Louisiana landowners, both agriculture and forestry, may now potentially benefit and receive income from the sale of carbon credits. This conference will help landowners, foresters, farmers and others gain a better understanding of the carbon market, how it works, and if they might benefit from carbon credits. Target audience is agricultural producers, agriculture consultants, forestry landowners, forestry consultants, natural resource management professionals, and other interested parties entering the emerging carbon trading market in Louisiana.
8:00 – 8:30am Registration
8:30 – 9:00am Introductions
9:00 – 9:30am “Roles of Louisiana lands in the emerging environmental services markets: Carbon trading” - Dr. Michael Blazier, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Forestry LSU AgCenter Hill Farm Research Station
9:30 – 10:00am Environmental Implications of Carbon Cap and Trade" Dr. Michael McDaniel, Professional in Residence,
LSU
Center
for Energy Studies
10:00 – 10:30am Break
10:30 – 11:00am “Integrating Carbon Credit Trading into Forest Management” Dr. Eric Taylor, Associate Professor and Extension Forestry Specialist, Texas A & M University
11:00 – 11:30am "Soil Quality - managing, measuring, and effects on carbon sequestration" “Integrating carbon credit trading into agriculture”
– Jerry Daigle, State Soil Scientist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
11:30 – noon Question and Answer
Noon – 1:00pm Lunch (provided)
1:00 – 1:45pm Real world examples of carbon credit trading in
Louisiana
: Danny Wells, Associate Aggregator, Agragate; Sabine River Forestry Services
Kurt Krueger, Carbon Verifier, Chicago Climate Exchange, Larson & McGowin, Inc
1:45 – 2:30pm "Economic forecast for carbon credit trading”
David Miller, Chief Science Officer, Agragate
2:30 – 3:00pm Question and Answer
3:00pm Adjourn
Registration is $35 which includes conference materials, lunch, and breaks.
Click here for online registration.
For more information contact Dr. Carrie Castille at ccastille@agctr.lsu.edu or (225) 773-0972.
Sponsors:
LSU AgCenter
Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
W.A. Callegari Environmental Center
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Louisiana Department of Economic Development
Louisiana Forestry Association
USDA – Rural Development
USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Acadiana RC&D Council|
Farm Bureau