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General Session A – Legislative Initiative to Manage the Ogallala – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has been invited

General Session B – Kansas Irrigation Trends and Impacts – Dan Rogers, Kansas State University

Technical Session 1 – Crop Water Budget: Effects of Tillage Systems

Tillage Practices in Kansas: 2010 Survey Results - DeAnn Presley, Kansas State University

Tillage and Crop Residue Removal Effects on Irrigation Requirements - Simon Van Donk, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Optimizing Cropping Systems under Limited Irrigation Conditions - Alan Schlegel, Kansas State University

Technical Session 2 – Crop Water Budget: Effects of Irrigation Management

Soil Water Survey 2010 and 2011 Results - Danny Rogers, Kansas State University

A Return Look at Dormant Season Irrigation Strategies - Alan Schlegel, Kansas State University

Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network (NAWMN) -Gary Zoubek, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Technical Session 3 – Optimizing Crop Water Productivity when Irrigation Water is Limited

Crop Yield Variability from Wet to Dry Years - Norm Klocke, Kansas State University

Irrigation with Limited Well Capacity - Joel Schneekloth, Colorado State University

Crop Yield Response to Various Levels of Irrigation, Tom Trout, USDA-ARS

Technical Session 4 – Optimizing Crop Water Productivity Using Center Pivot Irrigation

Erraticity of Sprinkler Irrigated Corn in 2011 - Freddie Lamm, Kansas State University

Selecting and Maintaining Nozzle Packages for Effective Performance, Bill Kranz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Considerations for Variable Rate Sprinkler Irrigation - Jake Larue, Valmont Irrigation

Technical Session 5 – Optimizing Crop Water Productivity Using Subsurface Drip Irrigation

Investigating Strategies to Improve Crop Germination when using SDI - Jim Bordovsky, Texas AgriLife Research

SDI, the Basics of Successful Systems - Freddie Lamm, Kansas State University

Advanced Considerations for SDI - Freddie Lamm, Kansas State University

Technical Session 6 – Emerging Irrigation Scheduling Technologies

Integrating Multiple Irrigation Technologies for Overall Improvement in Irrigation Management - Terry Howell, USDA-ARS

Using Soil Water Sensors to Improve Irrigation Management - Jose Chavez, Colorado State University

Using Plant Canopy Temperature to Improve Irrigated Crop Management - Paul Colaizzi, USDA-ARS

Technical Session 7 – Decision Support Software for the Irrigation Manager

Crop Selection and Irrigation Allocations for Drought Years - Norm Klocke, Kansas State University

KanSched3, a Weather-Based Irrigation Scheduling Tool - Dan Rogers, Kansas State University

Technical Session 8 – Crop Insurance and Economic Issues

Risk Management Insurance for Irrigated Agriculture - Rebecca Davis, USDA-RMA

2012 Grain Market Outlook and Strategies, Dan O'Brien, Kansas State University

For more info call Donna Lamm, executive assistant, at 785-462-7574 or email donnalamm@yahoo.com

Sponsored by Kansas State University, University of Nebraska, Colorado State University, and Central Plains Irrigation Association