| FOCUS SESSION 1: (3.5 hours) |
International Experiences with Direct Seed Cropping Systems
The Development and Future of Direct Seed Cropping Systems in Argentina -- Explaining Some Economic, Agronomic, Environmental, Social and Sustainability Benefits That Support the Process - Roberto A. Peiretti, Agricultural Engineer/Agronomist, Private Adviser, Farmer, and on the Board of Directors of AAPRESID (Argentinian Producers Direct Seed Association), and CAAPAS (Latin American Farmers Association for Sustainable Agricultural Systems), Cordoba, Argentina
No-Till Experience in East-Central Alberta - Ken Eshpeter, Daysland, Alberta, Canada
| FOCUS SESSION 2: (5 hours) |
Agronomics and Economics of Alternate Crops and Rotations for Direct Seed Systems
Considerations and Strategies for Selecting Crops and Rotations for Direct Seed Systems - David Huggins, ARS Research Agronomist, Pullman, WA
Extended Rotations and Annual Cropping in Traditional Crop-Fallow Regions of Southeast Washington - Pat McConnell, Branch Manager, The McGregor Co., Waitsburg, WA and Dan McKinley, General Manager, Broughton Land Co., Dayton, WA
Direct Seed Crop Rotations for Intermediate Rainfall Zones -- Monsanto Center of Excellence - Sheldon Blank, Monsanto Research Agronomist, Kennewick, WA
| FOCUS SESSION 3: (90 minutes) |
Managing to Optimize Soil Quality Benefits from Direct Seed Cropping Systems
The Benefits of Direct Seeding for Soil Ecology - Jill Clapperton, Rhizosphere Ecologist, Lethbridge Research Center, AB, Canada
Documenting Soil Quality Changes in the Transition to No-Till: 17 Years No-Till Versus First Year No-Till and Conventional Tillage Near Pendleton, Oregon - Stewart Wuest, Paul Rasmussen, Clyde Douglas, Ron Rickman, USDA-ARS Soil Scientists; Stephan Albrecht, ARS Soil Microbiologist; Dale Wilkins, ARS Agricultural Engineer; and Richard Smiley, OSU Plant Pathologist, Pendleton, OR
FOCUS SESSION: International and National Experiences with Direct Seed Cropping Systems
Fast No-Till Adoption in Brazil Without Subsidies: A Successful Partnership - Rainoldo Alberto Kochhann and Jose Eloir Denardin, Researchers at the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Research Corporation , National Wheat Research Center (EMBRAPA Trigo), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
Rotations in No-Till Dryland Farming - Grower Experience in South Central South Dakota - Rick Bieber, Trail City, South Dakota
FOCUS SESSION: Agronomics and Economics of Alternate Crops and Rotations for Direct Seed Systems
Alternative Crop Production: Addressing the Agronomic and Economics in the Pacific Northwest - Chad Shelton, Division Agronomist, Western Farm Service, Spokane, WA
Linola Production Under Direct Seeding - Shawn O'Connell, Agronomist, Columbia Grain International. Inc., Lewiston, ID
Evaluation of Teff, Lupins, Sorghum and other New Potential Dryland Crops in Northeastern Oregon - William Payne, Agronomist, OSU, Pendleton, OR
Rotations, Risks, Costs and Markets: The Ingredients of Sustainability - With Reference to Long Term Research Plots - Clinton Reeder, Consulting Economist and Grower, Pendleton, OR
| FOCUS SESSION 4: (3 hours, 15 minutes) |
Northwest Grower Experiences with Cropping Systems and Equipment for Direct Seeding
Experiences with Direct Seeding and Annual Cropping in a Low Rainfall Zone - Bill Jepsen, Heppner, OR
Experiences with Direct Seed Equipment and Systems in the Intermediate and Higher Rainfall Zones - Marty Weber, Uniontown, WA
FOCUS SESSION: Agronomics and Economics of Alternate Crops and Rotations for Direct Seed Systems
Tillage and Fertilizer Timing in Annual Spring Cropping - Don Wysocki, OSU Extension Soil Scientist, Columbia Basin Agric. Research Ctr., Pendleton, OR
Production and Marketing Strategies for Alternate Crops - Dan McKay, Grower and Manager, McKay Seed Co., Almira, WA
FOCUS SESSION: Northwest Grower Experiences with Cropping Systems and Equipment for Direct Seeding
Experiences with Direct Seed Equipment and Systems in the Intermediate - Higher Rainfall Zones - Pat Barker and Steve Shoun, Dayton, WA
| FOCUS SESSION 5: (50 minutes) |
Making Sense of the Row Spacing Debate
Wider Row Spacing: Is it Really Possible with No-Till -- The Canadian Prairie Experience - Guy Lafond, Research Agronomist, Indian Head Research Farm, Indian Head, SK, Canada
Row Spacings Effects on Direct Seeded Spring Wheat and Barley in the Low Rainfall Region - Tim Fiez, WSU Soil Fertility Specialist, Pullman WA and Bill Schillinger, WSU Dryland Research Agronomist, Ritzville, WA
FOCUS SESSION: Northwest Grower Experiences with Cropping Systems and Equipment for Direct Seeding
Transition Experiences with Direct Seeding Systems in the Intermediate Rainfall Zone - Steve Moore and Daniel Moore, Dusty, WA
Grower Experiences with Direct Seeding in the Higher Rainfall Zone - Cory Brown and Danny Brown, Orofino, ID
| FOCUS SESSION 6: (2 hours) |
Direct Seed Grain Legumes -- Management Systems for Expanding Production Opportunities
Conservation Tillage and Pulse Crop Production -- Western Canada Experiences - Adrian Johnston, Research Agronomist, Melfort Research Farm, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Melfort, SK, Canada; and Perry Miller, Cropping Systems Agronomist, Montana State University, Bozeman; and Brian McConkey, Research Agronomist, Semi-Arid Prairie Agric. Res. Ctr., Swift Current, SK, Canada
Grower Direct Seed Pea Trials in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho - Roger Veseth, WSU/UI Extension Conservation Tillage Specialist, Moscow, ID, Duncan Cox, UI/WSU Project Support Scientist, Moscow; Stephen Guy, UI Crop Management Specialist, Moscow; Donn Thill, UI Weed Scientist, Moscow; John Hammel, UI Soil Scientist, Moscow; Tim Fiez, WSU Soil Fertility Specialist, Pullman; and Joe Yenish, WSU Weed Scientist, Pullman
Do Direct Seeded Peas Benefit from Starter Fertilizer Applications? - Tim Fiez, WSU Soil Fertility Specialist, Pullman, WA
Weed Control Options and Strategies for Direct Seeded Pulse Crops - Joe Yenish, WSU Extension Weed Scientist, Pullman, WA; Donn Thill, UI Weed Scientist, Moscow, ID; and Dan Ball, OSU Weed Scientist, Pendleton, OR
FOCUS SESSION: Northwest Grower Experiences with Cropping Systems and Equipment for Direct Seeding
Experiences with Direct Seed Equipment and Systems in the Low Rainfall Zone - David Brewer, The Dalles, OR
No-Till Seeding with a 455 John Deere Drill in the Higher Rainfall Zone - Kevin Wagner, Farmington, WA
| FOCUS SESSION 7: (2 hours, 30 minutes) |
Economics and Strategies for the Transition to Direct Seed Cropping Systems
Considerations for Transitioning to Diverse Cropping and Direct Seed Systems --- Grower Perspective - Chris Laney, Sprague, WA
Management Changes and Reducing Inputs with Direct Seeding - Skip Mead, Dayton, WA
Buy, Lease, Custom Hire or Joint Venture -- Grower Insights into Equipment Options for Direct Seeding - Dick Wittman, Grower and Financial Consultant, Lapwai, ID
Cost and Profitability Results of Farmers Using Direct Seed Systems in the Pacific Northwest - Doug Young, WSU Agricultural Economist, and Oumou Camara, WSU Graduate Research Assistant, Pullman
Negotiating New Lease Arrangement with the Transition to Direct Seed Intensive Cropping Systems - Clark Seavert, OSU Extension Agricultural Economist, TheDalles, OR