Kiln Drying 47465405

Kiln Drying includes: presentation on effective Kiln drying, 100 board run test, 40 board runs along with kiln drying techniques based on climate conditions.

Hardwood Log Scaling & Grading Workshop 47465407

In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to apply log scaling principles and grading criteria used by industry professionals to merchandise hardwood logs. Please note that this training will consist of both a classroom portion as well as instruction off-site at a local sawmill.

Fundamentals Of Furniture Manufacturing 10465119

This course is designed to provide the foundational knowledge and skills to manufacture furniture. Topics covered include: furniture design styles, sourcing raw material for projects, tool selection, machine operation, joinery and furniture construction.

Introduction to Forest Products 10465183

Explores the entire forest products supply-chain including sectors, current trends, career paths, and environments related to wood manufacturing. Establishes the importance of health and safety practices in the industry and introduces learners to various hazards they will encounter across industry, including sawmills, wood shops, and industrial settings. Learners will develop basic knowledge of OSHA, mills and shops in the forest products industry, and will have the opportunity to earn an NTC Forklift Operator Certificate.

Agriculture Service Management 10093106

Explores the importance of customer service, understanding and satisfying the customer needs and ways to interact with the customer. A variety of assignments will help the learner examine the impact of customer service and its importance in building customer loyalty.

Wood Species Identification 10465185

Identify wood species and develop knowledge on the applications for different woods.  Learners will explore these concepts via hands-on experience, and establish basic understanding of wood cell types, identification characteristics, and material features. 

Agriculture Equipment Safety 10093103

Explore the work environment of an agriculture equipment technician. Learners will practice safe use of basic hand and power tools. Additionally, learners will cover various types of equipment safe operation in both a shop and farm environment. Learners will complete an agriculture equipment driving examination. 

Introduction To Agronomy 10093101

Familiarizes learners with the Agriculture Center of Excellence and standard operating procedures. Learners will begin to develop a strategic college plan. Learners will be exposed to the various opportunities available throughout their program of study. This course will acquaint students with basic agronomy practices and learners will begin the process of managing acres of cropland that will continue throughout the program.

Introduction To Precision Agriculture 10093108

Explores agricultural applications of GPS, yield monitoring systems and mapping. Learners will gain experience in operating equipment and software designed to support the production crop industry. The basics of variable rate technology, remote sensing, drones, and site-specific crop management techniques will be explored.

Introduction To Soils 10093102

Examines basic soil and plant relationships. Soil fertility is important in considering the role that the soil plays with regard to the availability of nutrients to plants. Learners will study nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, as well as other macro and micro nutrients. Learners will practice appropriate sampling, analyzing and interpretation of soil sample results. Various soil management practices will be discussed, along with soil physical, chemical and biological properties. The soil profile will be examined.

GIS Applications & Resource Management 10093111

Examines natural resource management, using remote sensing and GIS for mapping resources. Learners will gather and analyze data with the help of remote sensing technology. Data can be collected using ground or aerial photographs or satellite photographs of the land area being studied. With this data, learners will be able to create various land cover maps, vegetation maps, soil maps and geology maps.

Agriculture Water Management 10093110

Examines the use of water capacities, drought and water limiting conditions. Additionally specialty crops rely on irrigation for production, and learners will have the opportunity to explore irrigation on these crops in Wisconsin. Learners will examine various methods of irrigation and equipment during the course, and evaluate water use efficiency and design of different irrigation systems. Environmental impacts from agricultural water usage are explored.

Precision Drone Applications 10093116

Explores agricultural applications of using drones for crop remote sensing, photography, overseeding cover crops and forages, fertilization, fungicide and herbicide treatments.  Learners will gain basic flight training and  experience in operating drone equipment to prepare for FAA certification exams.

Intro To Kiln Drying 10465181

Introduces participants to the fundamentals of kiln drying lumber. The basics of determining moisture content, preparing samples and operating a dry kiln will be covered as well as an overview of different types of dry kiln equipment.

Sawmill Safety & Maintenance 10465184

Builds on the safety and sawmill knowledge from previous classes to provide learners with more in-depth working knowledge of sawmills and their related hazards. Examines the need for regular preventive and essential maintenance of equipment, tools, and blades, and the safety challenges related to each, including where maintenance fails. Prepares students to prevent injuries, fatalities and break-downs in a mill environment within a safe and secure dedicated learning facility.

Mill Operations Overview 10465186

Explores the hierarchy of the forest products industry structure as it relates to sawmill production facilities.  Learners will examine best practices and key performance indicators and apply these concepts in a live mill environment.  Topics that learners will focus on include lumber yield, grade proficiency, optimization of production flow, and downtime mitigation. 

Lumber Manufacturing: Sawing, Edging & Trimming 10465178

Explores the general overview of plant layout, machine centers, and different product flow in a lumber manufacturing setting.  Learners focus on the mix of species, and how these can be utilized in various product lines, and examine the processing of lumber through sawing, edging, and trimming manufacturing operations.

Intro to Hardwood Grading 10465179

Expands of the skills previously introduced through the use of more advanced standard grade classifications and methods.  Learners build additional experience in the grading of hardwood lumber and logs and enhance their merchandising knowledge and understanding with emphasis on hands-on exercises and techniques.

Rough Mill 10465187

Hardwood Lumber Grading And Merchandising 10465180

Expands of the skills previously introduced through the use of more advanced standard grade classifications and methods.  Learners build additional experience in the grading of hardwood lumber and logs and enhance their merchandising knowledge and understanding with emphasis on hands-on exercises and techniques.

CNC Router 1 10465188