Forest Economics Education Program
Upcoming Events
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Trends and Opportunities with Alternative Forest Products Market
Topic: Trends and Opportunities with Alternative Forest Products Market.
Speaker: Dr. Raju Pokharel, Michigan State University
Registration Link: https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0081-0004-ff78cc889ee2431abbd9571d84e95516
About the Speaker
Dr. Raju Pokharel is an Assistant Professor of Forest Resource Economics in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University. His research focuses on forest product supply chain and market models, resource availability and utilization, and forest carbon. His current work focuses on forest sector and market analysis and economic impacts of various forest products; and evaluating and developing market opportunities for mass timber, bioenergy, and biochar.
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Timber Market Webinar
Topic: Timber Market
Speaker: Dr. Eric McConnell, Mississippi State University
Registration Link: https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0081-0004-509e80eef5d34e619697abba2b81c217
About the speaker
Dr. Eric McConnell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University. He studies and teaches in the areas of forest operations and wood utilization. He is a Mississippi Registered Forester and a Society of American Foresters Certified Forester.
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Economic Impact of Natural Disturbances to Forest Industry
Topic: Economic Impact of Natural Disturbances to Forest Industry
Speaker: Dr. Sabhyata Lamichhane, Mississippi State University
Registration Link: https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0081-0004-978734e8de154a7587104e80f036d31c
About the speaker
Dr. Sabhyata Lamichhane is an Assistant Professor of Forest Economics in the Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University. She holds a PhD in Forest Economics from the University of Georgia. Her research and outreach broadly focus on forest products market, timberland investment, and policy analysis related to forest resource management.
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Forest Taxation Webinar
Topic: Forest Taxation
Speaker: Dr. Yanshu Li, University of Georgia
Registration Link: https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0081-0004-85f30a892d8e4ca68c12a6d49b7ec593
About the speaker
Dr. Yanshu Li is an Associate Professor of Forest Taxation and Economics at the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources of the University of Georgia. She received her Ph.D. in Forest Economics from Auburn University and M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University. She worked for the Texas Forest Service as a Forest Economist and the FAO as a Forestry Officer before joining the school. In her current position, she is responsible for providing forest tax education to foresters, landowners, loggers, and tax professionals and conducting economic analysis related to forests. She is the lead author of the annual Timber Tax Tips for Forest Landowners and co-author of the USDA Agriculture Handbook of Forest Landowners’ Guide to the Federal Income Tax. Meanwhile, she is also involved in forest policy analysis at the state, national, and international levels.