Information Agriculture Conference '96
July 30-August 1, 1996
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
Monday, July 29, 1996
1:00-4:00pm --- Conference Registration
1:00-8:00pm --- Setting up of Exhibits
Vendor Session --- Festival Theatre
- AGRIS Corporation
(Advanced reservation required)
Tuesday, July 30, 1996
7:00am-5:30pm --- Conference Registration
9:00am-9:00pm --- Exhibits Open --- (Click on Exhibitor list to see who is planning to be there)
Abstracts for General Session speakers, for those who provided them, are available on this page for your review. This page includes abstracts for both opening and closing sessions.
9:30-11:45am --- Opening General Session
Welcome
- David W. Dibb, Potash & Phosphate Institute
- Don Holt, University of Illinois
Introduction to the Information Agriculture Conference
- Harold F. Reetz, Potash & Phosphate Institute
New Developments in the Internet and Possibilities for Agriculture
- Larry Smarr, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
How Will It Play on the Farm? How Should We "Work" This Conference?
- Doug Harford, Illinois Farmer
11:45am-1:00pm --- Lunch and Exhibits --- Lunch sponsored by: AGRIS Corporation
1:00-3:00pm --- Concurrent Sessions
Abstracts for Precision A-Z speakers, for those who provided them, are available on this page for your review. All A-Z session abstracts are on this page.
Precision: A to Z --- Foellinger Great Hall
- Getting Ready for Precision: Records, People, Attitude
Bob Beck, Cenex/Land O'Lakes
- Field Positioning
Dave Tyler, Ashtech
Abstracts for session 1, 2, 3, 4 speakers, for those who provided them, are available on this page for your review.
Session 1 --- Tryon Festival Theatre --- Repeated at 3:30pm
- Variable Rate Nitrogen: What's the Potential?
Tom Bruulsema, Potash & Phosphate Institute
- Impact of field Variability on Optimum Fertilizer Rates
Gary Kachanoski, University of Guelph
- Profitability of Variable Rate Nitrogen on Corn
Gary Malzer, University of Minnesota
- Tools for Site-Specific Management
Dale Cowan, Agri-Food Laboratories
Session 2 --- Colwell Playhouse Theatre --- Repeated at 3:30pm
- Agriculture on the WWW: Future of the Cyberfarm
John Schmitz, University of Illinois
- Use of the Internet in a Fertiliser Business
John Fuller, J & H Bunn Ltd.
- Effective Use of the Internet
Alaina Kanfer, NCSA
- National Workplace Initiative
Jerry Sheehan, NCSA
Session 3 --- 2-418 Opera Rehearsal Room --- Repeated at 3:30pm
- Sampling and Sensing in the Northern Great Plains
Dave Franzen, North Dakota State University
- Precicting Crop Productivity Using Electromagnetic Induction
Newell Kitchen, University of Missouri
Ken Sudduth, USDA-ARS
- Digital Aerial Photos in Precision Agriculture
Kevin Spry, Datron/Transco, Inc.
- Soil Sensor Update
Mark Morgan, Purdue University
Session 4 --- 2-127 Drama Rehearsal Room --- Repeated at 3:30pm
- Introduction to Differential GPS for Precision Agriculture Applications
Sid Siefken, Trimble Navigation
- Precision Farming with GPS
Norman R. Cantin, NorthStar Technologies
- GPS Guided Remote Control Tractor
James Lee Adams, Georgia Farmer
- Crop Disease Forecasting Using Weather Station Networks
Michael Cahn, University of California Extension Service
Vendor Session --- Levis Center, 2nd Floor
- CyberDealership Workshop, Farm Chemicals
- Precision Progress --- Dave Downey, Purdue University
- Building a Breakeven Precision Business --- Cheryl Kohls, Cenex/Land O'Lakes
- Getting Paid in the Precision Business --- Perry Petersen, Terra Industries
3:00-3:30pm --- Break
3:30-5:30pm --- Concurrent Sessions
Precision: A to Z --- Foellinger Great Hall
- Sampling & Testing for Variable Rate Fertilization
Nyle Wollenhaupt, Soil Teq, Inc.
- Equipment and Controllers for Precision Agriculture
Dean Fairchild, Cargill
Repeat Session 1, 2, 3, 4 --- See Tuesday, July 30, 1996, 1:00-3:00pm
(Locations, speakers and their topics are the same)
Vendor Session --- Levis Center, 2nd Floor
- CyberDealership Workshop, Farm Chemicals
- Precision Progress --- Dave Downey, Purdue University
- Building a Breakeven Precision Business --- Cheryl Kohls, Cenex/Land O'Lakes
- Getting Paid in the Precision Business --- Fred Fisher, Collingwood Grain, Inc.
Vendor Session --- Levis Center, 3rd Floor
- Use of SGIS, Falcon, and New Programs
John Mann, Soil Teq/Ag Chem
8:00-10:00pm --- Jam Session --- Festival Theatre
Jam Session speaker abstracts, for those who provided them, are available on this page for your review.
- Topics determined by speakers unless otherwise noted
- Tim Taylor, New York Farmer
- Max Favourite, Indiana Farmer
- Andy Hunt, Illinois Farmer
- Monte Weller, Agronomist
- Kyle Pierce, Illinois Farmer
- Tony Smith, Georgia Farmer
- Dennis Lindsay, Iowa Farmer
Wednesday, July 31, 1996
7:00am-5:30pm --- Conference Registration
8:00am-9:00pm --- Exhibits Open
7:30-9:30am --- Bus Tour to Illini FS Facility
7:30-9:30am --- Concurrent Sessions
Precision: A to Z --- Foellinger Great Hall
- Yield Monitors
Tom Krill, Ohio State University
- Precision Information: How Can It Pay?
Barry Denton, Top-Soil Testing Service Co.
- Yield Monitor on Nightmare Street
John Sawyer, Growmark
Abstracts for session 5, 6, 7, 8 speakers, for those who provided them, are available on this page for your review.
Session 5 --- Tryon Festival Theatre --- Repeated at 10:00am
- Agribusiness Meets the Internet - Winners and Losers
Frank Beurskens, Frank Beurskens Consulting, Inc.
- Farm Applications of the Internet
Kent Krukewitt, Illinois Farmer
- PowerAg Network
Jerry Quinn, RAPID, Inc.
- Consulting with the Internet
Kirk A. Wesley, Consultant
Session 6 --- Colwell Playhouse Theatre --- Repeated at 10:00am in Drama Rehearsal Room
- Status of Precision Farming in the Eastern Midwest
Harold F. Reetz, Potash & Phosphate Institute
- Opportunities and Challenges for Precision Farming in the Western Corn Belt
Paul E. Fixen, Potash & Phosphate Institute
- Assessing Site-Specific Economics
Bill Horan, Iowa Farmer
- Sorting Out the Technology
Ken Dalenberg, Illinois Farmer
Session 7 --- 2-418 Opera Rehearsal Room --- Repeated at 10:00am
- An Overview of Remote Sensing in Agriculture
Chris Johannson, LARS, Purdue University
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Agricultural Information
Bryan Bailey, USDA/EROS Data Center
- Servicing Agriculture with Remote Sensing
Greg Knoblauch, Resource 21
- Remote Sensing: the Importance of Agronomics
Neal Christensen, Farmland Industries
Session 8 --- 2-127 Drama Rehearsal Room --- Repeated at 10:00am in Colwell Playhouse Theatre
- Spatial Variability in Corn Rootworm Populations and the Soil Environment:
Potential Management Applications
Mike Ellsbury, South Dakota State University/USDA-NGIRL
- Site-Specific IPM
Craig Kvien, University of Georgia
- Site-Specific Weed Control
Dave Mortenson, University of Nebraska
Vendor Session --- Levis Center - 3rd Floor
- Use of Satellite Imagery to Detect Management Zones
Rodney Faleide, Agri ImaGIS, Inc.
Speaker from RDI Technologies
John Fuller, J & H Bunn Ltd.
9:30-10:00am --- Break
10:00am - 12:00 noon --- Bus Tour to Illini FS Facility
10:00am -12:00 noon --- Concurrent Sessions
Precision: A to Z --- Foellinger Great Hall
- Information Management and Use
Dick Stiltz, Clayton Point Fertilizer
- Software Needed & Hardware Minimums
Grant Mangold, @g/INNOVATOR Online
Repeat Sessions 5, 7 --- See Wednesday, July 31, 1996, 7:30-9:30am
Repeat Sessions 6, 8 --- See Wednesday, July 31, 1996, 7:30-9:30am for speakers and their topics, but note location change as indicated below
Session 6 --- Drama Rehearsal Room --- Repeat Session from 7:30am in Colwell Playhouse Theatre
- Status of Precision Farming in the Eastern Midwest
Harold F. Reetz, Potash & Phosphate Institute
- Opportunities and Challenges for Precision Farming in the Western Corn Belt
Paul E. Fixen, Potash & Phosphate Institute
- Assessing Site-Specific Economics
Bill Horan, Iowa Farmer
- Sorting Out the Technology
Ken Dalenberg, Illinois Farmer
Session 8 --- 2-127 Colwell Playhouse Theatre --- Repeat Session from 7:30am in Drama Rehearsal Room
- Spatial Variability in Corn Rootworm Populations and the Soil Environment:
Potential Management Applications
Mike Ellsbury, South Dakota State University/USDA-NGIRL
- Site-Specific IPM
Craig Kvien, University of Georgia
- Site-Specific Weed Control
Dave Mortenson, University of Nebraska
Vendor Session --- Levis Center, 2nd Floor
- CyberDealership Workshop, Farm Chemicals
- Precision Progress --- Dave Downey, Purdue University
- Building a Breakeven Precision Business --- Cheryl Kohls, Cenex/Land O'Lakes
- Getting Paid in the Precision Business --- Perry Petersen, Terra Industries
Vendor Session --- Levis Center, 3rd Floor
- John Deere Precision Farming
Venbor Session --- Levis Center, 4th Floor
12:00 noon -3:30pm --- Lunch and Exhibits --- Lunch sponsored by: John Deere Precision Farming
1:00-3:00pm --- Bus Tour to Illini FS Facility
3:30-5:30pm --- Concurrent Sessions
Precision: A to Z --- Foellinger Great Hall
- On-Farm Research with Precision Tools
Fran Pierce, Michigan State University
- Making It Pay
Chad Hertz, Hertz Farm Management
Abstracts for session 9, 10, 11, 12 speakers, for those who provided them, are available on this page for your review.
Session 9 --- Tryon Festival Theatre --- Repeated Thursday, 7:30am
- On-Farm Research with Precision Tools
Don Bullock, University of Illinois
- Evaluating Population & Hybrids with Precision Tools
Todd Peterson, Pioneer International
- The Value of Farmer-University-Industry Partnerships in Precision Agriculture
Don Bot, Minnesota Farmer
- Mineralogy/Redox Effects on Yield Maps
Charles Roth,, Purdue University
Session 10 --- Colwell Playhouse Theatre --- Repeated Thursday, 7:30am
- GIS Resources from NRCS
Tom D'Avello, NRCS
- GIS Applications in Agriculture
Kris Lynn, Rain and Hail Insurance
- Lessons from Seven Years of Consecutive Yield Maps
Tom Colvin,National Soil Tilth Laboratory, USDA-ARS
- Support Needs for Precision Agriculture
Dave Daugherty, Equipment Dealer
Session 11 --- 2-418 Opera Rehearsal Room --- Repeated Thursday, 7:30am
- Satellite Remote Sensing
Jeff Liedtke, Space Imaging Technology
- Satellite Remote Sensing Applications
Rodney Faleide, Agri ImaGIS, Inc.
- Remote Sensing in the United Kingdom
John Fuller, J & H Bunn Ltd.
- Information Management and Control
Gary Wagner, North Dakota Farmer
Session 12 --- 2-127 Drama Rehearsal Room --- Repeated Thursday, 7:30am
- Challenges and Opportunities with Precision Management for Cotton, Peanuts and Forage Crops
Cliff S. Snyder, Potash & Phosphate Institute
Noble Usherwood, Potash & Phosphate Institute
- NESPAL and Partnering the Implementation of Precision Agriculture in the Southeast
Craig Kvien, University of Georgia
- Yield Monitor Use for Rice and Soybeans
Bill Baker, University of Arkansas
- Implementing Precision Agriculture
Will Harris, Gold Kist, Inc.
Vendor Session --- Levis Center, 2nd Floor
- CyberDealership Workshop, Farm Chemicals
- Precision Progress --- Dave Downey, Purdue University
- Building a Breakeven Precision Business --- Cheryl Kohls, Cenex/Land O'Lakes
- Getting Paid in the Precision Business --- Fred Fisher, Collingwood Grain, Inc.
Vendor Session --- Levis Center, 3rd Floor
Thursday, August 1, 1996
7:00am -12:00 noon --- Conference Registration
8:00am-3:00pm --- Exhibits Open
7:30-9:30am --- Bus Tour to Illini FS Facility
7:30-9:30am --- Concurrent Sessions
Precision: A to Z --- Foellinger Great Hall
- Developing a Package
Perry Petersen, Terra Precision Agriculture
- Marketing a Precision Program
Steve Sonka, University of Illinois
Chris Schroeder, AEC
Repeat Sessions 9, 10, 11, 12 --- See Wednesday, July 31, 1996, 3:30-5:30pm
(Locations, speakers and their topics are the same)
Levis Center --- Vendor Session
9:30-10:00am --- Break & Exhibits
10:00am - 12:00 noon --- Bus Tour to Illini FS Facility
10:00am -12:00 noon --- Concurrent Sessions
Abstracts for session 13-16 speakers, for those who provided them, are available on this page for your review.
Session 13 --- Foellinger Great Hall --- Repeated at 1:00pm
- Economic Assessment of Precision Farming/Site Specific Management Systems: Current Research Results, Issues and Future Directions
Robert Hornbaker, University of Illinois
- Increasing Profitability and Managing Risk with Precision Agriculture Systems?
Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Purdue University
- Use of Precision Ag to Improve the Success of My Business and That of My Customers
Waddy Garrett, Alliance Agronomics, Inc.
- Impact of Precision Ag on Rural Communities
Peter Nowak, University of Wisconsin
Session 14 --- Tryon Festival Theatre --- Repeated at 1:00pm
- Precision Farming Clubs
Ron Olson, Top-Soil Testing Service Co.
- Finding a Peer Group Out on the Bleeding Edge
Bob Narem, Soil Consultants, Inc.
- The Use of Producer Groups or "Clubs" to Aid in the Adoption of New Technologies
Larry Lotz, Ohio State University
- Precision Farming Clubs
Pat Hennefent, Illinois Farmer
Session 15 --- Colwell Playhouse Theatre --- Repeated at 1:00pm
- Challenges and Opportunities for Precision Farming in the Canadian Prairies
Terry L. Roberts, Potash & Phosphate Institute
- Site-Specific Farming: A Concept, Not a Purchase
Janice Mattson, Montana Farmer
- Factors Affecting Variable Response to Fertilizer in Small Grains
Tom Goddard, Alberta Agriculture
- Root Simulators for Soil Fertility Mapping
Jeff Schoenau, University of Saskatchewan
Session 16 --- 2-418 Opera Rehearsal Room --- Repeated at 1:00pm
- An Introduction to Precision Farming in the Western U.S.
Al Ludwick, Potash & Phosphate Institute
- Precision via Center Pivot Irrigation
Mitch Schefcik, J. R. Simplot Company
- Precision for Irrigated Agriculture in the Midwest
Jim Schepers, USDA-ARS
- Precision Irrigation and Fertigation in the Northwest
Jeff Stark, University of Idaho
2-127 Drama Rehearsal Room
Vendor Session --- Levis Center, 2nd Floor
- CyberDealership Workshop, Farm Chemicals
- Precision Progress --- Dave Downey, Purdue University
- Building a Breakeven Precision Business --- Cheryl Kohls, Cenex/Land O'Lakes
- Getting Paid in the Precision Business --- Perry Petersen, Terra Industries
12:00 noon -1:00pm --- Lunch --- Sponsored by Potash & Phosphate Institute and Foundation for Agronomic Research
1:00-3:00pm ---Concurrent Sessions
Repeat Sessions 13, 14, 15, 16 --- See Thursday, August 1, 1996, 10:00-12:00am
(Locations, speakers and their topics are the same)
3:00-3:30pm --- Break
Abstracts for General Session speakers, for those who provided them, are available on this page for your review. This page includes abstracts for both opening and closing sessions.
3:30-4:45pm --- Closing General Session
- PPI - FAR and Information Technology
Bob Darst, Potash & Phosphate Institute
Foundation for Agronomic Research (FAR)
- Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions of Precision Agriculture
Luther Tweeten, Ohio State University
- What Is the "Take-Home" Message from This Conference?
Panel Discussion
Doug Harford, Illinios Farmer
Gary Wagner, Minnesota Farmer
Tim Taylor, New York Farmer
- Closing Comments
Paul E. Fixen, Potash & Phosphate Institute
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