. Wild Hog Control
Walter Cotton, USDA
2:00 p.m. Marketing Using MarketMaker
Todd Cooper, LSU AgCenter
2:25 p.m. Living with Bears
2:40 p.m. Soil Carbon and the Green Trees Program
Andy Johnson, C21
3:10 p.m. Wrap-up