2017 Agronomy Update Conference

 
 
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 Agronomy Update Conference Agenda - January 17 - 18, 2017

Tuesday January 17, 2017 - AM Sessions

Weathering the Weather
Crop production issues in 2016.
Harry Brook
Agriculture and Forestry

“Normal” weather and Alberta Climate Information Service.
Ralph Wright
Agriculture and Forestry

Using weather and other data to make production decisions.
Dan Heaney
Farmer’s Edge

Soils and Soil Fertility
Pulses for soil, crop, and environmental health.
Newton Lupwayi
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Effects of management over 25 years on soil properties and crop productivity.
Eric Bremer
Western Ag

Soil phosphorus and P fertilization: A look at lab analytical processes and how these affect soil test results and fertilization.
Len Kryzanowski
Agriculture and Forestry

Investing fertilizer dollars in products that will return additional income.
Rigas Karamanos
Koch Agronomic Services

Tuesday January 17, 2017 - PM Sessions

Crop Health Chairperson
Overview of crop health issues and survey results in 2016.
Michael Harding
Agriculture and Forestry

Temporal and spatial distribution of Sclerotinia ascospores in canola.
Luis del Rio-Mendoza
North Dakota State University

Update on root rot in peas.
Syama Chatterton
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Understanding stripe rust.
Reem Aboukhaddour
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Technology
Soil Sensibility and Data Utility .
Lewis Baarda
Farming Smarter

Local research perspective on management zone delineation.
Doon Pauly
Agriculture and Forestry

Wednesday January 17, 2017 - AM Sessions

Agronomy Part 1
Corn agronomy for non-traditional corn growing areas.
Nicole Rasmussen
DuPont Pioneer

A big picture look at pulse production in Alberta.
Mark Olson
Agriculture and Forestry

Soybean row spacing, plant densities, and benefits to follow crops.
Frank Larney
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Including Group 14 and 15 products in weed management programs.
Eric Johnson
University of Saskatchewan

Agronomy Part 2
Cleavers control strategies for southern Alberta.
Eric Johnson
University of Saskatchewan

Improving agronomic input efficiency: Advanced Agronomic Practices Project Review.
Sheri Strydhorst
Agriculture and Forestry

Cereal lodging.
Rob Graf
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Wednesday January 17, 2017 - PM Sessions

Agronomy Last Words
Applying Lessons learned from fertigation research to irrigated and dryland crop production.
Doon Pauly
Agriculture and Forestry

Insect Management
Overview of insect concerns and insect survey work in 2016.
Scott Meers
Agriculture and Forestry

Establishing and refining insect pest economic thresholds.
Scott Meers and Hector Carcamo
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Enhancing beneficial insects to prevent pest outbreaks.
Vincent Hervet
Agriculture and Forestry

Development of near real-time weather-based insect pest forecasting system for Alberta.
Swaroop Kher
Agriculture and Forestry

 
 
 
 
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