Conservation Agriculture 2010 Conference
February 9 - 10, 2010
Queensbury Centre, EVRAZ Place
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Conservation Agriculture 2010 Agenda
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
8:00 AM Registration
9:45 AM Keynote Address – Conservation Agriculture: the South American Experience, Ivo Mello, Brazil
Session 1 Agronomy
10:30 AM New harvest management technologies for canola – Jim Bessell, Canola Council of Canada
11:00 AM Self-seeding Medic (legume): Fertility enhancement or weed? – Bill May, AAFC, Indian Head, SK
11:30 AM Using rotations to manage time – Mark Akins, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Regina, SK
12:05 PM lunch
Session 2 Applied Research Updates
1:30 PM Cropping systems research - Judy McKell, IHARF, Indian Head, SK
1:45 PM Cropping system research – Mitchell Morrison, SERF, Redvers, SK
2:00 PM Harvest management – Bryan Nybo, WCA, Swift Current, SK
2:15 PM Direct harvesting canola – Kim Stonehouse, Saskatchewan Agriculture, Tisdale, SK
2:30 PM Fababean and Hemp Production – Sherilyn Phelps, Saskatchewan Agriculture, North Battleford, SK
2:45 PM Field Scale Precision Ag Research – Brent Casavant, NARF, Tisdale, SK
3:00 PM Coffee break
Session 3 Nutrient Management
3:45 PM Soil sampling strategies – Patrick Moolecki, Saskatchewan Agriculture, Moose Jaw, SK
4:15 PM Using Green Manures in direct seeding systems – Jim Thorson, Producer, Liberty, SK
4:45 PM Fertility changes in long-term no-till – Jim Halford, Producer, Indian Head, SK
6:15 PM SSCA Awards Banquet
8:00 PM Evolution of Conservation Tillage on the Canadian Prairies - Wayne Lindwall, AAFC (retired), Calgary, AB
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Session 4 Tall Residue Systems
8:30 AM Benefits from seeding into tall stubble - Herb Cutforth, AAFC, Swift Current, SK
9:00 AM Managing tall residue using a disk seeder - Rex Cunningham, Producer, Mannville
9:30 AM Managing tall residue by seeding between the rows – Chris Vanderstoel, Producer, Pense, SK
10:00 AM Coffee Break
Session 5 Integrated Pest Management
10:45AM Integrate weed management strategies in conservation agriculture – Steve Shirtliffe, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
11:15AM Insect and disease update – Brent Flaten, Saskatchewan Agriculture, Moose Jaw, SK
11:45AM Using forages in direct seeded rotations – Lindsay Coulthard, Manitoba Zero Tillage Research Association, Brandon, MB
12:15 PM Lunch
12:30 PM SSCA Annual General Meeting
Session 6 Precision Ag
1:30 PM Decision-making in Precision Ag – Curtis MacKinnon, Farmers Edge Consulting
2:00 PM Controllers and Monitors – John F. Nowatzki, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
2:30 PM Managing data on my farm – Keith Stephens, Producer, Balcarres, SK
Closing Address
3:00 PM Is your management system prepared for the future? – Dick Wittman, Producer and Farm Management Consultant, ID USA
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