Mielenkiintoisen huvittavaksi koko asian tekee se että kuinka lähellä maatalous on toisiaan täysin erilaisessa ympäristössä. Täällä palstallahan se on sanottu että USA on niitä harvoja paikkoja jossa maatalous on vielä oikea elinkeino. Uskokaa täi älkää, mutta pitävät meidän systeemiä kovin kiinnostava ja edistyksellisenä. Se on tuo ruoho meren toisella puolella aina vihreämpää osalle.... Itse luonnostelisin eroja niin että tukiraha halvaannuttaa ajatustoimintaa ja vähentää luovuutta. Amerikkalaisen viljelijän on pakko hilata kuluja alaspäin menettämättä tuottoja ja suuri yksikkökoko pienellä katteella jättää epäonnistumisenkinkohtuu rankaksi ratkaisuksi. Voisi ne asiat meillä Suomessa olla vieläkin huonommin....
No, niin tai näin......toista kertaa viedään suomalaisuutta maailmalle ja katsotaan jos saatais tapahtumasta juttua kotimaisiinkin lehtiin.
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Tuesday, February 5:
9:00 PNDSA Conference Registration Open and AgExpo and Farm Forum Begins
•PNDSA Conference Pricing includes admission into AgExpo and Farm Forum sessions. Register for PNDSA conference first to obtain AgExpo passes.
Day 1 Agenda, Wednesday, February 6:
9:00 - PNDSA Conference Registration Open and AgExpo and Farm Forum Continues
11:30 - 1:00 - Opening Lunch Banquet (Spokane Convention Center)
•Welcome, Certification Overview, Value of Certifications
1:30 - 2:30 - Annual Membership Meeting (Spokane Convention Center)
•A Year in Review, 2012 Financial Report, 2013 Budget, New Directors, Open Floor for Feedback
3:00 - 4:00 - Concurrent Session I (Spokane Convention Center)
•Choose from 3 topics: 1) Certification Detials, 2) Benefits of Variable Rate Mapping and How to Develop a Variable Rate Map Using a Variety of Precision Ag Tools; 3) Soil Carbon Program & Carbon Sequestration Trends in Direct Seed Soils
4:00 - 5:00 - AgExpo Exhibit Time (Spokane Convention Center)
5:00 - 7:00 - “Connecting Friends in Agriculture” Reception & Social (DoubleTree Spokane Citycenter)
7:30 - 9:00 - Dinner Banquet, Keynote Speaker, & Awards Ceremony (Spokane Convention Center)
•Keynote Speaker, Eero Kovero, a successful Finnish direct seeder shares information on his direct seed operation, reasons he transitioned from conventional farming, and strategies that could be implemented in the Pacific Northwest
Day 2 Agenda, Thursday, February 7:
8:00 - 10:00 - Breakfast Banquet and Soil Quality Seminar (Spokane Convention Center)
•Kaynote Speaker: Ray Archuleta, NRCS Argonomist, "Improving Soil Quality Through Direct Seeding." Ray will discuss how soil quality and health improves while reducing dependency on pesticides and synthetic fertilizers by implementing low disturbance practices. Ray's interactive soil demonstrations will educate on the soil functions and biology.
10:30 - 11:30 - Concurrent Session II (Spokane Convention Center)
•Choose from 3 topics: 1) Will a Shot of Ag Lime Relieve Your pH Heartburn? 2) Direct Seed 101: Young Direct Seeder Panel and Program Review, 3) "Soil Conservation Practices and Attitudes of PNW Farmers" Direct seed study on PNW soil conservation progress from 1980-2010 and soil conservation stewardship with results from hundreds of PNW farmers surveyed
11:30 - 1:00 - Recertification Course and/or Lunch on Own (DoubleTree Spokane City Center)
1:30 - 2:30 - Concurrent Session III (DoubleTree Spokane City Center)
•Choose from 3 topics: 1) Certification Details, 2) Disease, Pest and Wheat Breeding for Direct Seed and No-Till Systems, 3) "Outside the Box Alternative Crop Rotations and Cover Crop Options"
2:30 - 3:00 - Afternoon networking and refreshments (DoubleTree Spokane City Center)
3:00 - 4:00 - Closing Session (DoubleTree Spokane City Center)
•Keynote Speaker: Cliff Ohmart, Sureharvest, Value of Certification Programs, Certification Case Studies, Market Potential, and ROI
Topics covered at the concurrent sessions:
•Certified Sustainable certification program overview, criteria review, eligibility, process review
•Addressing pH concerns and solutions
•Precision agriculture technology and variable rate application
•Doug Young presents results from study on the causes of low versus high adoption rates of direct seeding in the Pacific Northwest
•Recertification courses for continuing educational credits in pesticide, crop, nutrient, and soil/water management
•Direct Seed 101 – how to get started, direct seed programs and cost shares available to maximize producers direct seed benefits
•Learn about the reemergence of Carbon Credit programs and carbon sequestration in direct seed soil