A2t-L*ncMter Farming, Saturday, September 28, 1996
Animal Agriculture and the Environment Conference Set
ITHACA, N.Y. Many good
farm managers need to know more
about the potential impact manure
mangement practices can have on
the quality of water resources and
life in rural communities. Com
munity leaders need a better
understanding of the challenges
faced by farmers as they deal with
new neighbors, new environmen
tal scrutiny, and economic uncer
tainty. A North American confer
ence titled Animal Agriculture
and the Environment: Nutrients,
Pathogens, and Community Rela
tions will bet held December
11-13, 1996 in Rochester. New
York to explore these issues.
This event will be an education
al opportunity for those who seek
a greater understanding of the
potential impact of animal agricul
ture on the quality of water and
rural life. The target audience for
the conference includes producers
(dairy, poultry, swine, and beef)
and their advisers; community
officials and their consultants:
stale/province regulatory agencies
and legislatures; cooperative
extension and university educa
tors; crop consultants; rural land
owners; soil and water conserva
tion district staff; federal govern
ment staff; and watershed
managers.
The conference will begin with
an overview of trends in animal
agriculture and environmental
issues. Then, a series of presenta
tions will provide an in-depth
understanding of envir
onmental concerns'
including pathogens,
phosphorus, nitrogen,
streams, and farm nutri
ent balances. This will
be followed by presen
tations describing man
agement practices to
protect the environment
and improve relations
with local communities.
Manure handling, land
application, odors, and
nutrient balances will
be reviewed as well.
The last day of the con
ference will include
presentations on public
policy including EQIP
(Environmental Quality
Incentives Program)
and CAFOs (Concen
trated Animal Feeding
Operations) and the cost
of environmental pro
tection to producers.
On Thursday even
ing, an informal discus
sion on environmental
concerns and solutions
will be held. Speakers
and registrants will
have the opportunity to
voice their concerns,
ask questions, and share
perspectives concerning
the interaction among
animal agriculture, the
environment, and
communities.
A preconference
workshop concerning
nutrient management
software is scheduled
for December 11 from
8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The workshop will
begin with a compara
tive review of twelve
nutrient management
software packages.
Then, four software
packages will be
reviewed in-depth fol
lowed by a discussion
session. The packages
that will be discussed
management software, Penn
State’s nutrient management soft
ware, Farm Works’ map-based
nutrient planning software, and
Cornell’s Net Carbohydrate Pro
tein Model. Attendence is limited
to those registered for the confer
ence. The fee for attending the
workshop is $4O.
Conference registrants from
universities or not-for-profit orga
nizations are invited to bring edu
cational displays or posters on
topics related to the conference
focus. The poster session will
allow conference registrants to
share details of successful educa
tional programs, important
research, successful farm/
community interactions, or envir
onmental improvement programs.
The format and time will depend
on how many registants want
space for an educational display.
A form to request space for a post
er cm* display is available from the
Northeast Regional Agricultural
Engineering Service (NRAES).
The conference is sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Agricul
ture Agricultural Research Ser
vice; the Ontario Ministry of Agri
culture, Food, and Rural Affairs;
the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation;
Cornell Cooperative Extension;
the New York State Water
Resources Institute; the New York
State Soil and Water Conservation
Committee; the Northeast Dairy
Producers Association; and
NRAES.
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The conference planning com
mittee includes Peter Wright of
the Department of Agricultural
and Biological Engineering at
Cornell University; Don Hilbom
of the Ontario Minstry of Agricul
ture, Food, and Rural Affairs; Les
Lanyon of the Department of
Agronomy at the Pennsylvania
State University; Michael Toombs
of the Ontario Ministry of Agri
culture. Food, and Rural Affairs;
Ron Pitt of the Department of
Agricultural and Biological Engi
neering at Cornell University: and
Marty Sailus of NRAES.
The registration fee is $l5O in
U.S. funds if postmarked on or
before November 22, 1996; $175
in U.S. funds if postmarked after
November 22 and for walk-ins.
The fee includes admission to the
conference, one lunch, break
refreshments, and a copy of the
conference preoceedings. Checks
should be made payable to
NRAES. All major credit cards
are also accepted. Refunds must
be requested by November 22, and
there is a $25 fee to process a
refund.
A block of rooms has been
reserved at the Rochester Mariott
Thruway Hotel in Rochester. New
York (the conference site) for con
ference participants. To reserve a
room, call the Marriott at (716)
359-1800. Mention “Animal Agri
culture” to receive the special con
ference rate of $72 for a single
room and $75 for a double room.
Reservations must be made by
November 22,1996 to receive the
special conference rate. After that
date, die hotel will no longer hold
rooms at the conference rate, and
reservations will be accepted on a
space and rate availability basis.
Conference brochures contain
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Walnut Growers
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interested in the production of
walnut trees are invited to a work
shop presented by the Maryland
Chapter of the Walnut Council in
Denton and Preston, Md., Satur
day, Oct. 5.
Included in the workshop are a
discussion of walnut propagation
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