PROCEEDINGS
December 15th, 2004
5:00 - Registration and Poster Set Up
6:30 - Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar Reception
December
16th, 2004
7:30 - Registration
8:00 - Welcome,
Ron Turco, Purdue University
8:05 - Opening
remarks, W. R. Woodson, Dean of the School of Agriculture
8:15 - CASMGS
overview, Chuck Rice, Kansas State University
8:45 - General
Carbon Picture in the Eastern Corn Belt
Science
and Management Overview, Phil Robertson, Michigan State University
Economic
Overview, Brent Sohngen, Ohio State University
9:40 - Update
on Regional Tillage Trends, Dan Towery, CTIC
9:55 - Forum:
Tillage Management Decisions, moderator - Tony Vyn, Purdue University
Participants:
Kim Ames, Putnam County, IN; John Corbin,
Putnam /Montgomery County, IN; Dan DeSutter, Attica,
IN; Dick Lyons, Harvel, IL; Larry Leach,
Climax MI; Henry Miller, St. Joseph County, MI.
Regional producers
engaging in the full spectrum of tillage practices (conventional, conservation,
and no-till) discuss their decision-making process in regards to their
tillage practices. The purpose of this discussion would be to find out
how to set the stage for more no-till adoption.
10:45 - Break
10:55 - Economics
of Carbon Sequestration, Susan Capalbo, Montana State University
11:25 - Opportunities
for Greenhouse Gas Reductions in USDA Programs, Kathryn Bickel, USDA Global
Climate Change Program Office
11:45 - Lunch
1:00 - Best Management
Practices
Tillage
and Residue Management for Soil Carbon, Don Reicosky, USDA - ARS
Improving
Soil Quality with Cover Crops, Dale Mutch, Michigan State University
Soil Fertility
Management and Carbon, Sylvie Brouder, Purdue University
2:00 - Carbon
Programs - the Basics, George Bolton, AgCert
2:30 - Carbon
Programs - International Perspective, Dan Linsky, AgCert
3:00 - National
Policy Picture, Aaron Whitesel, Office of Senator Richard G. Lugar
3:45 - Chicago
Climate Exchange Progress Report: Initial Lessons for Soil Carbon Crediting,
Michael Walsh, CCX
4:15 - What
Does All this Mean?, discussion moderated by Blaine Metting
4:30 - Wrap-up,
Ron Turco
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