Wednesday, 21 June 2006: 7:30 AM
Innovative Cropping Systems
Presiding:James Krall, UW Research & Extension Center
7:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
7:35 AMPlanting Strategy Using Skipped Rows to Improve Drought Tolerance of Rainfed Corn.
Robert Klein, Univ of Nebraska
7:55 AMCan Skipping Rows Increase Corn Yield?.
Alexander Pavlista, UNL-PREC, David Baltensperger, UNL-PREC, Drew Lyon, UNL-PREC, Gary Hergert, UNL-PREC, Robert Klein, Univ of Nebraska, Charles Shapiro, Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, Steven Knezevic, Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, Stephen Mason, Univ. of Nebraska, Lenis Nelson, Univ. of Nebraska, Roger Elmore, Iowa State Univ, Alan Schlegel, Southwest Res. Ext. Center, Merle Vigil, USDA
8:15 AMBarley Performance in a No-Till and Conventional-Till Comparison.
Stephen Guy, Univ. of Idaho-PSES, Mary Lauver, Univ. of Idaho-PSES
8:35 AMContribution of Cover Crop Nitrogen to Grapevines: a Lysimeter Study using 15N.
Rik Smith, Univ of Wyoming, Alison M. Berry , Univ of California, Davis
8:55 AMBreak
9:10 AMConnecting Science to Farming Practice - a Proven Method to Help Farmers Address Dry Land Salinity in Western Australia.
Tom A. Bailey, Western Australian Lucerne Growers Inc.
9:30 AMIPM Consequences of Herbicide Tolerant and Insect Resistant Crops in the Western U.S.
Patrick Byrne, Colorado State Univ, Judy Harrington, Colorado State Univ, Scott Nissen, Colorado State Univ
9:50 AMAdjourn

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