Speakers and panel members at the Annual Conference are
made up of university personnel, industry representatives, experienced farmers,
government workers and business people.
If you would like to be a part of the 2009 Conference,
download the Call for Presentations and submit by June 1, 2008
Certified Crop Advisors – CEU
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The mention of any commercial products or
companies as part of the workshops,
or within the Handouts or Power Points is
not intended as an endorsement
of the Colorado Conservation Tillage
Association.
All information is provided for educational
purposes only.
If you would
like to present or have a suggestion for a 2009 Conference Workshop,
please contact
any of the CCTA Board Members. Go to About
Us
Carbon Credits
Chad Martin, Aggregation Specialist, AgraGate Carbon Credits Corp.,
5400 University Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50266,
cmartin@agragate.comwww.agragate.com
With more than 1,500,000 acres aggregated from farmers and landowners in 24
states, AgraGate is the nation's leading supplier of carbon credit aggregation
services to agriculture. In a nutshell, AgraGate is the "country
elevator" of the catbon credits marketplace. The company is a wholly
owned subsidiary of the IFBF (Iowa Farm Bureau Federation).
Carbon Sequestration, What Are Carbon Credit?
Greenhouse Effects & Gases, How Land is Used, Soil Carbon Dynamics in Response
to Tillage. Loss of Soil Carbon, Increasing Carbon Pools, Soil Carbon
Sequestration, Chicago Climate Exchange, Carbon Credit Programs, Offsets,
Contract Terms, Rangeland Project Elgibility.
Cellulosic Biofuels
Dr Kenneth Reardon, Professor of Chemical Engineering, 1370
Campus Delivery, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523,
kenneth.reardon@colostate.edu
Dr Lee Sommers , Director of Ag
Experiment Station, 16 Administration, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523,
Lee.sommers@colostate.edu
After an overview of lignocellulosic biofuels, agricultural crops and
residues will be discussed as potential biomass sources for their production.
Learn about a unique system that fits on any rotary combine to simultaneously
harvest grain and collect cellulosic residues without slowing down the
harvesting process or excess fossil fuel usage.
Colorado Water Laws
Ken Knox, Chief Deputy State Engineer, Colorado Division of Water Resources,
1313 Sherman Street, Room 818, Denver, CO 80203
ken.knox@state.co.us
Reasons for starting No-Till, Reasons for
starting Continuous No-Till, What is Done (fertilizing, seed, planting, other
considerations), Harvest, What's Next?
Crops for Biofuel Feedstock
David Nielsen, Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS Central
Great Plains Research Station, 40335 County Road GG, Akron, CO 80702,
david.nielsen@ars.usda.gov
.
1 CEU in Crop Management for attendance at
one of the two sessions
This session will describe potential crops for biofuels
production, their water use, yield potential under varying water conditions, and
production practices. Crops will include canola, mustard, camelina,
soybean, sunflower, safflower and corn.
Eminent Domain Update
Colorado: What You Need to Know
Sharon Croghan, President, Save Our Homes Coalition, Keensburg,
CO. Bob Hoban, Attorney, Frank and Finger, PC, Evergreen, CO.
This breakout will cover eminent domain law - nationally and
locally, changes, short comings and improvements.
Ron Rutz, Attorney At Law, 2625 Redwing Road, Suite 180, Fort Collins, CO
80526, rutz@ronaldrutz.com
Examining issues of the different kinds of Wills, Wills vs.
Living Trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney, gifting, conservation easements, oil
and gas planning, the use of limited liability companies (LLC's), water rights,
all in an agricultural estate planning setting.
Estate Tax Planning Part
2
Ron Rutz, Attorney At Law, Fort Collins, CO
Continuation of the above program.
Farmers Living With Limited
Water
Dennis Coryell and Zach Coryell, Producers,
Coryell Farms, Burlington, CO,
dcor@starband.net
Mark Watson has farmed no till with his
brother Bruce since 1994. They farm approximately 3000 acres,
predominately dryland, but they do have 3 center pivots and will be farming 6
more center pivots in 2008. They produce corn, wheat, edible beans, and
proso millet. He and his brother were honored as Master Conservationists
in Production in 2007 from the University of Nebraska Institute of Agricultural
and Natural Resources and the Omaha World Herald.
Feasibility of Land Rental
John Deering, Extension Agriculture and Business
Management Area Agent, 181 Birch Ave, CSU, Akron, CO, 80720,
john.deering@colostate.edu
1 CEU in Professional Development
Farmland cash leases are becoming a fact of life for farmers as
absentee land ownership becomes more widespread. Negotiating fair and
equitable lease arrangements is crucial in maintaining good working
relationships with landowners and most importantly, in continuing farm
profitability. He will discuss and demonstrate methods and materials that
make this process easier for farmers and landowners alike.
High Plains producers share their experiences and expertise on growing Grain
Sorghum.
Grow Your Own Future: Seeds
into Diesel Fuel
Micah Allen, Engineering Project Manager, iCAST,
International Center For Appropriate and Sustainable Technology, 8745 W 14th
Ave, Suite 220, Lakewood, CO 80215,
micah@icast.org
100 years ago farmers devoted part of their field to fueling
their horsepower. Today, that's possible by growing oil seeds and
manufacturing Biodiesel. We will describe the process, demonstrate it on a
fully functioning demonstration unit and answer any questions you may have.
1 CEC - Environmental Protection
for attendance at one of the two sessions
1 CEU in Pest Management for attendance at
one of the two sessions
This program will cover the basics of pesticide spray drift.
Topics covered will include an overview of drift types, weather factors
affecting drift, pesticide applicator record keeping requirements, nozzle
technology, and strategies to reduce spray drift.
Power Point from Conference:
Keys to Drift Spray
Management - Sorry, unable to get this Power Point to work on website.
Why Interest in Drift Spray, Reasons for
Record Keeping, Technical Aspects of Drift Spray (definition, types, factors,
weather), Wind and Drift Spray, Inversions, Evaporation, Strategies to Reduce
Drift Spray.
2 CECs - Laws
and Regulations for attendance at all of the Laws and Regulations
session.
1 CEU in Pest Management
This session will be geared toward the private applicator.
Limited Irrigation Research
Joel Schneekloth, Northwest Regional Water Resource
Specialist, CSU, 40334 Cnty Rd GG, Akron, CO, 80720,
joel.schneekloth@colostate.edu
Allan
Andales, Assistant Professor, CSU, Soil and Crop
Sciences Department, C111 Plant Sciences, Fort Collins, CO, 80523,
allan.andales@colostate.edu
1 CEU in Soil and Water for attendance at
one of the two sessions
Water supplies throughout Colorado have been limited by weather
and litigation. In many regions, adequate water supplies are unavailable
on a continuous basis. Innovative cropping strategies and water management
are critical to dealing with these issues. Colorado State University has
initiated a research program which addresses these issues.
Water Field Studies
in the South Platte, Irrigation Efficiency, Consumption Use, Yield Vs Water Use,
Elements of Field Studies, Water Acounting, Berthoud Alfalfa Study, Partial
Season Irrigation, South Platte 2007 Irrigation Research and Demonstration
Project.
High Plains Producers share their expertise and experiences with
no-till.
Jacob Wagers was raised on a dry-land farm in Washington County.
After attending college he returned to full time farming and has practices
no-till for twelve years on the family farm. They use chem-fallow, wheat,
corn and millet rotation.
Jack Maranville farms south of Matheson, Colorado. He has
been a speaker on no-till at a variety of conferences in the High Plains Region.
He is a past president of CCTA.
Gary Maskus owns and operates a dryland farm northeast of
Arriba, Colorado. He has been using continuous no-till for 11 years, with
a large percentage of his acreage being continuous crop no-till for 8 years.
His dryland operation averages about 16" of rainfall on mostly silt loam and
clam loam soils. His rotations are primarly W-W-C-Proso-C-Proso, W-W-C-Sf-Proso,
and W-W-C-Proso-C-F, although he also uses some "opprotunity" cropping sequences
as well. He is a past president of CCTA.
Precision Agriculture 101
Mark Brownell, Associate Professor Agriculture, Northeastern Junior College,
100 College Ave, Sterling, CO 80751,
mike.brownell@njc.edu
A basic description of GPS/GIS terms and descriptions of how the systems
work. We will look at GPS/GIS equipment, guidance, and yield monitors, and
how the average farmer can utilize these systems.
Mike Brownell has been using no-till practices for 4 years and teaches
Precision Agriculture at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling.
Jim and Lorra Mertens have been using Farm Works Software for Mapping, Field
Records & Accounting since 1995. They have been using Ag Leader Hardware
for Precision Ag since about 2000. They farm in central Kansas and grow
wheat, milo an sometimes soybeans. They rotate with a little
alfalfa.
Precision Agriculture Vendor Panel
Rick Lewton, Lewton Ag, Otis, CO; Chris Buggeln, Central Inc.,
Evans, CO. Pat Nelson, Outback GPS Guidance, Hastings NE
Please refer to the Trade Show Exhibitors List for 2008
for contact information.
Relay Cropping
Dr Jim Schepers, Soil Scientist, USDA - Agricultural Research Service,
Lincoln NE
1 CEU in Crop Management
Relay cropping has historically been used to capture additional solar energy
and convert it into biomass (grain and residues). The concept offers
potential for increased profitability and facilitates environmental stewardship.
Success depends on being able to balance cultural practices with water and
nutrient availability.
Power Point from Conference:
Relay
Cropping - Sorry, unable to get this Power Point to work on website.
Lots of excellent photos in this presentation, so give it time to load.
John Deering,
Extension Agriculture and Business Management Area Agent, CSU, 181 Birch Ave,
County Courthouse Annex, Akron, CO. 80720,
john.deering@colostate.edu
2
CEU's in Professional Development for attendance at one of the two
2-hour sessions
RightRisk™ is an innovative risk
research and education program. Through friendly competition and
interaction with the instructors, workshop participants will utilize the Ag
Survivor simulation program to experience a unique, interactive learning
environment conducive to producing long-term growth in risk management decision
making skills. For more information visit
http://www.rightrisk.org.
Allen Letterly farms 900 acres near Eaton, Colorado. He
raises corn, hay, Certified Seed Wheat and cattle. When he bought the farm
in 1993 it had 4 center pivot sprinklers and he started to experiment with
reduced tillage/no-till farming. Today he primarily uses reduced tillage
farming practices.
Who Uses Strip-Till? What is
Strip-Till? Where Does Strip-Till Work? Where There is Trouble.
When Does Strip-Till Work? Why Use Strip-Till? Residue and Soil
Building. How We Strip-Till.
Sunflower Production
Joel Schneekloth, Northeast Regional Water Resource Specialist, CSU,
40335 Cnty Rd G, Akron, CO 80720
joel.schneekloth@colostate.edu
Alan Helm, Area Weed Specialist,
CSU, Golden Plains Area, PO Box 328, Holyoke, CO,
alan.helm@colostate.edu
Ron
Meyer, Monsanto Local field Advisor, 44124 Hwy 24, Burlington, CO
80807, ron.f.meyer@monsanto.com
1 CEC - Pest Management - category 103 - Agricultural
Weed Control for attendance at one of these sessions
1 CEU in Crop Management for attendance at one
of the two sessions
Sunflowers are a cropping option in Colorado for dryland and limited water
situations. This program will discuss cropping, water and weed management
of sunflowers. Also, nutrient management for irrigated sunflowers will be
discussed as well as innovative planting strategies for dryland production.
Power Points from Conference:
Sunflower Weed
Management - Helm - Sorry, can't get this Power Point to work on Website.
Herbicide Selection, Weed
Management Strategies, Lost of Charts with Information.
Using iFARM EconomicAnalysis Tool (iFEAT)
to analyze insurance and skip row corn
Daniel Palic, Agricultural Science Research Technician, USDA-ARS-Agricultural
Systems Research Unit, 2150 Centre Ave, Bldg D, Suite 200 Fort Collins, CO,
80526, daniel.palic@ars.usda.gov
Paul Burgener,
Agriculture Economics Research Coordinator, University of Nebraska, 4502 Ave 1,
Scottsbluff, NE 69361, pburgener2@unl.edu
1 CEU in Professional Development for
attendance at one of the two sessions
Is skip row corn a viable planting option with the insurance options that are
available? We will use iFEAT to analyze and look at various insurance
scenarios with various yields with data collected by the Nebraska Panhandle
Research Station in Scottsbluff.
Tony Frank, Director of Renewable Energy Development,
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Cooperative Development Center, 5655 S Yosemite St,
Suite 400, Greenwood Village, CO, 80110,
This breakout will cover small wind systems and applications,
commercial scale wind projects,
locally-owned community wind projects, wind resources at the local, state and
national levels and financing tools for wind development.
Sizes and
Application, Driving Forces Behind Wind Development, Capacity and Cost Trends,
Wind Resources Map, Economic Development Impacts, High Plains Project, Local
Ownership, Future Wind Development, Description of Types of Turbines, Small Wind
and Uses.
