BMP and CRP Workshop
Cost Effectiveness of
BMPs and CRP Conversion to Cropland
June 9-11,
2009 - Nebraska City, NE
The Heartland Water Quality
Coordination Initiative's Nutrient Management (NM) and
Bioenergy and Water Resources (BWR) Teams hosted a "Cost
Effectiveness of Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Conservation
Reserve Program (CRP) Conversion to Cropland" Workshop
in Nebraska City, NE on June 9-11, 2009. The workshop was
held at the Lied
Lodge and Conference Center at Arbor Day Farm. There
were a total of 73 participants to
attend this workshop.
 This workshop is a follow-up
to a roundtable that was held March 4-5th. The Roundtable
consisted of 30 participants from
IA, KS, MO, and NE. These participants included university
researchers and state and federal agency personnel
that addressed BMP
cost effectiveness and CRP conversion and on-going research
projects throughout the region. The June Workshop was
designed to relay the roundtable information to all the
agencies in the region and formulate
tentative plans for application in each state. For more
information on the Roundtable, please visit www.ksre.ksu.edu/waterquailty/2009
RT.htm.
The NPM team hosted similar
workshops regarding Phosphorus
BMPs in 2004, Nitrogen
BMPs in 2005, Pesticides in
2006, BMPs in
2007, and Impact
Assessment in 2008.
 Workshop Intended
Audience:
1. University and ARS research
and extension faculty
2. State and federal agency personnel
3. Resource managers and advisors
4. Watershed and conservation groups
Workshop Objectives:
Participants will understand:
1.
Cost effectiveness tools available to evaluate BMPs within
the region
2. Economics of conservation practices
3. Issues and methods to convert CRP to crop or pasture
production
4. Current demand for bio-based products for fuel
Workshop Agenda
Workshop Participants
Workshop Speakers and Presentations:
Cost Effectiveness of Best
Management Practices
Introductions, Objectives and Expected Outcomes - Dan
Devlin, Kansas State University
Using
a BMP Auction for Targeting in Kansas - Josh
Roe, Kansas State University
Evaluating
Cost Effectiveness at the Field Level - Dan
Ginting, USGS Nebraska
Developing
and Implementing a Cost Effective BMP Implementation
Plan in an Iowa Watershed - Chad
Ingels,
Iowa State University; Jeff Pape, Hewit Creek Watershed
and Scott Bruns, Coldwater-Palmer Watershed Council Members
in Iowa
Economics
and Water Quality Effects of Installing Conservation
Practices – Michael
Langemeier, Kansas State University
Streamflow,
Sediment, and Nutrient Simulation of the Bitterroot Watershed
Using SWAT - Michael Van Liew,
Montana DEQ
Hypoxia
- Improving the system in Iowa: Costs and Needs – Jim
Baker, Iowa State University, Professor
Emeritus
Adoption
of BMPs for Animal Manure Management – Laura
McCann, University of Missouri
Exploring
Economically and Environmentally Viable Northeastern
Dairy Farm Strategies – Tamie
Veith,
USDA-ARS
Breakout Discussions by State: 
Conversion of CRP to Crop Production
Nutrient
Management and Production Issues with Conversion from
CRP to Cropland – Charles
Shapiro,
University of Nebraska
Soil
Quality and Conservation Issues with Conversion of CRP
to Production – John
Gilley, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE
CRP
Conversion to Cropland – David
Dukes, Iowa No-till Farmer and Paul Hay, UNL Extension
CRP
Conversion to Pasture – Bruce
Anderson, University of Nebraska and George Wagner,
NE Producer
Regional
Demand for Bio-based production – Chad
Hart, Iowa State University
CRP Conversion to Cellulosic Biomass Production – Ken
Vogel, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE
CRP
Conversion in Arid Regions – Alan
Schlegel, Kansas State University
CRP
Conversion in Humid Regions – Paul
Jasa, University of Nebraska Extension
Regional
Demand for Cellulosic Production for Bioenergy – Melvin
Brees, FAPRI, University of Missouri
Breakout Discussion for CRP Topics:
- Group 1 -
- Group 2 -
- Group
3 - Suggestions for Heartland on
serving the theme of “Bioenergy and Water Resources” regionally.
- Group 4 -
- Group
5 - Opportunities and challenges
of achieving sustainable conversion of CRP to small grain
and pasture / cellulosic based production
 Photo Gallery
Workshop ( 1, 2, 3, 4 )
Breakout Sessions ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14 )
The Apple House ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )
The Tree Adventure ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22 )
The Discovery Tour ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
32, 33, 34 )
The BBQ Picnic ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 )
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