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International Crop Expo Programming for 2008
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
1:00 p.m. - Keynote Speaker Jolene Brown will present “Wrinkles of Wit and Wisdom” - Important lessons from the past.
Remember those wonderful sayings you heard as you grew up? “Don’t count your chickens... Make hay while...You’d better clean your plate... Two wrongs...”
With lots of laughter these and many more insightful phrases will help us celebrate the best of the past and negotiate the future. As we take a quick trip down memory lane we’ll learn valuable lessons from yesterday’s wit and wisdom.
Jolene Brown will have you laughing while you learn! She’s fun and funny, long-legged but not long-winded, and so insightful audiences accuse her of sleeping under their beds. As one of the premiere professional speakers for agriculture she helps people celebrate and learn skills for their every day challenges. Her audiences are worldwide, diverse, deriving and demanding...and the results of her work are highly praised, Jolene has made numerous guest appearances for television and radio broadcasts and her work has been featured on several major agricultural publications. She is an honored recipient of the highest earned designation of professional speaking achievement from the National Speakers Association.
This real “Farmer Brown” from West Branch, Iowa, will bring us a valuable message filled with participation, education, appreciation, and celebration.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
1:00 p.m. - Keynote Speaker Les Kletke will present “Not Just White Bread Anymore” - Have you changed your production as much as your diet?
Les Keltke has a reputation for being thought provoking and entertaining. His extensive background in the field of agriculture, his thirty years in the information business and more than a decade of broadcasting, make him a trusted voice.
A professional Agrologist and a Nuffield Scholar, Les has authored seven books. In 2008 he received the lifetime contribution award from the School of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba.
Les Kletke firmly believes that everyone who eats is involved in the business of agriculture.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Small Grains Program
9:00 - 9:30 am The Bio-fuel Industry - Current Status and Outlook, Cole Gustafson, NDSU Extension
9:40 - 10:10 am Marketing in Volatile Times, Frayne Olson, NDSU Extension
10:20 - 10:50 am New Equipment for Strip-till, John Nowatski, NDSU Extension
11:00 - 11:30 am Input Costs: Trends and Outlook, Andy Swenson, NDSU Extension
Soybean / Drybean Program
9:00 - 9:30 am Soybean/Dry Bean Insect Update, Jan Knodle, NDSU Extension Entomologist
9:40 - 10:10 am Market Update, Ray Grabanski, Progressive Ag
10:20 - 10:50 am Corn in the rotation, Joel Ransom, NDSU Extension Agronomist - Cereal Crops
11:00 - 11:30 am Managing Saline Soils, Paul Bjorg, NRCS Soil Conservation Technician
Potato Program
8:20 - 8:30 am Welcome and Introduction, Nick David, Potato Agronomist,
North Dakota State University - University of Minnesota
8:30 - 9:00 am History of Managing Verticillium dahliae in Potato Production, Dr. Neil Gudmestad, Plant Pathologist, North Dakota State University
9:00 - 9:30 am Metam Sodium Volatilization Studies - Implications to Buffer zones, Dr. Vincent Hebert, Washington State University
9:30 - 10:00 am Update on the Metam Sodium Re-registration Process, EPA Representative (tentative)
10:00 - 10:30 am Toxicology of Metam Sodium - Risks to Applicators and By-Standers, AMVAC
10:30 - 10:40 am Break
10:40 - 11:10 am Managing Verticillium dahliae without Metam Sodium - Fact or Fiction?
Dr. Linda Kinkel, Plant Pathologist, University of Minnesota
11:10 - 11:40 am Advances in Breeding Potato Cultivars Resistant to Verticillium,
Dr. Susie Thompson, Potato Breeder, North Dakota State University
11:40 - 12:10 am National Potato Council Update, John Keeling, Exec Vice President & CEO, Washington, DC
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Small Grain Program
9:00 - 9:30 am Northern Corn Issues, Jeff Coulter, U of M Extension
9:40 - 10:10 am Fertility- Managing High Input Costs, Dan Kaiser, U of M Extension
10:30 - 10:50 am Wheat Diseases - To spray or not to spray, Char Hollingsworth, U of M Extension
11:00 - 11:30 am Winter Wheat Production: Practices and Varieties, Joel Ransom, NDSU Extension
Soybean / Drybean Program
9:00 - 9:30 am Biofuels-Drying Issues, Ken Hellevang, NDSU Agriculture Engineer, Post Harvest Structure
9:40 - 10:10 am Soybean Iron Chlorosis / Fertility, Jay Goos, Professor NDSU Soil Science Department
10:20 - 10:50 am Tile Drainage, Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension Agronomist
11:00 - 11:30 am Soybean - Dry Bean Disease Update, Sam Markell, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist
Potato Program
8:30 - 9:00 am SPB International Chip and Seed Export Programs - Where Have We Been and Where are We Going? Sarah Mahler, United State Potato Board, Denver, CO
9:00 - 9:30 am History and Current Status of Exporting Seed to Cuba,
Ken Bertsch, North Dakota State Seed Commissioner
9:30 - 10:00 am ND/MN Certified Seed Update and Results, Willem Schrage, Director, ND Potato Program, Fargo, ND, Mike Horken, Potato Program Supervisor, EGF, MN
10:00 - 10:30 am Dry Rot: The Fusarium graminearum Story,
Dr. Gary Secor, Plant Pathologist, North Dakota State University
10:30 - 10:40 am Break
10:40 - 11:10 am Breeding for Increased Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Dr. Christian Thill, Potato Breeder, University of Minnesota
11:10 - 11:40 am Breeding for Increased Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Dr. Christian Thill, Potato Breeder, University of Minnesota
11:40 - 12:10 am Managing Corky Ringspot in Potato: 2008 Field Trial, Dr. Nick David -
Potato Agronomist, NDSU - U of M
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