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SUMMARY:Oilseed & Direct Seed Cropping Systems conference\, Kennewick
DESCRIPTION:12/17/2013 \nOilseed\, direct seed cropping systems conference Jan. 20-22 \nMedia Contacts:Karen Sowers\, WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences\, 509-396-5936\, ksowers@wsu.eduKay Meyer\, Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association\, 509-995-6335\, pndsa@directseed.org \nKENNEWICK\, Wash. – Early registration ends Dec. 31 for the only regional conference offering an extensive program on oilseed and direct seed production systems. It will be Jan. 20-22 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. \nRegistration costs $160-$200. Register and get more information at http://css.wsu.edu/biofuels/2014conference or http://www.directseed.org/events/annual-conference/. \nThe conference is intended for farmers\, livestock producers\, crop input suppliers\, advisors\, bankers\, researchers and supporting agency personnel. \nSpeakers from Australia\, Canada and the U.S. will be part of the 2014 cropping systems conference\, “Covering New Ground\,” co-hosted by Washington State University and the Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association. General sessions will cover topics of broad interest while breakout sessions will offer in-depth looks at specific topics. \nConference speakers will include: \n• Dwayne Beck\, Dakota Lakes Research Farm \n• Jack Brown\, University of Idaho \n• Steve Groff\, Cover Crop Solutions \n• Raj Kholsa\, Colorado State University \n• John Kirkegaard\, CSIRO Australia \n• Tai McClellan Maaz\, WSU graduate student \n• Peter Moulton\, Washington Department of Commerce \n• Dave Paul\, USDA-RMA \n• Heath Sanders\, Great Plains Canola Assoc. \n• Phil Thomas\, BrassicaCorp Ltd and Agri-Trend\, Alberta \n• Dale Thorenson\, U.S. Canola Association/Gordley Association \n• Brian Voth\, Agri-Trend Marketing\, Winnepeg \n• Dick Wittman\, Culdesac\, Idaho\, founder of PNDSA \n• Pacific Northwest growers and university researchers \nSession topics will include: \n• Australian and North American perspectives of canola production in a direct seed system \n• Soil biology and health related to crop rotation \n• Plant signaling systems \n• Risk management \n• History and progress of oilseed research in the Pacific Northwest \n• International and national policies driving oilseed production and direct seeding \n• Precision agriculture trends \n• International market outlook \n• Cover crops \nThe first day of the conference will consist of breakout sessions\, live demonstrations and diagnostic sessions by vendors\, a networking social and a reception for keynote speakers. \nThe second day will include a poster session featuring Pacific Northwest oilseed and direct seed research and WSU Extension and outreach projects. Poster authors will be available to answer questions. \nThe conference is supported by local and national agribusinesses\, conservation districts\, WSU\, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS\, Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association\, Washington State Department of Agriculture and Washington State Department of Commerce. \nSponsor opportunities and exhibit space are available by contacting Karen Sowers or Kay Meyer. \nFind this news release at WSU News online at http://bit.ly/19QLbC9 \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow WSU News on:Tumblr at http://wsunews.tumblr.com/Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WSUNewsTwitter at https://twitter.com/wsunewsGoogle Plus at http://bit.ly/1fJ8Bip~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~French Ad #446Pullman\, WA  99164-1040Ph: 509-335-3581\, e-mail: wsunews@wsu.edu
URL:https://tricities.wsu.edu/event/oilseed-direct-seed-cropping-systems-conference-kennewick/
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