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2nd Nutrient Stewardship Summit


















2012 Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference

ORAL PRESENTATIONS


        Tuesday, March 6 (8:00 am –5:00 pm)

Environmental
The nitrogen cascade and implications for agriculture; Cliff Snyder
Nitrogen fertilizer source and placement effects on nitrous oxide emissions; Ardell Halvorson, Stephen Del Grosso
Nitrous oxide and methane emission from a field scale cropping systems study, including manure and fertilizer applications; Mario Tenuta
NuGIS: A Nutrient Use Geographic Information System for the U.S.; Paul Fixen, Ryan Williams, Quentin Rund

N Management
Effect of soil pH on NBPT metabolism and mitigation of ammonia losses from surface applied urea; Rick Engel, Emma Williams, Rosie Wallander
Evaluation of five new nitrogen fertilizer additives; Jay Goos
Sensor-based nutrient management in Montana's Golden Triangle; Olga Walsh, Mal Wescott
Nitrogen response in winter wheat; Kent Martin, Dave Mengel, Alan Schlegel
Preliminary reassessment of North Dakota N rates on corn; Dave Franzen

Nutrient Management
What’s the future of improved fertilizer recommendations? Gary Hergert, Dwayne Westfall, Dave Mengel, Gary Peterson
Fertilizing after a drought; Dave Mengel
Effect of long-term N and P fertilization on soil chemical properties; Alan Schlegel and Kent Martin
Response of corn to P applied through drip irrigation and management of P sources in fertigation; Scott Staggenborg
Rescuing mature pecan trees suffering from iron deficiency in the Pecos Valley; Robert Flynn, Richard Heerema
Fertilizer 101 - General introduction of fertilizers to non-science or farm audience; Connie Nichol

        Wednesday, March 7 (8:00 am – 12:00 noon)

Manure
Success and failures of nutrient management plans for New Mexico dairies; Robert Flynn
Rethinking manure and compost N mineralization rates based on in situ measurements; Jessica Davis, Tunsisa Hurisso, Brad Jakubowski, Kathy Doesken
Effect of uniformity of land application of solid cattle manure on a black chernozem soil in east-central Saskatchewan; Thomas King
Short and long-term effects of legume green manures and N rate in a cereal cropping system on yield and soil N; Clain Jones, Perry Miller, Justin O’Dea, Ann McCauley, Macdonald Burgess

Organic Amendments
Impact of alternative amendments on available soil phosphorus in organic farming systems; Renee Gebault King, Jay Norton, Jenna Meeks
Feasibility of various amendments and management practices in preventing nutrient deficiencies in organic crop production; S.S. Malhi
Soil amendment with biochars and ash to improve fertility of prairie soils; Jeff Schoenau