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11th Annual Kansas Precision Agriculture Technologies Conference

Industry Updates:     

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Veris Technologies – Eric Lund, Veris Technologies, Salina, KS

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FarmWorks – Jim and Lorra Martins, Martens Farms, Inman KS

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John Deere – Ryan Kruger, Product Specialist - Crop Systems

Speaker Presentations:      Wednesday – January 23, 2008

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Keynote address  – Gary Wagner, AWG Farms, Crookston, MN

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Machinery Efficiency – Terry Kastens, Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University

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Small Scale Data for Big Decisions – Lee Scheufler, Scheufler Farms, Sterling, KS

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Spreadsheets:  The “Pliers” for Today’s Farmer – Dietrich Kastens, Kastens Inc., Herndon, KS

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Making sense out of your data – Scott Staggenborg, Agronomy, Kansas State University

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Using spatial data to improve record keeping – Brian Vulgamore, Precision Ag and Seed Services, Scott City, KS

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Taking your data to the next level – Lucas Haag, Silver Creek Technologies and Kansas State University

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VRT depth control on corn planter –  Randy Price, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University

Speaker Presentations:      Thursday – January 24, 2008

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Forward Looking Topics – Gary Wagner, AWG Farms, Crookston, MN

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Sprayer tip technology update - Bob Wolf, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University

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Site specific management and record keeping – Brian Vulgamore, Precision Ag and Seed Services, Scott City, KS

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Developing side dress N recommendations for corn using an on-the-go sensor – John Schmidt, USDA-ARS, University Park, PA.

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Autonomous vehicles – Randy Price, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University

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Real-time soil measurements – Viacheslav “Slava” Adamchuk, Biological Systems Engineer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Individual Plant Management – Bill Raun, Soil Science and Precision Agriculture, Oklahoma State University; Randy Taylor, Extension Machinery Specialist, Oklahoma State University (presentation unavailable)

Other Info:

  • MapCalc procedure for Determining Spatial / Temporal Yield Stability 
            (routine YieldStability.scr available upon request)
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    2007 KARA Funded Research Studies:

    Name Title
    Irwin Porter / Andy Holzworth Evaluate surface band vs. injection of N for wheat topdress
    Dietrich Kastens Wheat topdressing Study -surface band vs. topdress
    Walter Lenhart Wheat topdressing Study -surface band vs. topdress
    Steve Arnold Wheat topdress study
    Tyler Rider Wheat topdress Study
    Lee Scheufler Wheat topdress Study
    Dietrich Kastens Evaluating Copper in wheat
    Doug Palen Winter wheat response to copper
    Lee Scheufler Wheat seeding rate Study
    Brian Vulgamore Evaluating Headline Application in Winter Wheat
    Darin Grimm Evaluation of Headline and seeding rate on Corn
    Lucas Haag Skip-row corn
    Dietrich Kastens Effects of stripper vs. platform:  Corn yields
    Dietrich Kastens Evaluating Humic Acid for increased P205 availability in corn
    Keith Thompson Notill fertilizer placement in corn
    Walter Lenhart Apron-Max seed treatment on Soybean seed
    Lucas Haag / Jon Propheterr Sensing combine cylinder load..correcting YM data