Planning Session for Improving NUE in Corn and Wheat

Crop Nitrogen Algorithm Workshop, May 19-20, 2003
SEE the Current Agenda for the 2004 Workshop
Sunday, May 18th Participant Arrival, Student Union Hotel (see pictures & MAP at this link)
Workshop Pictures
Monday, May 19th		Location/Personnel
7:35 AM	Walk from Campus to BIOEN
7:45 AM	Continental Breakfast Served at the Meeting	BIOEN Lab
7:55 AM	Introductions, Welcome	J. Schepers, B. Raun
	Workshop Objectives
1. Participant presentation of current N fertilization strategies in wheat and corn within each respective state. 2. Discussion of reasonable scenarios for N fertilization (preplant rates, mid-season N rates, time of application, method of application, yield goals, and rate as a function of expected yield) 3. Discussion for improving collaborative efforts in our region
8:00 - 8:15 AM	Environmental Needs for In-Season Nitrogen Management	S. Phillips
8:15 - 8:30 AM	State of Engineering in Precision Agriculture, Boundaries and Limits for Agronomy (Depth of Field, Background Discrimination, etc.)	J. Solie, M. Stone
Current Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies in Wheat and Corn
9:00 AM	Current N Fertilization Strategy for Corn in Nebraska	R. Ferguson, B. Caldwell
9:10 AM	Current N Fertilization Strategy for Corn in Missouri	N. Kitchen
9:20 AM	Current N Fertilization Strategy for Corn in Iowa	J. Hatfield
9:30 AM	Current N Fertilization Strategy for Wheat and Corn in Kansas	J. Schmidt, A. Schlegel
9:45 AM	Current N Fertilization Strategy for Wheat and Corn in Virginia	S. Phillips
10:00 AM	Current N Fertilization Strategy for Wheat and Corn in Colorado	R. Khosla
10:15 AM	Current N Fertilization Strategy for Wheat in Oklahoma	G. Johnson
10:30-10:45 AM	BREAK
10:45-10:55 AM	Table Summary of Results from ALL Participants	All
METHODS to IMPROVE N FERTILIZATION (Precision Agriculture, Methods, Limitations, etc.)
11:00-11:15 AM	Missouri	N. Kitchen, K. Sudduth
11:15-11:30 AM	Nebraska	D. Francis, J. Schepers, J. Shanahan, B. Caldwell
11:30-11:45 AM	Iowa	J. Hatfield
11:45-12:00 AM	Kansas	J. Schmidt, A. Schlegel
12:00 - 12: 30	LUNCH Served at the Meeting
12:30-12:45	Virginia	S. Phillips
12:45-1:00	Colorado	R. Khosla
1:00-1:15	Oklahoma	G. Johnson, B.Raun, J. Solie, M. Stone
1:15-1:30	OPEN DISCUSSION	Chair: J. Schepers
Exploratory Research in Corn and Wheat - Applications for the Future
1:30-1:40	Growth Stage, Development, and Spatial Variability in Corn Evaluated Using Optical Sensor Readings	B. Raun, J. Solie, G. Johnson, M.Stone, K. Freeman, R. Mullen
1:40-1:50	Foliar P in Wheat and Corn	Oklahoma, Nebraska, Virginia
1:50-2:05	Missouri	N. Kitchen, K. Sudduth
2:05-2:20	Nebraska	J. Shanahan, D. Francis, R. Ferguson
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2:20-2:30	Iowa	J. Hatfield
2:30-2:45	Kansas	J. Schmidt, A. Schlegel
2:45-3:15	BREAK
3:15-3:30	Virginia	S. Phillips
3:30-3:45	Colorado	R. Khosla
3:45-4:15	Tour of Ag Engineering Facilities, New Corn and Wheat Equipment	J. Solie, M. Stone
4:15-4:25	NTech Update	R. Mullen
4:25-5:00	OPEN DISCUSSION	Chair: N. Kitchen
6:00-8:00	Dinner at Eskimo Joe's
Tuesday, May 20th		Location/Personnel
7:30-7:50	Checkout
7:50 AM	Walk from Campus to BIOEN
8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast Served at the Meeting	BIOEN Lab
8:15-8:30	Integration of Agronomy and Engineering	M. Stone and J. Solie
8:30-8:45	Integrating Agronomy and Engineering	J. Shanahan, D. Francis
8:45-9:00	Integrating Agronomy and Engineering	K. Sudduth, N. Kitchen
Components of NEW Algorithms (Presentation / Discussion)
9:00-10:30	Components of a New Wheat Algorithm	B. Raun
	by-plant CORN
10:30-12:00	Components of a New Corn Algorithm	J. Schepers
12:00-1:00	LUNCH Served at the Meeting
Comparison of Late-Season Diagnostic Tests for Predicting Nitrogen Status of Corn (Fox et al.,)
N Fertilization Summary
PARTICIPANTS
John Schmidt Soil Fertility/Chemistry 2108 Throckmorton tel: (785) 532-7211 fax: (785) 532-6094 schmidt@ksu.edu
Alan .J. Schlegel Southwest Res. Ext. Center Rt. 1, Box 148 Tribune, KS, 67879-9774 (316)376-4761 (316)376-2278 schlegel@ksu.edu
Gyles Randall University of Minnesota Department: Soil, Water, and Climate randa012@umn.edu
Newell R. Kitchen ARS-USDA Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit University of Missouri Columbia, MO (573) 882-1135 kitchenn@missouri.edu Kenneth A. Sudduth, Ph.D., P.E. Agricultural Engineer USDA Agricultural Research Service 269 Ag Engineering Bldg., U. of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 phone 573.882.4090 fax 573.882.1115 SudduthK@missouri.edu James S. Schepers Supervisory Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS 113 Keim Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0915 tel: 402-472-1513 fax: 402-472-0516 jschepers1@unl.edu Dennis D. Francis Soil Scientist USDA-ARS SWCRU 241 Keim Hall, UNL Lincoln, NE 68583-0934 tel: 402.472.8494 fax: 402.472.0516 dfrancis1@unl.edu John Shanahan Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS 110 Keim Hall, Univ. of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68583-0934 ph:402-472-1511 jshanahan1@unl.edu Jerry L. Hatfield USDA-ARS National Soil Tilth Laboratory 2150 Pammel Dr. Ames, IA 50011 tel: (515) 294-5723 fax: (515) 294-8125 hatfield@nstl.gov John Meisinger Beltsville, MD USDA-ARS Animal and Natural Resources Institute Beltsville, Maryland (301) 504-5276 JMEISING@ANRI.barc.usda.gov Steve Payton spayton@unlserve.unl.edu ARS Post Doctoral Fellow University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska
Gordon Johnson Plant and Soil Sciences Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 tel 405-744-9590 gvj@mail.pss.okstate.edu Hailin Zhang Soil Testing Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 haz@mail.pss.okstate.edu John Solie Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 405 744-7893 jsolie@okstate.edu Marv Stone Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 405 744-4337 mstone@okstate.edu Bill Raun Plant and Soil Sciences Oklahoma State University 044 N. Ag. Hall Stillwater, OK 74078 tel: 405 744-6418 wrr@mail.pss.okstate.edu
Richard Ferguson RFERGUSON1@unl.edu Agronomy Department PO Box 66 SCREC, Clay Center, 68933-0066 tel: (402)762-3535 rferguso@unlnotes.unl.edu
Robert M. Caldwell Extension Cropping Systems Specialist 306 Keim Hall Department of Agronomy and Horticulture University of Nebraska-Lincoln P.O. Box 830915 Lincoln, NE 68583-0915 tel: 402/472-4792 fax: 402/472-7904 rcaldwell1@unl.edu
Kyle Holland kholland@alltel.net Holland Scientific 402-488-1226
Ricardo Inamasu rinamasu2@unlnotes.unl.edu Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa Parque Estação Biológica-PqEB s/nº. Brasília - DF - Brasil CEP: 70770-901 tel: (61) 448-4433 fax: (61) 347-1041
Wade Thomason The Noble Foundation P.O. Box 2180 Ardmore, OK 73402 USA wethomason@noble.org
Steve Phillips Virginia Tech Eastern Shore AREC 33446 Research Dr. Painter VA 23420 tel: (757) 414-0724 ext. 16 fax: (757) 414-0730 stevep@vt.edu
Raj Khosla Soil/Crop Science C13 Plant Science Building 970-491-1920 (office) 970-491-6237 (lab) rkhosla@lamar.colostate.edu
Robert Mullen 2330 North Perkins Road Stillwater, OK 74075 tel: 405-880-1366 rmullen@ntechindustries.com
schmidt@ksu.edu schlegel@ksu.edu randa012@umn.edu kitchenn@missouri.edu jschepers1@unl.edu dfrancis1@unl.edu jshanahan1@unl.edu hatfield@nstl.gov JMEISING@ANRI.barc.usda.gov gvj@mail.pss.okstate.edu jsolie@okstate.edu mstone@okstate.edu wrr@mail.pss.okstate.edu rferguso@unlnotes.unl.edu wethomason@noble.org stevep@vt.edu rkhosla@lamar.colostate.edu rmullen@ntechindustries.com rcaldwell1@unl.edu spayton@unlserve.unl.edu kholland@alltel.net rinamasu2@unlnotes.unl.edu