Crop TEC 2008

Panhandle Research & Extension Center And Area Agri-Businesses and Producers Present ...

January 3-4, 2008

Gering Civic Center

To register:

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To help sponsor, or to reserve exhibition space, call the Panhandle Research & Extension Center, 308-632-1316 (Debra)

Conference program

Thursday, January 3

Friday, January 4

MORNING

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.:
Registration, Refreshments, Exposition open

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.:
General Session I:
Today’s Challenges - Tomorrow’s Opportunities

9:00-9:30 a.m.:
Seed Technology: Future Directions
Deana Namuth, Plant Geneticist, UNL

9:35-10:05 a.m.:
Site-Specific Crop Management Status and Potential
Richard Ferguson, Soil Scientest, UNL

10:10-11:00 a.m.:
Climate Change: Implications for Agriculture and Water Resources
Don Wilhite, Director, School of Natural Resources, UNL

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.: Break - Expo open

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
“Fertilizer Current and Future Status”
Ford B. West, President, the Fertilizer Institute, Washington, D.C.

AFTERNOON

1:00-2:00 p.m.: Concurrent Technical Sessions
2:15-3:15 p.m.: Concurrent Technical Sessions
3:30-4:30 p.m.: Concurrent Technical Sessions

Technical Session Topics:
• Applying Precision Technology to Production Ag
• Seed Biotechnology Tools Workshop
• Water Resources in a Climate of Change
• Climate Change’s Impact on Pest Management
• Ethanol Production and Use
• Glyphosate Use in Crop Rotations

4:30-6:00 p.m.: Social hour / hors d’oeuvres
Speakers available; Expo open

MORNING

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.:
Registration, Refreshments, Exposition open

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.:
General Session II:
Marketing Crops in an Environment of Change

9:00-9:50 a.m.:
Corn and Wheat - Changing Global Dynamics
Arlan Suderman, Market Analyst, Farm Futures Magazine

9:55-10:25 a.m.:
Sugar Prices and What Growers Can Expect
Mike Hofer, VP of Ag, Western Sugar

10:30-11:00 a.m.:
Dry Bean Markets in the Future
Paul Burgener, Ag Economics Research Analyst, UNL

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.: Break - Expo open

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
“Wall Street Meets La Salle Street: How Big Money Impacts Your Corn and Wheat Marketing”
Arlan Suderman, Market Analyst, Farm Futures Magazine .

AFTERNOON

1:00-2:00 p.m.: Concurrent Technical Sessions
2:15-3:15 p.m.: Concurrent Technical Sessions

Technical Session Topics:
• Glyphosate Use in Crop Rotations
• Variety Selection Process
• Climate Change’s Impact on Pest Management
• Water Resources in a Climate of Change

3:15 p.m.: Adjourn

Technical Sessions

Thursday, January 3

1:00-2:00

Application of precision technology to production agriculture

Richard Ferguson, Soil Scientist, UNL; Gary Hergert, Soil Scientist, UNL

Seed biotechnology tools - workshop

Deana Namuth, Plant Geneicist, UNL

2:15 - 3:15

Water resources in a climate of change

Why change irrigation practices? - Dean Yonts, Irrigation Specialist, UNL
Local issues driving water policy change (30 min) Ron Cacek, Manager, North Platte NRD

Climate change's impact on pest management

Are insects changing their habits? - Gary Hein, Entomolgist, UNL
Plant diseases driven by the environment - Bob Harveson, Plant Pathologist, UNL
Can climate change lead to new weeds? (20 min) Gustavo Sbatella, Post Doctoral Research Associate, UNL

3:30 - 4:30

Glyphosate use in crop rotations

Planning Your Cropping Rotation with Glyphosate-Resistant Crops - What Crops and Herbicides Make the Most Sense Bob Wilson, Weed Scientist, UNL
The Dose Makes the Poison: How herbicide rate influences resistance - Andrew Kniss, Weed Scientist, U of Wyo
Glyphosate resistant weeds: a threat for Round Up Ready crops? - Gustavo Sbatella, Post Doctoral Research Associate, UNL

Ethanol production and use

Impact and importance of ethanol in western Nebraska - Dave Krammer, General Manager, Sterling Ethanol
Impact and implications of feeding ethanol by products - Steve Paisley, Extension Beef Specialist, U of Wyo

Friday, January 4

1:00 - 2:00

Glyphosate use in crop rotations

Planning Your Cropping Rotation with Glyphosate-Resistant Crops - What Crops and Herbicides Make the Most Sense (20 min) Bob Wilson, Weed Scientist, UNL
The Dose Makes the Poison: How herbicide rate influences resistance (20 min) Andrew Kniss, Weed Scientist, U of Wyo
Glyphosate resistant weeds: a threat for Round Up Ready crops? - Gustavo Sbatella, Post Doctoral Research Associate, UNL

Variety selection Process

Seed Decision Tree Based on Field History - Terry Butcher, Fieldman, Western Sugar
Dry bean selection - looking for traits - Jim Schild, Extension Educator, UNL
Evaluating varieties on your farm - John Smith, Machinery Systems Specialist, and Gary Hein, Entomologist, UNL

2:15- 3:15

Climate change’s impact on pest management

Are insects changing their habits? - Gary Hein, Entomolgist, UNL
Plant diseases driven by the environment - Bob Harveson, Plant Pathologist, UNL
Can climate change lead to new weeds? - Gustavo Sbatella, Post Doctoral Research Associate, UNL

Water resources in a climate of change

Why change irrigation practices - Dean Yonts, Irrigation Specialist, UNL
Local issues driving water policy changes - Ron Cacek, Manager, North Platte NRD

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