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Plan to Attend in 2008!
February 21 & 22

Ohio State University Extension, Hancock County
7868 CR 140 Suite B, Findlay, OH 45840 (419) 422-3851

McIntosh Center
Ohio Northern University
Ada, Ohio 45810

Registration (Click here)

February 21, 2008 - THURSDAY General Session in Room A -- video link to Room B
9:30	Opening and Welcome
9:40	Biomass production: soil fertility issues - Kurt Thelen, Extension Agronomist, Michigan State University
10:15	The right rent for crop production, and how to keep it right - Howard Doster, Prof. Emeritus, Ag. Econ., Purdue University
11:00	Investments in soil quality - Barry Fisher, USDA-NRCS, Indianapolis
12:00	Lunch
Room A -  Nutrient Management
1:15	Identifying sources of phosporus export from watersheds - Doug Beegle, Agronomy Professor, Penn State University
2:15	Nitrogen: Can models help improve N management? - Brad Joern, Agronomy Professor, Purdue University
3:15	Break
3:35	Sulfur in starter fertilizer for soybeans - Kurt Thelen, Extension Agronomist, Michigan State University
4:05	Valuing manure nutrients - Jon Rausch, OSU Extension Program Director, Environmental Management
4:35	Slow release nitrogen (ESN) for corn - Ed Lentz, OSU Extension, Seneca County
5:05	Sourcing & applying manure nutrients - Eric Dresbach, W.D. Farms and Kip Edelman, Waste Galore
6:05	Adjourn
February 21, 2008 - THURSDAY Room B - Soil and Water
1:15	Continuous no-till and cover crops: the perfect match - Barry Fisher, USDA-NRCS, Indianapolis
1:45	Compaction, Tillage and Carbon Sequestration - Randall Reeder, OSU Ext. Ag Engineer and Alan Sundermeier, OSU Extension, Wood County
2:15	Demonstration Water Management Project: First Results - Norm Fausey, Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, Columbus
3:15	Break
3:35	Livestock Reservoir Wetland Sub-Irrigation System(LRWSIS): Utilizing milking center waste and lot runoff in a closed sub-irrigation system from a 450 dairy cow herd - Thomas E. Van Wagner, District Conservationist, Lenawee County, Michigan and Blaine Baker, Bakerlads Farms, Clayton, MI
4:35	Constructed wetlands for water quality - Larry Brown, OSU Ext. Ag Engineer
5:05	Hypoxia Issues - Keith Kemp, no-till farmer, Preble County
5:35	N and P in surface water - Robert Miltner, Aquatic Ecologist, Ohio EPA
6:05	Adjourn
February 21, 2008 - THURSDAY Room C -  Economics, Wheat, and Planters
1:15	The Tenant vs. Landlord Rent Game - Howard Doster, Prof. Emeritus, Ag. Econ., Purdue University
2:15	Wheat production - Jim Beuerlein, OSU Extension Agronomist
2:45	Wheat-soybeans modified relay intercropping - Steve Prochaska, OSU Extension, Crawford County
3:15	Break
3:35	Planter & Drill Adjustment for peak performance - Bill Lehmkuhl, Precision Agri-Services
4:35	Planter & Drill Adjustment for peak performance (repeat) - Bill Lehmkuhl, Precision Agri-Services
5:35	Adjourn
February 21, 2008 - THURSDAY Room D - First Detector Training for National Plant Diagnostic Network (A First Detector is anyone who needs to know the process if a high-risk pest or pathogen is found in the field. In addition to CTC registration, a separate free registration for this session is available at: http://cbc.at.ufl.edu or register on site)
1:15	Module 1: Mission of the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) - Nancy J. Taylor, Coordinator, OSU Plant Pest Diagnostic Clinic Module 2: Monitoring for High Risk Pests - Barbara Bloetscher, OSU Plant Pest Diagnostic Clinic Module 3: Quality and Secure Sample Submission - Nancy J. Taylor, Coordinator, OSU Plant Pest Diagnostic Clinic
2:15	Module 4: Art and Science of Diganosis/Pathogen - Dennis Mills, Plant Pathologist, OSU-OARDC
2:45	Module 4: Art and Science of Diagnosis/Arthropod - Jim Jasinski, OSU Extension Center at Lima
3:15	Break
3:35	Digitally Assisted Diagnosis - Curtis Young, OSU Extension, Allen County
4:35	Adjourn

CTC Friday, February 22, 2008
McIntosh Center
Ohio Northern University
Ada, Ohio 45810

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