2009 Illinois CCA Convention Program Schedule
| 7:00 to 8:00 | *** Registration—If you do not pre-register, please plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before meeting time*** (see below) | ||
| 8:10 to 8:40 | Practical Approaches to Alleviation of Soil Compaction | Dr. Paul Jasa, Univ. of Nebraska |
1.0 SW |
| 8:45 to 9:15 | Wet Weather / Wild Weeds | Dr. Bryan Young, S. Illinois University |
0.5 PM |
| 9:20 to 10:10 | Adaptive Management - A Concept We Need to Embrace | Susie Friedman, Env. Defense Fund; Tracy Blackmer, Iowa Soybean Assoc. On-Farm Network | 1.0 NM |
| 10:10 to 10:25 | Break | ||
| 10:30 to 11:00 | Cover Crops - A Practicum of Neglected Value for Soil and Water Quality | Dr. German Bollero, Univ. of Illinois | 0.5 SW |
| 11:05 to 11:55 | Strategies for Managing Nitrogen In Today's Agriculture | Dr. Greg Binford, Univ. of Delaware | 1.0 NM |
| 11:55 to 12:05 | Recognition of the Illinois / International CCA of the Year | Dr. Howard Brown, ICCA Board Past Chair |
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| 12:05 to 1:00 | Lunch | ||
| 1:05 to 1:55 | Improving the Competitiveness and Profitability of Farming | Dr. Vern Pierce, Univ. of Missouri |
1.0 PD |
| 2:00 to 2:30 | Understanding Soybean White Mold | Dr. Angelique Peltier, Univ. of Wisconsin |
0.5 PM |
| 2:35 to 3:05 | The Magnificent Seven Soybean Yield Factors (Tentative Title) |
Dr. Vince Davis, Univ. of Illinois |
0.5CM |
| 3:05 to 3:20 | Break | ||
| 3:25 to 4:15 | Evaluation of New Nitrogen Fertilizer Technologies for Corn | Dr. Steve Ebelhar, Univ. of Illinois | 1.0 NM |
| 4:20 to 4:50 | NRCS 590 Code Update | Brett Roberts, NRCS | 0.5 SW |
| 4:50 to 5:00 | Closing Remarks / Dismissal | Dan Zinck, Monsanto |
Speakers are confirmed, some topic titles may change slightly
***We will start promptly at 8 a.m.!!! Please allow plenty of registration time!!!***Anyone who is still standing in line or arrives after 8:40 a.m. will be asked to sign in before entering and you will not get credit for the first 1/2 hour of the Convention.