712 Managing Spatial Variability/Div. A08 Business Meeting

Oral Session
A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:10 AM-12:30 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 371C

Presiding:
John Schmidt
8:10 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
Spatial Perspectives Corn and Soybean Yield Progress.
Nicolas Martin, Syngenta Seeds Inc.
8:30 AM
The Solar Corridor Challenge.
Charles Deichman, Deichman Consulting
8:45 AM
Plant and N Impacts on Maize Growth, What's Controlling Yield.
Sharon Clay, South Dakota State Univ.; David Clay, South Dakota State Univ.; David Horvath, USDA-ARS
9:00 AM
Corn Reflectance and Yield Response Spatial Variability along a Hillslope.
John Schmidt, USDA-ARS; Ravi Sripada, Monsanto Company; Douglas Beegle, Pennsylvania State Univ.; Nan Hong, Monsanto Company
9:15 AM
Sensitivity of Remote Sensing Estimates of Wheat Chlorophyll Content. to Varying Soil Reflectance.
Jan Eitel, Univ. of Idaho; Dan S. Long, USDA-ARS; Paul Gessler, Univ. of Idaho; E. Raymond Hunt Jr., USDA-ARS; David Brown, Washington State Univ.
9:30 AM
Break
9:45 AM
Using an Active Sensor to Estimate Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata L.) Dry Matter Yield and Quality.
Ravi Sripada, Monsanto Company; John Schmidt, USDA-ARS; Matt Sanderson, USDA-ARS; Sarah K. Marshall, USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
10:00 AM
Field Level Digital Soil Mapping of Cec.
John Triantafilis, The University of New South Wales; Sam Mostyn Buchanan, The University of New South Wales; Kevin La Lau, The University of New South Wales
10:15 AM
“SMART” Controllers and Sensors: Critical Components of Automated Irrigation Systems.
Diganta Adhikari, California State Univ., Fresno; Dave Goorahoo, California State Univ., Fresno; Florence Cassel Sharma, California State Univ., Fresno; David Zoldoske, California State Univ., Fresno
10:30 AM
An Assessment of Crop Yield Sampling Techniques on Coal-Mined Land in Reclamation Using Monte Carlo Simulation.
K. L. Armstrong, Crop Sciences Dep.; D. G. Bullock, Crop Sciences Department; R. E. Dunker, Crop Sciences Department; G. A. Bollero, Crop Sciences Department
10:45 AM
Discussion
11:00 AM
Div. A08 Business Meeting
12:30 PM
Adjourn