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Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference

Plan to attend February 26 & 27, 2009!

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CCA (Certified Crop Advisor) Credits

  CTC Impact - 2007

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

   
 
Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) are requested to bring their new card for rapid sign-up for credits

CCA (Certified Crop Advisor) Credits
Nutrient Management = NM
Crop Management = CM
Soil and Water Management = SW
Pest Management = PM

Thursday - February 21, 2008
Time Session
Room
CEUs
9:40
General Session
A/B
NM = 0.5
CM = 1.0
SW = 1.0
1:15 Identifying sources of phosphorus export from watersheds
A NM = 1.0
2:15
Nitrogen: can models help improve N management?
A NM = 1.0
3:35
Sulfur in starter fertilizer for soybeans
A NM = 0.5
4:05
Valuing Manure Nutrients
A
NM = 0.5
4:35
Slow Release Nitrigen (ESN) for Corn
A NM = 0.5
5:05
Sourcing & applying manure nutrients
A NM = 1.0

1:15
Continuous No-till and Cover crops: The perfect match
B
SW = 0.5
1:45
Compaction, Tillage and Carbon Sequestration
B SW = 0.5
2:15
Demonstration Water Management Project: First Results
B
SW = 1.0
3:35
Livestock Reservoir Wetland Sub-Irrigation System: Utilizing milking center waste & lot runoff in a closed sub-irrigation system from a 450-dairy cow herd
B
SW = 1.0
4:35
Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality
B
SW = 0.5
5:05
Hypoxia Issues
B
SW = 0.5
5:35
N and P in surface water
B
SW = 0.5

1:15
The Tenant vs. Landlord Rent Game
C
CM = 1.0
2:15
Wheat Production
C
CM = 0.5
2:45
Wheat-soybeans modified relay intercropping
C
CM = 0.5
3:35
Planter & Drill Adjustment for Peak Performance
C
CM = 1.0
4:35
Planter & Drill Adjustment for Peak Performance (repeat)
C
CM = 1.0

1:15
Module 1, 2 & 3 of First Detector Training for NPDN
D
PM = 3.0



2:15
Module 4: Art and Science of Diagnosis - Pathogen
D
2:45
Module 4: Art and Science of Diagnosis - Arthropod
D
3:35
Digitally Assisted Diagnosis
D

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Friday - February 22, 2008

Time Session
Room
CEUs
8:30 Tillage: moving toward no-till for soil improvement
A
SW = 1.5
10:15
Nutrient Management
A
NM = 1.5
1:00
Variable Rate Technology
A
NM = 1.0
2:00
Economics of specific systems
A
CM = 1.0
3:15
Custom Machinery Rates, Cropland Values & Rental Rates
A
CM = 0.5
3:35
Cornbelt Top Farmers: organizing farmers & professors to revitalize land grant colleges & boost farm incomes
A
PD = 0.5
4:15
The role of Ag Colleges in Production Agriculture
A
PD = 0.5

8:30
Estimating cost of production to maximize profits
B
CM = 0.5
9:00
How much N to apply in 2008
B
NM = 1.0
10:15
Utilizing Poultry Manure
B
NM = 0.5
10:45
Manganese deficiency, Roundup Ready Soybeans & Foliar Fertilization
B
NM = 1.0
1:00
Timing manure applications & stockpiling
B
NM = 0.5
1:30
Manure Nutrients & Row Crop Programs - It works
B
NM = 0.5
2:00
Slow release Nitrogen (ESN) for Wheat
B
NM = 0.5
2:30
Allocating Commercial Fertilizer Part I: Case Study
B
NM = 0.5
3:15
Allocating Commercial Fertilizer Part II: Case Study with manure nutrients
B
NM = 0.5
3:45
Soil erosion's role in nutrient management planning
B
NM = 0.5
4:15
Slow release Nitrogen: 3 crops, 6 years of leaching studies
B
NM = 0.5

8:30
Corn for Ethanol AND Feed
C
CM = 0.5
9:00
Ethanol from grain, stalks or paper
C
CM = 0.5
9:30
Ethanol Industry: An Insider's View
C
CM = 0.5
10:15
Improving soil water capacity with cover crops
C
SW = 0.5
10:45
Legume cover crops for soil quality
C
SW = 0.5
11:15
Cover crops: Farmer Panel
C
SW = 0.5
1:00
Tile flow and runoff from cover crops
C
SW = 0.5
1:30
Diversifying cropping systems to improve water quality
C
SW = 0.5
2:00
Water quality from manure application on tiled no-till fields
C
SW = 0.5
2:30
Soil Test Phosphorus Trends and stratification in Northwest Ohio Soils
C
SW = 0.5
3:15
Cover crop slurry seeding
C
SW = 0.5
3:45
Cover crops: research and on-farm results
C
SW = 0.5
4:15
On-farm cover crop & manure research
C
SW = 0.5

8:30
Twin rows
D
CM = 0.5
9:00
Seed treatment for insect and disease management
D
PM = 0.5
9:30
Insects and slugs
D
PM = 0.5
10:15
Disease management in no-till
D
PM = 0.5
10:45
Weed management
D
PM = 0.5
1:00
Strip-till and No-till success stories: Panel
D
CM = 0.5
2:00
Variable Rate Technology on Ohio Farms
D
CM = 0.5
2:30
RTK Networks
D
CM = 0.5
3:15
Making RTK Pay
D
CM = 0.5
3:45
On-farm Experiences: Panel
D
CM = 0.5
4:15
Precision Ag: Precise Placement of Inputs
D
CM = 0.5
   
   

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 Updated: May  2008