Day 2 Nutrient Management
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8:00 – 8:15: Opening remarks
Dr. Patrick Mooleki, SK Ministry of Agriculture
session chair: Patrick Moolecki, SK Ministry of Agriculture
8:15 – 9:00 Micronutrient Use and Regulations
Dr. Rigas Karamanos, Viterra
9:00 – 10:00 Precision Ag – Technology and Science
Dr. Rajiv. Khosla, Colorado State University
10:00 – 10:30 Refreshments
session chair: Thom Weir, Viterra
10:30 – 11:00 Precision Ag – Fundamentals of Soil variability
Dr. Angela Bedard-Hahn, Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan
11:00 – 11:30 Precision Ag – Equipment and Application Technology
Mr. Greg Setter, President, Setter Manufacturing, Russell, MB
11:30 – 11:45 Soil Test Results and Trends
Dianne Kemppainen – ALS Labs
11:45 – 12:00 Soil Test Results and Trends
Edgar Hammermeister, Western Ag
12:00 – 1:30 SIA luncheon and graduate poster and presentation award announcements
Dr. Greg Schwabb, Agronomic Services, Koch: presented by Saskatchewan Institute of Agriculture
session chair: Tom Jensen, International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)
1:30 – 2:15 Phosphorous – understanding soil chemistry and Crop?
Dr. Don Flaten, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
2:30 – 3:15 Crop development and efficient use of nutrients
Dr. Rosalind Beuckert, Plant Sciences, U of S
3:15– 3:30 Refreshments
session chair: Ken Panchuk, SK Ministry of Agriculture
3:30 – 4:00 Efficient use of nutrients
John Heard, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
4:00 – 4:30 Biological soil amendments
Dr. Diane Knight, Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan
4:30 – 5:00: Role of mineralization in nutrient supply
Dr. Jeff Schoenau, Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan
