Mid-Atlantic Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Work Group
Southern States Building, Richmond, VA
February 16-17, 2010
PROGRAM
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Morning Session
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| 8:15 - 8:30 | Welcome, Introduction and Housekeeping
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| 8:30 - 8:50 | Phil Howard (Southern States) - Update from Southern States
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| 8:50 - 9:15 | Doug Beegle (Penn State U) - Phosphorus Index
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| 9:15 - 9:40 | David Kissel (Univ of GA) - Ammonia Volatilization from Urea Fertilizer
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| 9:40 - 10:05 | Frank Sikora (Univ of KY) - New pH Test with 1M KCl and Sikora Buffer
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| 10:05 - 10:25 | Break - Complimentary Snacks by Southern States
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| 10:25 - 10:50 | Bob Miller (ALP) - Corn Potassium Dynamics
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| 10:50 - 11:15 | Nat Dellavalle (Dellavalle Lab) - Nutrient Management in Non-Humid Regions
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| 11:15 - 11:30 | General Discussion
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| 11:40 - 1:00 | Lunch - Sponsored by Southern States
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Afternoon Session, February 16
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| 1:10 - 1:40 | Uttam Saha (Univ of GA) - Selenium in Soil-Plant-Animal Systems: An Unresolved Issue in Georgia
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| 1:40 - 2:00 | David Hardy (Dept. of Ag, NC) - Blueberry Fertility and Fertilizer Formulation
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| 2:00 - 2:20 | Leticia Sonon (Univ of GA) - Poultry Litter Nutrient Calculator PDF
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| 2:20 - 2:40 | Noble Usherwood - Soil Testing and the Fertilizer Industry
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| 2:40 - 3:00 | Break - Complimentary Snacks by Southern States
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| 3:00 - 3:30 | Tim Hoerner (Agri Analysis Lab) - Virtual Tour of Agri Analysis Laboratory
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| 3:30 - 3:45 | Bob Isaac (LabFit) - Updates
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| 3:45 - 4:00 | Renuka Rao - Transition Process of Grower Samples from a Public Land Grant University Lab to a Private Commercial Lab
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| 4:00 - 4:20 | Sandy Hughes - Hybrid Gas Streaming in Elementar CN and N Analyzers
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| 4:20 - 5:00 | General Discussion
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| 5:00- 6:00 | Break
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| 6:00 - ??? | Dinner
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Morning Session
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| 8:15 - 8:35 | Bob Dussich - Spectro
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| 8:35 - 8:55 | Steve Valencsin - Introduction to Southern Soil and Water Laboratory
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| 9:05 - 9:30 | Mike Plantz - Thermo Fisher
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| 9:30 - 11:00 | Discussion, Planning, State Reports
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