Ramada Conference Center
1616 West Crawford St
Salina, Kansas
Preliminary Schedule
see www.KARTAonline.org for updates
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013
8:00 Registration/Coffee & Rolls
8:45 Welcome and Announcements, Dietrich
Kastens, KARTA President
9:00 Nutrient Management in a Highly
Regulated Environment,
Josh McGrath, Univ of Maryland and
Jonathan Quinn, Maryland Producer
10:15 Vendor Presentations
10:45 Break
11:00 Nozzle Control Systems,
Wes Porter, Oklahoma State University
12:00 Vendor Presentation
12:15 Lunch (provided)
1:15 Vendor Presentation
1:30 On Farm Research Experiences,
Jim Yager, Private Consultant
2:30 Break
3:00 Telematics and Economics
Dr. Terry Kastens & Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter,
Private Consultants
4:00 Vendor Presentations
4:30 Break
4:45 KARTA Annual Meeting
Everyone is encouraged to attend. There
will be the election of two board members,
discussion of future workshops, and
allocation of research funding for 2013.
6:00 Social / Dinner (provided)
7:30 Use of small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (sUAS) for Crop and
Grassland Monitoring: A Crop
Scouting Tool of the Near Future
Kevin Price, Kansas State University.
This evening session has a relaxed format,
often goes quite late, and is always an
attendee favorite.
Friday, Jan. 18, 2013
8:00 Coffee & Rolls (Registration open)
8:30 Greenseeker and Crop circle on Wheat
to Manage N, Dave Mengel, K-State
Research & Extension
9:30 Opportunities for On-Farm Research
and Education, Kraig Roozeboom, KState
Research & Extension
10:30 Vendor Presentations
11:00 Break
11:15 KARTA Research Presentations
12:45 Lunch (provided)
1:45 New Technologies in Wheat Breeding,
Jesse Polland, USDA-ARS
2:45 KARTA Research Presentations
4:15 Conference Wrap up and End
Statement
2012 KARTA Research Projects
(possible Research Presentation Topics)
Oat Cover Crop Impacts on Soybeans (multi-site)
Impacts of Cover Crops During Fallow Periods
Evaluating Relationship between Soil & Tissue
testing
Jumpstart vs. N-prove inoculants in soybeans
Interseeding Wheat with Radishes
Methods for eliminating summer fallow periods
(multi-year)
Evaluating Pea Inoculants
Evaluation of Green Seeker system in wheat
Evaluate Soybean Spacing Options
Pop-up Fertilizer in Corn
Variable rate depth control with planter
Evaluation of E-set seed disks in JD planter
Corn Population and Depth Study in 100% Notill
Irrigated CC
Evaluating sub clover in irrigated corn
Correcting swath width errors in yield monitor
data
Wheat Seeding Rate Study
Fertilizer Management using Zones
Evaluating N Stabilizers
Cover Crops for Fallow elimination
Cover Crop Termination Impacts on Following
Crops
Evaluate “Clori-Mag” in wheat
Wheat Seed: Bin-run vs. Certified vs. Treated –For Immediate Release—12-13-2012
For More Information, contact:
Rachel Mawhirter, Freelance Media Relations
Statewide Association to Host Precision Ag Conference Jan. 17-18
The Kansas Ag Research and Technology Association (KARTA) would like to announce that registration is now being accepted for the 16th Annual Precision Agricultural Technologies Conference, which will be held January 17-18, 2013 in Salina, Kansas. This annual event brings hundreds of agricultural producers and industry leaders for a two-day interactive workshop on the ever-changing precision agriculture industry. The funds generated through the association dues and conference registrations are used to provide grants to facilitate on-farm research projects and instructional workshops on the hardware and software necessary to conduct agricultural research trials.
Those in attendance at the conference will hear presentations from dynamic speakers on a wide variety of topics dealing with precision agriculture. The two-day event also includes vendor displays, the KARTA Annual Meeting, research presentations from grant recipients, and an interactive evening discussion that is always an attendee favorite.
“We have big plans for growing the statewide conference this year,” says KARTA board president Dietrich Kastens. “In addition to the line-up of speakers addressing cutting edge developments in the precision agriculture industry, we have added two new elements that will hopefully bring in new participants and broaden our audience.”
A new subsidized student registration option is catered to agricultural students at all of the state’s post-secondary educational institutions. A discounted registration of only $50 will allow students at all levels of their education to network with producers and industry leaders. “We think it is important that students have the opportunity to participate in this growing event,” Kastens says. “We want the next generation of farmers to gain insight on their field of work from first-hand producers who are on the cutting edge of precision agriculture.”
The second element that has been added to the conference is a new online payment service. Anyone who signs up for the conference by downloading the registration form from www.kartaonline.org can indicate on their form that they would like to pay with a credit card. After they mail in the form, they will be contacted by email with a link to an online payment platform that they can conveniently access at any time.
The KARTA Precision Agricultural Technologies Conference will take place at the Ramada Conference Center in Salina, Kansas on Thursday and Friday, January 17-18, 2013. Registration for the two-day conference is $225 per person, with meals and refreshments included. A discount of $50 is available for those who register before January 10th. There is also a $50 discount for KARTA members. For more information about KARTA’s past research projects or to download a registration form for the winter conference, visit www.kartaonline.org. Be sure to follow KARTA on Twitter and Facebook.
- Feb 7th and 8th Women Managing the Farm Conference $145 Before 1-24-2013 170 after
- Phone reservations – Call 1-785-532-9116 and mention the Women Managing the Farm Conference to receive the group rate.
Check: Payable to Kansas State University, FEIN 48-0771751
The early bird registration fee: $145 prior to January 24, 2013. After January 24, 2013, until the conference, the registration fee will be $170.
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00-10:30 a.m. | General SessionWelcome and Opening SessionSpeaker: Jolene Brown, “If We Huff and Puff, Will We Blow Your House Down?” |
| 10:40-11:40 a.m. | Networking Sessions |
| Agriculture Partners | |
| Independent Agriculture Producers | |
| Agriculture Helpers | |
| Absentee Landowners | |
| Agriculture Industry Career Women | |
| Business Managers | |
| Homefront Heroes: Women with Family in the Military | |
| 11:45-1:00 p.m. | LuncheonSpeaker: Virginia Moxley |
| 1:15-2:05 p.m. | Breakout Session 1 |
| Financial Risks: Commodities Update or Farm Bill Update | |
| Human Risks: Learning StylesSpeaker: Joanie James & Glen Newdigger | |
| Legal Issues:Estate PlanningSpeaker: Shon Robben | |
| Production: Thinking Outside the Box to Extend Resources – Feeding Hat Following DroughtSpeaker: Doug Spencer | |
| Social Advocacy: Advocating for Ag. American AgriWomen, How We Do It & How to Be InvolvedSpeaker: Abby Amick | |
| Retail Agriculture:Farming in the CitySpeaker: Tana & Jaron Gerber | |
| 2:15 p.m. | Breakout Session 2 |
| Financial Risks: Accounting Panel- Types of Software- Farm ManagementSpeaker: Kevin Herbel | |
| Human Risks: Learning StylesSpeaker: Joanie James & Glen Newdigger | |
| Legal Issues:Estate PlanningSpeaker: Shon Robben | |
| Production: Water Issues (Quality & Quantity) Ground Water ManagementSpeaker: Dave Brenn & Tom Stiles | |
| Social Advocacy: What Consumers Want to KnowSpeaker: USFRA | |
| Retailing Local Products | |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. | Breakout Session 3 |
| Financial Risks: | |
| Human Risks: Everything You Wanted to Know About FarmingSpeaker: Char Henton | |
| Legal Issues: Employment Management Best PracticesSpeaker: Gregg Hadley | |
| Production: Livestock | |
| Social Advocacy: Elderly CareSpeaker: Julie Govert Walter | |
| Retailing Local ProductsSpeaker: Hildebrand Dairy | |
| 4:45 p.m. | Vendors – Drawing |
| Friday, February 8th | |
| 7:30-9:00 a.m. | Breakfast BuffetBreakfast and General Session Speaker |
| 9:15-9:45 a.m. | Break and Visit Vendor Booths |
| 9:45-10:35 a.m. | Breakout Session 4 |
| Financial Risks: Farm Bill UpdateSpeaker: FSA & NRCS | |
| Human Risks: Making Lemonade in LifeSpeaker: Mary Lou Odle | |
| Legal Issues: Understanding Kansas Lease LawsSpeaker: Jonie James | |
| Production: No TillSpeaker: DeAnn Presley | |
| Social Advocacy: Smart Phones & Smart User’s AppsSpeaker: Cheryl Boyer, Kansas State University | |
| Retail Agriculture: Certification to Sell Frozen Meat, Dairy, etc.Speaker: Chelsea Good | |
| 10:45-11:45 a.m. | Breakout Session 5 |
| Financial Risks: Crop Insurance Speaker, Mark Nelson, Kansas Farm Bureau |
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| Human Risks: Personal insurance, Personal Investment, or Personal Safety | |
| Legal Issues: Oil/Gas/Wind LeasesSpeaker: Mike Irvine | |
| Production: Plant IDSpeaker: Kevin Donnelly, Kansas State University | |
| Social Advocacy: What consumers want to know (USFRA)/ Ag Military Women or Female Athlete | |
| Retail Agriculture: Farmer’s MarketSpeaker: Annarose Hart | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:15-1:45 p.m. | Motivational Speaker – Jolene Brown“The Balancing Act” |