GYPSOIL To Sponsor December Nutrient Management Conference

Beneficial Reuse Management, marketers of GYPSOIL brand gypsum, has announced it will be a sponsor for the Nutrient Management and Edge of Field Monitoring Conference in conjunction with Healthy Soils for Healthy Waters. The conference will be held December 1-3, 2015, in Memphis, TN.

The conference promises to provide an opportunity for researchers, conservation professionals, crop consultants and farmers to discuss edge of field monitoring research, nutrient reduction strategies and activities, and conservation programs that have been successful and innovative. The conference will emphasize progress of conservation efforts in meeting the Mississippi River Basin and Great Lakes Basin nutrient reduction goals.

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Keynote speakers are Ann Bartuska, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, US Department of Agriculture; Ellen Gilinsky, Senior Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency; Matt Lechtenberg, Water Quality Initiative Coordinator, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship; Jim Moseley, AGree Co-Chair, (former Deputy Secretary of USDA); and Dennis Demick, Executive Editor, Environment, National Geographic Magazine.

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Organizers for the conference include the University of Arkansas, The Ohio State University, the Soil & Water Conservation Society, and Greenleaf Advisors.

The first day of the conference is part of the Healthy Soils for Healthy Waters (HSHW) workshop and symposia series designed to promote the development of whole system management practices for farmland. The HSHW sessions will feature discussions on edge of field nutrient measuring and monitoring systems, nutrient management and soil amendments, quality no-till, cover crops, and drainage and irrigation.

Main speakers for HSHW include Kevin King, USDA-ARS; Andy Ward, Ohio State University; Kristin Weeks Duncanson, Duncanson Growers, Mapleton, MN; Joe Nester, Nester Ag, Bryan, OH; Nick Goeser, National Corn Growers Association and Soil Health Partnership; Forbes Walker, University of Tennessee; Dan DeSutter, Indiana producer; Anne Paulson, John Deere; Dave Brandt, Ohio producer; Mike Taylor, Arkansas producer; Steve Stevens, Arkansas Discovery Farms; and Andrew Sharpley, University of Arkansas. Randall Reeder, The Ohio State University (retired), will be moderator.

For more information about the overall program or registration, contact Kim Johnson-Smith, [email protected].

For information about HSHW, contact Randall Reeder, [email protected].

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