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Colorado, Nebraska Crop Clinic to focus on conservation tillage cropping systemsBy D. Bruce Bosley CSU Extension Agent, cropping systems Colorado Colorado and Nebraska Extension will, for the first time, host a joint December Crop Clinic this year. This program will be held in Sidney, Neb., Dec. 9 and 10, and will focus on dryland and irrigated cropping systems using reduced and no-till farming practices. This program has been planned for an audience of crop consultants, farmers, ag chemical and fertilizer suppliers, and ag equipment dealers, as well as other ag professionals. This collaboration was a product of the "break down the walls" initiative of area land-grant universities. These include: Colorado State University, University of Nebraska, University of Wyoming, and Kansas State University. Programs conducted through this initiative will provide the best expertise available for presenting the most current research based information. The dryland portion of the program will take place Dec. 9. It includes talks from Nebraska and Colorado presenters on proso millet and on winter wheat. Both proso millet and wheat topics include: water use, plant growth and placement in rotations, fertility, variety selection and planting, weeds, and harvesting. Presenters will also give proso millet talks on marketing and equipment issues. Specific wheat presentations also include: summer fallow, insect, and disease management. The speakers include university professors and Extension agents and specialists, as well as farm producers. The program agenda for the irrigated portion of the clinic, Dec. 10, include the following. Two area experts will give talks on managing dryland insect and disease pests. Three speakers will talk about no-till and zone (or strip) tillage fit and economics. Two more will talk about the impact of no-till farming and nitrogen fertility and carbon sequestration. Weed management and herbicide effectiveness are the topics of three more talks. Colorado and Nebraska both provide speakers on optimum fertilizer and manure management. Nebraska and Colorado economists will compare farm tillage practices from conventional tillage, zone tillage, and no-tillage. Finally, three speakers will present current research on the yield and profitability of limited irrigation strategies. Certified Crop Advisor continuing education credits have been requested as follows: 1.5--Fertilizer Management, Crop Management--4.5, 3.5--Pest Management, 3--Soil and Water. Please contact me, Bruce Bosley about these or other cropping systems or natural resource topics at 970-522-3200, Ext. 285 in Sterling or 970-542-3540 in Fort Morgan. 11/24/08 Date: 11/18/08 Advertisement
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