| FOCUS SESSION 1: (4 hours) |
Residue Management
Sequestering Soil
Carbon - John Bennett, Grower, and Director and Vice President, Saskatchewan
Soil Conservation Association, Canada.
Managing Heavy Residue - Dr. Dave Huggins, USDA-ARS, Pullman, Washington
Managing Crop Residues for Direct Seeding - Kevin Melville, Grower, Joseph,
OR
Experiences with Direct Seeding and Crop Residues - Berk Davis, Grower, Adams,
OR
Residue Retention
and Water Storage in Low Rainfall Systems - Dr. Bill Schillinger, Agronomist,
Washington State University, Ritzville, WA
The Effect of Including Brassicas in Direct Seed Cropping Systems - Dr. Jack
Brown, Oilseed Breeder, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Sequestering Carbon in the Soil - Drs. Ron Rickman and Clyde Douglas, Soil Scientists,
USDA-ARS, Pendleton, Oregon
| FOCUS SESSION 2: (3 hours, 30 minutes) |
Economics
Global Economics
of Direct Seeding - Bill Crabtree, Scientific Officer, Western Australian No-Tillage
Farmers Association, Muresk, Northam, Western Australia
Risk Management in Direct Seeding - Does Federal Crop Insurance Work? - Dick
Wittman, Grower and Economic Advisor, Culdesac, ID
Economics of Direct Seeded Crop Rotations - Dan Moore, Grower, LaCrosse, WA
The Clean
Water Act and Dryland Agriculture - Dr. Chuck Findley, Deputy Regional Administrator,
US-EPA Region 10, Seattle, WA
Economic Case Studies of Direct Seed Farmers - Dr. Douglas Young, Agricultural
Economist, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Direct Seeding Experiences in Klickitat County, WA - Steve Matsen, Grower, Bickleton,
WA
Transitioning to Direct Seeding - Eric Thorn and Bob Hutchen, Growers, Dayton,
WA
| FOCUS SESSION 3: (3 hours) |
Pest Management
Managing to Avoid
Herbicide Resistance in Direct Seed Systems - Dr. Carol Mallory Smith, Weeds
Scientist, Crop and Soil Science Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Managing Biotechnology - Carl Casale, Monsanto Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri
Downy Brome
Management in Direct Seed Systems - Dr. Dan Ball, Weed Scientist, Oregon State
University, Pendleton, Oregon
Managing Cereal Root Diseases in Direct Seed Systems - Dr. R. James Cook, Cropping
Systems Agronomist, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Breeding Wheat for Pest Resistance in Direct Seeding Systems - - Dr. Kim Kidwell,
Wheat Breeder, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Reaction Panel of Growers and Presenters
| FOCUS SESSION 4: (3 hours, 30 minutes) |
Direct Seed Machinery and Equipment
No-till/Strip-till,
Mulch-till, Direct Seeding, Two-Pass - What's the Difference? - David Schertz,
National Agronomist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington
DC
Overview of Seed Placement and Equipment Strategies - Dr. Dale Wilkins, Agricultural
Engineer, USDA-ARS, Pendleton OR
Direct Seed Drills and Openers in Saskatchewan - Ken Sapsford, Regional Conservationist,
Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, Saskatoon, SK
Fertilizer
Placement in Direct Seed System - Dr. Tim Fiez, Extension Soil Fertility Specialist,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Experiences with Direct Seed Drills - Doug Fisher, Grower, Kimberly, ID
A Grower Built Direct Seed Drill - Terry Kaseberg, Grower, Wasco, OR
Managing and Distributing Residue for Direct Seeding - Dr. Mark Siemens, Agricultural
Engineer, USDA-ARS, Pendleton, OR