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2009 Innovations in Irrigation

Agriculture Sessions | Turf/Landscape Sessions | Water Management Sessions

The Innovations in Irrigation conference is included in your full registration to the Irrigation Show and open to all exhibitors.

Agriculture Sessions      
       
Wednesday, Dec. 2      
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.   Crop Yield Predictor for Deficit Irrigation Scheduling
Norman L. Klocke, Kansas State University		  
9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.   Simple Charts for Modifying Crop Coefficients to Local Conditions
Joseph C. Henggeler, University of Missouri		  
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.   Comparing Irrigation Scheduling Methods in the Humid Mid-South
Daniel K. Fisher, U.S. Department of Agriculture		  
10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.   Break  
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.   A Simple Scheduling Approach for Irrigating Pecans
Zohrab Samani, New Mexico State University		  
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.   AgriMet: Reclamation's Pacific Northwest Evapotranspiration Network
Peter L. Palmer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation		  
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.   In Defense of Irrigated Agriculture
Michael Dowgert, Netafim USA		  
11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.   Ag to Urban Water Transfers & Mitigating Negative Effects
MaryLou M. Smith, Aqua Engineering, Inc. 		 
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.   Optimizing Irrigation Management for Humid Climates
Allen Thompson, University of Missouri		  
2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.   Determining Kinetic Energy Applied by Center Pivot Sprinklers
Bradley A. King, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service		  
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.   Evaluating Pressure Regulated Center Pivot Nozzle Packages
Danny Rogers, Kansas State University		  
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.   Break  
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.   GPS Application for Precision Mechanized Irrigation
Jacob L. LaRue, Valmont Irrigation		  
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Using Wireless Networking & Remote Sensor Monitoring in Pivot Irrigation
Dan Steele, FreeWave Technologies, Inc. 		 
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.   Solar Powered Constant/Continuous Move Central Micro Pivot Irrigation
Padmakar W. Kelkar, Bright Stars ELECTronics		  
       
Thursday, Dec. 3      
Subsurface Drip Irrigation in the Great Plains  
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.   Managing the Challenges of SDI
Freddie R. Lamm, Kansas State University, Northwest Research Extension Center		  
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.   Using SDI to Effectively Irrigate With Biological Effluent
Todd P. Trooien, South Dakota State University 		 
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Cotton Irrigation in Kansas
Mahbub Alam, Kansas State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering		  
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.   Break  
4:20 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.   Case Study: 20 Years of Kansas SDI Research
Freddie R. Lamm, Kansas State University, Northwest Research Extension Center 		 
4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.   Treatment of SDI Emitters Clogged with Manganese Compounds
James P. Bordovsky, Texas AgriLife Research 		 
5:00 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.   Management Impact on the Life Expectancy of Drip Systems
Juan Enciso, Texas A&M University 		 
5:20 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.   U.S. Economic Change Impact on Profitability of Center Pivot & SDI Systems
Dan O'Brien, Kansas State University, Northwest Research Extension Center 		 
       
Friday, Dec. 4      
Track 1      
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.   Importance of Reclaimed Water in Florida
Larry R. Parsons, University of Florida		  
9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.   Advantages of Closely Spaced Emitters
Inge Bisconer, Toro Micro-Irrigation		  
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.   Tensiometer Controlled Automated Irrigation System for Christmas Tree Production
Pascal Nzokou, Michigan State University, Department of Forestry 		 
10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.   Break  
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.   Assessing Drip Irrigation in Morocco
Abdel F. Berrada, Colorado State University 		 
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.   Managing Water Scarcity Through Subsurface Drip for Potatoes
T.B.S. Rajput, Indian Agricultural Research Institute 		 
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.   Bell Pepper Response to Subsurface & Surface Drip Irrigation Under Different Conditions
Guangyong Li, China Agricultural University 		 
Track 2      
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.   NRCS Irrigation Toolbox
Doug Toews, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service		  
9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.   NRCS Field Office Tools for Irrigators
Jon Whan, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service		  
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.   Variable Rate Peanut Irrigation Management in the Eastern Coastal Plains
Kenneth C. Stone, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service		  
10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.   Break  
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.   Benefits of Pressure Regulation in Irrigation
Theodore G. Santiesteban, Senninger Irrigation Inc.		  
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.   Soil & Nutrient Losses from Small Sprinkler & Furrow Irrigated Watersheds in Southern Idaho
David Bjorneberg, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Northwest Irrigation & Soils Research Laboratory		  
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.   Irrigation Control With Feedback Loops
Benjamin Zur, Center for Irrigation Technology, Controlled Irrigation Technologies