Author: Matthew Futrell
Planning Unit: Christian County CES
Major Program: Forest Education: Health, Management, and Utilization
Plan of Work: Enhancing Production through Sustainable Agriculture and Marketing Strategies
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
Though post pandemic inflation has exceeded a 40 year high, we have continued to see a boom in the lumber industry. While inflation has hit many industries hard, we have continued to see a rising demand for timber products. April 13-15, 2022 the Christian County Cooperative Extension service hosted a Kentucky Master Logger training and certification. 22 Participants from the forest industry, including the Division of Forestry and private sector, attended a training to become a Kentucky Certified Master Logger. This certification allows loggers to run a log site and provides them with the credentials to run a legitimate logging operation. According to Jeff Stringer with the University of Kentucky, the value added sector of the logging industry contributed over 5 BILLION dollars to the State GDP. While the demand for wood products continue to grow we will see a continued demand for logger certification and training.
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