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General Session A – Legislative Initiative to Manage the Ogallala – Tracy Streeter, Kansas Water Office

General Session B – Kansas Irrigation Trends – 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 Evaporation, Irrigation Requirements, & Yield - Simon Van Donk, Univ. 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

Assessment of Plant Available Soil Water on Producer Fields in Western Kansas - Danny Rogers, Kansas State University

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

Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network (NAWMN) Update - 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 Capacity Impact on Limited Irrigation Management and Cropping Systems - Joel Schneekloth, Colorado State University

Water Production Functions for Central Plains Crops, 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

Center Pivot Sprinkler Nozzle Replacement and Maintenance, Bill Kranz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Considerations for Variable Rate 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

Hydraulic Considerations for SDI - Freddie Lamm, Kansas State University

Using the K-State Center Pivot Sprinkler and SDI Economic Comparison Spreadsheet - 2012 - 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 Water Allocations for Limited Irrigation - Norm Klocke, Kansas State University

Introducing the Web-Based Version of Kansched: An ET-Based Irrigation Scheduling Tool - Dan Rogers, Kansas State University

Technical Session 8 – Crop Insurance and Economic Issues

Proposed Procedures for Limited Irrigation for Crop Insurance - Jay Waechter, USDA-Risk Management Agency

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

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