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Meetings and Events
Calendar of Meetings for February 2001
Basin Meetings
Midwest Ridge and Strip Till
Conference
Feb 1, 2001
Village East Conference Center, Spirit Lake IA
A conference designed for farmers who are either using or are interested in the
ridge till or strip till planting system. Speakers are farmers and University
faculty.
Contact: George Rehm, University of Minnesota, 439 Borlaug Hall, St. Paul, MN
55108
Call: 612-625-6210, Fax: 612-624-2218,
E-Mail: grehm@soils.umn.edu
Upper Midwest Regional Fruit
and Vegetable Growers Conference
Feb 1-3, 2001
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Call: 763-434-0400
Farm Family Enrichment Conference
Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2001
West Des Moines, Iowa
The 2001 Farm Family Enrichment Conference will help families gain a new
perspective on family an business relationships, while helping them meet the
challenges of merging family and business with a new energy and optimism.
Contact: Cheryl Tevis, Successful Farming, 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA
50309
Call: 515-284-2825
5th
Annual Precision Agriculture Conference
February 5
Holiday
Inn Select Executive Center, Columbia, MO
The
CAFNR Research Expo X
February 7-8
Hearnes
Center, UMC, Columbia, MO
Contact: Carrol Lewis, 2-44 Agriculture Bldg, University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211,
573-882-7488 (phone)
E-mail: carrol@missouri.edu
Comprehensive
Nutrient Management Plan Workshops
Feb 8
Effingham, IL, University of Illinois Extension and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service have developed a workshop where you can bring your farm
data and work on completing your own Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan and
learn how you can update those plans.
Contact: Randy Fonner, University of Illinois, Extension Service, 1304 West
Pennsylvania, Rm. 332, Urbana, IL 61801
Call: 217-333-2611, Fax: 217-244-0323
E-Mail: refonner@uiuc.edu
Minnesota Organic Conference
Feb 8 to Feb 9, 2001
St. Cloud, MN
Contact: Doug or Janet Gunnick Call:
507-237-5162
Farm, Food,
Community
Feb. 10, 8:30am - 3pm
Collegeville's St. John's University, Quad 264 near the Great Hall, St. Cloud,
MN
Form on farms, food, and communities throughout Minnesota. Topics include food
saftey, low farm prices, the pressures for farms to get bigger and the plight of
small towns.
Contact Nancy Gunderson (320) 252 - 9651
Fluid Fertilizer School
Feb 13, 2001
Springfield, Illinois
The Fluid Fertilizer Foundation in cooperation with state fertilizer and ag chem
associations in Nebraska, Texa, and Illinois is pleased to announce a series of
fluid fertilizer schools focusing on fluid agronomics, fluid marketing and fluid
technology
Contact: Fluid Fertilizer Foundation, 2805 Claflin Road, Suite 200, Manhattan,
KS 66502
Call: 785-776-0273, Fax: 785-776-8347
E-Mail: fluidfertilizer@cs.com
Missouri
Water Quality Coordinating Committee
February 20
Conference
Building Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, MO
Contact Darlene
Schaben
E-mail: nrschad@mail.dnr.state.mo.us
BALMM Monthly
Meeting
Feb. 21, 9:30 - noon
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Lanesboro
Agenda includes: a presentation by the Minnesota Geological Survey on a newly
funded project to describe and map karst features in southeastern Minnesota; a
presentation on Winneshiek County's "no fall tillage of soybean
stubble" program; further development of a strategy to reduce soil erosion
and stream sedimentation. A subcommittee will meet at 1:30 to further develop a
buffer strategy.
Storm Water Management Workshop
Feb. 22, 1- 8
Plainview City Hall.
Purpose of the workshop is to promote comprehensive storm water management for
minimal adverse watershed impact. It begins with an overview of urban storm
water management principles for public works employees, engineers and others,
covering such topics as current laws, storm water management plan components,
ponding requirements, etc. The workshop next proceeds to community analysis
including delineation of watershed or "street sheds," identifying
natural resource protection goals, outfall areas and storm water reserve areas.
This leads to a session on creating a draft plan for your community. A storm
water education and policy session for elected officials is planned for after
dinner. Sponsored by the Whitewater River Watershed Project, Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency and Southeastern Minnesota League of Municipalities.
To register, contact Larry Johnson at (507)523-2171
E-mail: larry.johnson@mn.usda.gov
Protecting the
St. Croix; Reducing and Managing Nutrients and Sediments
February 22
Trollhaugen, Dresser WI
Join us for a day long workshop for reducing and managing nutrients and
sediments in the St. Croix River. Learn about the latest water quality research
and monitoring, see what other industries and agriculture facilities have
done to reduce nutrients and sediments, and provide input for establishing goals
for nutrient and sediment management in the St. Croix Basin. $25 registration
includes snacks and lunch. Discounts on ski passes available day of event.
Call Judy Olsen for registration (715-386-9444, or 651-436-7131).
The Practice of Restoring Native Ecosystems
Feb 23, 2001
Andover, Minnesota
National Arbor Day Foundation Call: 888-448-7337
Watershed
Workshop
Feb. 28 - Mar. 1, University Center-Rochester.
Called "Water Quality in the Lower Mississippi River Basin," this
workshop will help attendees develop a broader technical understanding of water
quality including physical, chemical and biological parameters.
Contact: Norman Senjem, MPCA
E-mail: norman.senjem@pca.state.mn.us
Comprehensive
Nutrient Management Plan Workshops
Feb 28
Oregon, IL
University of Illinois Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service
have developed a workshop where you can bring your farm data and work on
completing your own Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan and learn how you can
update those plans.
Contact: Randy Fonner, Illinois Extension Specialist, 1304 West Pennsylvania, Rm
332, Urbana, IL 61801
Call: 217-333-2611, Fax: 217-244-0323
E-Mail: refonner@uiuc.edu
SWAP
Workshop
February 29
Storm Lake
The purpose of this workshop is to train local leaders and provide them with
tools to educate and motivate community members to get involved in the source
water assessment and protection (SWAP) process. This community involvement
builds support for water protection policies and practices, which in turn
creates clear environmental benefits through maintaining and improving local
water quality. Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Water
Operators’ Safety and Training Workshops (SWAP WORKSHOP) Conducted by Rachael
Herpel and Jonna Jackson.
Contact Rachael Herpel at 1-800-858-4844
National/International Meetings
Water Conservation Workshops
Feb 1 to Feb 3, 2001
Portland, Oregon
If you're a newcomer to the field of conservation, or want to brush up on the
fundamentals, Workshop 1: New Cadet Training is designed especially for you.
Workshop 2:Innovations to Take Us Boldly Forward presents the next level of
conservation.
American Water Works Association, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver,
CO 80235
Call: 800-926-7337, Fax: 303-794-3951
National Cattleman's Beef
Association Trade Show
Feb 1 to Feb 4, 2001
San Antonio, TX
The 2001 NCBA Trade Show expects a targeted audience of 7,000 beef industry
leaders.
Contact: Danna Schwenk, NCBA, PO Box 3469,
Englewood, CO 80155
Call: 303-694-0305, Fax: 303-770-7745
E-Mail: dschwenk@beef.org
35th Annual Conference of the
Association of Applied Insect Ecologists
Feb 4 to Feb 6, 2001
Riverside, California
Under the theme "High Tech Pest Management the Natural Way", the
conference general sessions will explore the pros and cons of gentically
modified crops and the implications of bilogical control. This year's conference
will give increased attention
Contact: John Plain, Association of Applied Insect
Ecologists, 1008 10th St., Suite 549, Sacramento, CA 95814
Call: 916-393-3995,
E-Mail: plainaaie9@aol.com
2001Conservation Expo: Bullish on
Conservation
Feb 4 to Feb 6
Fort Worth, Texas
The conference will focus on current issues and challenges facing America's
conservation districts.
Contact: NACD, 9150 West Jewell, Ste 102, Lakewood, CO 80232
Call: 303-988-1810
AWWA/WEF
Joint Management Conference
Feb 4 - 7, 2001
Portland, Oregon
2001 National Association of Conservation Districts'
Annual Meeting
February 4-8
Fort Worth, Texas
Contact Robert Raschke on (303) 988-1810.
32nd Annual International Erosion
Control Association's Conference
Feb 5 to Feb 9, 2001
LasVegas, Nevada
Plan now to attend the world's foremost educational event dedicated exclusively
to erosion and sediment control. This event offers you the most useful selection
of education, technology and business you will find anywhere under one roof at
one time
International Erosion Control Association, PO Box 774904, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
Call: 970-879-3010, Fax: 970-879-8563
Confinement
Site Manure Applicator Training
Feb. 8, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
A 2 hour training session for confinement site manure applicators
for certification and re-certification. Topics will include manure sampling,
manure nutrient research results, rule update and record keeping.
Contact: Greg Brenneman
319-337-2145
E-mail: gregb@iastate.edu
109th
Annual Farmers Conference
Feb 8-9
Tuskegee, AL
"Small Farms: Adapting and Surviving in the 21st Century" is the theme
of the conference. The Farmers Conference is a two-day educational forum that
features panel discussions and concurrent workshops. These sessions address
emerging isssues
Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension Program
Call: 334-724-4441, Fax: 334-727-8812
E-Mail: usingle@tusk.edu
Northern Piedmont Specialty Crops School
Feb 9, 2001
Oxford, NC
New release around Thanksgiving
Contact: Carl Cantaluppi, Granville County Extension Center, Horticulture Ag, PO
Box 926, Oxford, NC 27565
Call: 919-603-1350 Fax: 919-603-0268
E-Mail: car_cantaluppi@ncsu.edu
4th
International Swan Symposium
February 13 - 18
Airlie, Virginia.
Contact Dr. Eileen C. Rees, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Martin, Mere
Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 0TA, U.K.
Tel: + 44 1704 895181, Fax: + 44 1704 892343
USEPA SWMM4.4 and PCSWMM GIS 2000 Modeling Workshops
February 19-21
Toronto, Ontario
Expediting
Section 7 Consultations: A Biological Assessment Workshop
February 21 1:00-5:00
Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento, CA 95815.
In this free workshop, USFWS personnel will share tips on how to avoid common
pitfalls and write effective Biological Assessments. Although the BA workshop is
free of charge, attendees must register with the USFWS to receive handout
materials.
To register, please call Leslie Murphy at (916) 414-6650
E-mail: Leslie_D_Murphy@fws.gov
WEF/AWWA/CWEA
Joint Residuals and Biosolids Management Conference Biosolids 2001:
"Building Public Support"
February 21-24, 2001
San Diego, California, USA
WEF
Residuals and Biosolids Management Conference
Feb 21-24, 2001
San Diego,
California,
Stormwater and Urban Water Systems Modeling Conference
February 22-23, 2001
Toronto, Ontario
Conserving
Wildlife at the start of the 21st Century: Politics and Realities
Feb. 22-24, 2001
Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California.
2001 Annual Meeting of the Western
Section, Wildlife Society.
11th Platte
River Basin Ecosystem Symposium
February 25 - 27
Kearney, Nebraska
Contact: Gary Lingle, Platte Watershed Program Coordinator, Buffalo County
Cooperative Extension, 1400 E 34 St, Kearney NE 68847
Phone: (308) 236-1235 · FAX: (308) 234-6319
E-mail: glingle@unl.ed; http://www.ianr.unl.edu/ianr/pwp/
Farm
Management
Feb. 26
Description: Participants will learn some basic estate planning principles as
well what to look for when establishing or reviewing your will.
Contact: Holle Smith, 712-362-3434
E-mail: holle@iastate.edu
2001
Annual Conference: Expanding Our Reach: P2 Tools and Technology for a Greener
Globe
February 28 – March 2, 2001
Chicago, Illinois, Hyatt Regency Chicago on the Riverwalk
Call: (202) 466-P2P2, Fax: (202) 466-7964
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