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Tuesday, July 29 |
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10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Registration and Poster Set-up
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10:30 – 11:30 a.m. |
SCASC Steering Committee Meeting (by invitation only) |
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
Welcome – Stan Moore or Gary Hawkins
Plenary Session – Water Issues in the Southeast: The Role of Agriculture
and Conservation Tillage
- Dr. David Stooksbury, Georgia State Climatologist, GA
- Dr. Jim Hairston, Water Isues Outreach, Auburn University,
AL
- Shana Udvardy, Water Program Manager, Georgia Conservancy,
GA
- Glenn Horvath, Project Coordinator, Suwannee River Water District,
FL
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3:00 – 3:30 p.m. |
Break (among posters) |
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Water/Irrigation Issues and Conservation Tillage
- Deficit Irrigation and Conservation Tillage
Effects on Water Use and Yield of Cotton – R.L. Baumhardt, USDA-ARS, TX
- Hydrologic Impacts of Strip Tillage for
a Coastal Plain Soil – D.D. Bosch, USDA-ARS, GA
- On-Farm Observation of Reduced Irrigation
as a Result of Conservation Tillage – Lamar Black, Farmer, Jenkins County, GA
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Pest Management in Conservation Tillage
- Planting and Termination Dates Affect
Winter Cover Crop Biomass in a Conservation Tillage Corn-Cotton
Rotation: Implications for Weed Control and Yield – M. Saini,
Auburn University, AL
- Using Crop Rotation and a Hooded Sprayer
to Control Weeds on a South Carolina Farm – Mark Edwins, Farmer, Dorchester County,
SC
- Herbicide Resistant Palmer Amaranth: Implications
for Conservation Tillage – Jeremy Kichler, Macon County
Extension Coordinator, GA
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Current and Future Technology for Conservation Tillage
- Pearl Millet and Conservation Tillage – J.P. Wilson, USDA-ARS,
GA
- Tillage and Timing of Bahiagrass Termination
in a Sod Rotation for Peanut – R.S. Tubbs, University of
Georgia, GA
- Nitrogen Fertilizer Timing, Source and
Rate for a Winter Cereal Cover Crop – K.S. Balkcom, USDA-ARS, AL
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5:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
Reception/Mixer (Around poster session with all authors present) |
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. |
Dinner Keynote: – Implementing Conservation Programs in the Farm Bill, Assessments
of Programs and Research Needs
Mr. John Redding, President, National Association of Conservation Districts |
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Wednesday, July 30 |
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7:30 – 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
8:00 – 8:10 a.m.
8:25
9:30
10:35
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Load Vehicles for Field/Farm Tours
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Tour Stop #1
• Tour Stop #2
• Tour Stop #3
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11:30 a.m. – Noon |
Load Vehicles and Return to Tifton Campus Conference
Center |
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch Keynote – Precision Agriculture and Conservation Tillage
Dr. Ed Barnes, Director of Agricultural Research, Cotton, Inc. |
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Farm Bill Conservation Programs/Implementing and Monitoring
of Programs
- Conservation Programs in the Farm Bill: An NRCS Perspective –
Andy Page, USDA-NRCS, GA
- Conservation Programs in the Farm Bill:
An Extension Perspective – W.L. Harris,
Special Programs, Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development,
University of Georgia, GA
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Water/Irrigation Issues and Precision Agriculture
- Cover Cropping and Strip Tillage Improve
Soil Moisture Retention for Peanut in the Semi-Arid Climate
of West Texas – W.H. Faircloth,
USDA-ARS, GA
- Rooting Dynamics Associated with Minimal
Tillage in the Semi-Arid Peanut Production Region of West Texas – D.L. Rowland, USDA-ARS,
GA
- Using GPS with Conservation Tillage – Trey Dunaway, Farmer,
Pulaski County, GA
- Strip Till Peanuts and Precision Agriculture – R.M. Barentine,
Pulaski County Extension Coordinator, GA
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Organic and Conservation Tillage Economics
- Economic Feasibility Analysis of Transitioning
to Organically Grown Peanuts – D.A. Keiser, University of
Georgia, GA
- Conservation Tillage, Irrigation and Variety
Selection Impacts on Cotton Quality Premiums, Discounts and
Profitability: Evidence from the Gin – J.S. Bergtold, Kansas
State University, KS
- Economics of Zero-Grade Rice Management
from the Perspectives of the Landlord and the Tenant –
J.A. Hignight, University of Arkansas, AR
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3:00 – 3:30 pm. |
Break (among posters) |
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Farm Bill Conservation Programs/Implementing and Monitoring
of Programs
- Conservation Programs in the Farm Bill: An NRCS Perspective –
Andy Page, USDA-NRCS, GA
- Conservation Programs in the Farm Bill: An Extension Perspective –
W.L. Harris, Special Programs, Center for Agribusiness and Economic
Development, University of Georgia, GA
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Precision Agriculture and Bioenergy Shifts
- Cotton Yield Response to Variable Rate
Nematicides According To Risk Zones – B.V. Ortiz, University
of Georgia, GA
- Precision Agriculture and Computer Farm
Software Programs –
Keith Rucker, Tift County Extension Agent, GA
- Can Pyrolysis Chars Increase Corn Yield
and Sequester Carbon in Conservation Tillage Systems? –
J.W. Gaskin, University of Georgia, GA
- Monitoring Biomass for Use as Bio-Fuels – W.B. Parker, Jenkins
County Extension Coordinator, GA
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Pest Management in Conservation Tillage
- Tillage Impacts on Cotton Pre-emergence
Herbicide Loss by Overland Flow and Subsurface Drainage in
the Coastal Plain Region – T.L.
Potter, USDA-ARS, GA
- Increasing Farm Sustainability through
the Use of Cover Crops for Weed Suppression in Non-Transgenic
Conventional Cotton – R.M.
Barentine, Pulaski County Extension Coordinator, GA
- On-Farm Pest Management and Conservation
Tillage – Barry Martin,
Farmer, Pulaski County, GA
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5:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
Reception/Mixer (among posters) |
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. |
Dinner
Keynote – Long–term Conservation Tillage, Innovator in Alabama in
Tillage and Precision Agriculture
Don Glenn, Farmer, Lawrence County, AL |
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Thursday, July 31 |
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8:00 – 9:30 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Water/Irrigation Issues and Conservation Tillage
- Peanut, Cotton, Irrigation, Sod-Based
Rotation, Yield and Water Use Efficiency – Duli Zhao, University
of Florida, FL
- Benefits of Annual Crop-Sod Rotation in
No-Tillage Systems: Water Availability and Profit – W.L.
Kingery, Mississippi State University, MS
- Increased Water Infiltration as a Result
of Conservation Tillage – Michael Maw, Farmer,
Tift County, GA
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Current and Future Technology for Conservation Tillage
- Effects of Transmission Speed on Equipment
Performance During Tillage Operations and Utilizing Spatial
Equipment Performance Data for Management Decisions – C.M. Kichler, USDA-ARS, AL
- Adapting Conservation Tillage Approaches
for California's Central Valley: Recent Progress of the Conservation
Tillage Workgroup – Jeff Mitchell, University
of California, Davis, CA
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Organic Production and Conservation Tillage
- Nutrient Release Rates from Organic Mulches
and Cover Crops – M.J. Mulvaney, Auburn University,
AL
- Utilization of Mulches Increases Yield
and Improves Weed Control in No-Till Organic Broccoli –
J.C. Diaz-Perez, University of Georgia, GA
- Transitioning to Organic Peanut, Rye,
and Soybean Production – Relinda Walker, Farmer, Screven County, GA and Ray Hicks, Screven
County Extension Coordinator, GA
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Bioenergy Shifts
- Possible Effects of Corn Stover Removal
on Soil Erosion in Iowa: A Panel Data Analysis – Subbu
Kumarappan, Michigan State University, MI
- Maximizing Cotton Production and Rye Cover
Crop Biomass Through Timely In-Row Subsoiling – R.L. Raper, USDA-ARS, AL
- On-Farm Alternative Bioenergy Crops – Eddie McGriff, Coffee
County Extension Coordinator, GA
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9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Break (among posters) |
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. |
Farmer Panel – Landowner Issues and Needs from Technical
Service Providers |
11:30 a.m. – Noon |
Wrap-up, Final Questions, Evaluations (box lunch) |
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