2015 4R Nutrient
Stewardship Summit
Register Today: The annual 4R Nutrient Stewardship Summit will be held on May 12th in Washington D.C. The summit will include a full day of meetings and is open to agricultural stakeholders interested in learning more about 4R Nutrient Stewardship efforts and impacts. A wide variety of industry stakeholders, including representatives of key government agencies are encouraged and welcome to attend.
The summit will cover a range of topics by a variety of presenters addressing 4R Research Fund projects, implementation efforts and government engagement.
2015 4R
Nutrient Stewardship Summit Agenda
May
12th Washington D.C.
8:00-8:15 Welcome
& Introductions to 4R Research Projects
8:15-10:30 Impacts
of 4R Practices: Knowledge and Gaps Identified in 5 Meta-Analyses
- A Managed
Approach for 4R Nutrient Stewardship on Drained Land
– Dr.
Laura Christianson, The Conservation Fund-Freshwater Institute
- Assessing the
Effects of Conservation Practices & Fertilizer Application Methods on
Nitrogen & Phosphorus Loss From Farm Fields
-Stephanie Nummer, The University of Toledo
- Nitrogen
Losses: A Meta-Analysis of 4R Nutrient
Management in US Corn-Based Systems
-Dr.
Alison Eagle, Duke University
-Dr.
Lydia Olander, Duke University
- Meta-Analysis
of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers in Corn Systems in the Midwest
-Dr.
Rachel Cook, Southern Illinois University
- Meta-Analysis
of Phosphorus Fertilizer Placement & Tillage Interaction for Corn &
Soybeans in the US
-Dr.
Dorivar Ruiz Diaz, Kansas State University
10:20-10:30
Panel
Discussion (All Presenters)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45– 12:30 Managing Nutrients for Lake Erie
Moderated by Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, The Nature Conservancy
- OH 4R Certification Program, Andrew Allman, Ohio
Agribusinesss Association (OABA)
- MI Green Program – Tim Boring, Michigan Agribusiness
Association (MABA)
- Evaluating the 4R Concept and Certification Program in
the Western Lake Erie Basin
–Dr. Kevin King, USDA-ARS
- Lake Erie Region Regional Conservation Partnership
Program (RCPP) and other 4R efforts – Norm Widman, USDA NRCS
- Canada’s 4R Designation Program – Clyde Graham,
Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI)
12:30–1:30 Lunch with Invited Speaker – Dr. Ellen
Gilinsky, EPA, Importance of 4R Research in Today’s Environment
1:30-3:00 Efforts to Manage Nitrogen in the Midwest
- Supplemental Late-Vegetative Nitrogen Applications for
High-Yield Corn: Agronomic, Economic
& Environmental Implications
– Dr. Tony Vyn, Purdue University
- Illinois Efforts
- Keep it 4R Crop
Program, Jean Payne, IFCA - Overview of
Illinois Nutrient Research Projects, Dr. Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois
- Keep it 4R Crop
- Impacts of 4R Nitrogen Management on Crop Production
& Nitrate-Nitrogen Loss in Tile Drainage
-Dr.
Matthew Helmers, Iowa State University
3:00-3:25 4R Nutrient Stewardship in Conjunction with
Conservation Practices
- Minimizing Phosphorus Loss with 4R Nutrient
Stewardship & Cover Crops
-Dr. Nathan Nelson, Kansas State University
3:25–3:40 Break
3:40–4:10 4R Impacts on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Overview of
Canadian 4R Research Projects
4:10 – 5:10 The Power of Data: Documentation and Trend
Evaluation
- Trends in Good Corn N Management Practices–Dr. Marc
Ribaudo, USDA-ERS
- Getting More from 4R Data: Overview of the 4R Research
Data Repository – Presented
By: Dr. Jeff Volenic, Purdue University
Co-Authored By:
Dr. Sylvie Brouder, Purdue University
5:10–5:30 Review
& Filling in the 4R Knowledge Gaps
5:30-6:30 Reception
Hosted by the Canadian Fertilizer Institute
*All 4R Funded Research Projects are underlined
*Please click here for a complete detailed agenda.
Please follow the links below to register for the summit and to reserve your hotel
accommodations:
4R Summit Registration: 4R Summit Registration
4R Summit Hotel Reservations: TFI
| Grand Hyatt Washington
*The Cut-Off Date for Room Reservations is April 13, 2015. Reservation
requests received after the Cut-Off Date will be based on availability at
Hotel’s prevailing rates and will be credited to Group’s Guest Room Block.