2015 4R Nutrient Stewardship Summit

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
12^th 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

• 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

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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.