2003 CROP MANAGEMENT WINTER PROGRAM

Precision Ag Workshop - Data Management (Advanced Level)
December 15 , 2003 * 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.
University of Nebraska East Campus
Lincoln, Nebraska

Class limited to 15 participants.

7.5 TOTAL CCA CREDITS
(4.0 Soil Fertility and 3.5 Crop Production)

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This training is part of the NU Integrated Crop Management Winter Programs. Trainers are from the NU faculty and the agricultural industry. The clinics provide an unbiased approach by highly skilled trainers.

This advanced level precision agriculture workshop is limited to 15 participants - so sign up early! Participants will learn about data management in precision agriculture in a classroom setting as well as in a computer lab. Each participant will have the opportunity to apply different data management procedures to a data set generated for a Nebraska site.

Participants will obtain a comprehensive review of tools and methods for spatial data collection, become familiar with cost-free geospatial data available through the internet, be able to combine various data sources in a GIS package, be familiar with the most popular data mining approaches, and understand how to develop prescription maps for variable rate application of agricultural inputs

Presenters include Viacheslav Adamchuk, Precision Agriculture Engineer, NU Department of Biological Systems Engineering; Achim Dobermann, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist, NU Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Maribeth Milner, GIS Specialist, NU Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Dave Varner, NU Extension Educator.

Early registration is recommended as some classes have limited space. Fee for this workshop is $75. REGISTER 1-WEEK IN ADVANCE & SAVE $10! Register by December 8, 2003 and the fee is $65. Class limited to 15 participants.

Save even more - register for any 4 Crop Management Winter Programs for $250.

Fees include lunch, refreshment breaks, and all workshop materials. Also included in the registration fee is a course instruction manual which is yours to take home with you. The manuals are an excellent resource guide for use in your profession, CCA test preparation or for general reference.

NU Cooperative Extension, a division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, sponsor the training. Register online at http://ardc.unl.edu/registration.htm, call (402)624-8000, fax (402)624-8010, e-mail cdunbar2@unl.edu, or write to NU ARDC, CMDC Programs, 1071 County Road G, Ithaca, Neb. 68033.