3775 S. Reese Road
Frankenmuth
MI
The 2018 National Firewood Workshop will be held on June 20 – 21 at Michigan State University’s Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center at 3775 S. Reese Road, Frankenmuth, MI 48734
This workshop is a two day educational and networking event to provide the firewood processing industry the latest knowledge on processing, kiln drying and marketing of firewood.
Workshop Agenda
Wed. June 20th
9 – 9:45 Changing Directions in the Firewood Industry
9:45 – 10:30 Firewood Marketing
10:45 – 11:30 Wood Sources for Firewood Production
11:30 – 12:15 Firewood Production & Forest Health
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 4 pm Technical Aspects of Firewood Production
Processors Large & Small
The ABC’s of Dry Kilns
Making Profits a Priority
Automation to Lower Labor Costs & Grow Sales
4 – 6 pm Equipment demonstrations
Thursday June 21st
8:30 – 9:15 Policy & Regulatory Challenges
9:15 – 9:45 Heat treatment Kiln Certification
9:45 – 10:15 Safe Transportation of Firewood
10:30 – 11:15 Stories for Firewood Business Owners
11:15 – 11:45 Future Direction of the Firewood Industry
Workshop cost is $35 per person.
Register online with a credit card at: https://events.anr.msu.edu/firewoodworkshop2018/
For questions and more information, please contact Lindsay Pingel Weismiller at (517) 355-0097 or email pingell@msu.edu