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East NTSC Workshops and Net Meetings
Listed below are workshops being offered by the East NTSC.
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Workshop |
Location |
Date |
Contact |
East Technology Workshop - North
"Preparing for the 2008 Farm Bill with Innovations in
Program Delivery"
(Click for link to presentations) |
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania |
Oct 7-9, 2009 |
Anthony Burns |
Prescribed Burning
Self paced CD with course outline to provide 8 hours of the
required 16 hours of prescribed burning training |
Self Study |
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Hank Henry
Michael Hall |
Conservation Practice Writing Workshop
The workshop examines the policy and concepts involved in
developing conservation practice standards. A review of
policy, in-class exercises and discussion of a national
conservation practice standard are used to illustrate how to
develop a state standard. |
Richmond,
Virginia |
Jan 6-7, 2009 |
Anthony Burns |
Sand Separation Workshop
A workshop on handling sand laden manure. |
Greensboro,
North Carolina |
Jan 14-15, 2009 |
Phil McLoud |
Irrigation Water Management
The training will present an introduction to irrigation
water management, soil characteristics related to irrigation
water management, crop characteristics and water use,
irrigation methods and how they function and irrigation
scheduling. There will be a breakout session where
participants will have "hands on" experience with several
types of soil moisture sensors. |
Georgetown,
Delaware |
Jan 29-29, 2009 |
Ron Gronwald |
Conservation Practice Writing Workshop
The workshop examines the policy and concepts involved in
developing conservation practice standards. A review of
policy, in-class exercises and discussion of a national
conservation practice standard are used to illustrate how to
develop a state standard. |
Athens,
Georgia |
Feb 10-11, 2009 |
Anthony Burns |
Soil Quality Assessment and Applications for Field Staff
An NEDC supported course, this 2.5 to 3 day course has been
updated to include an emphasis on dynamic soil properties
for the new soil survey, making it appropriate training for
conservationists, soil scientists, and other discipline
specialists. Soil quality basics, indicators, and management
are taught using hands-on demonstrations, activities and
field exercises. |
Maine |
May, 2009 |
Holli Kuykendall |
Pollinators
The Workshop will cover the development of habitat for
native and managed pollinators and the use of conservation
practices that encourage pollinators. |
TBA |
Summer, 2009 |
Hank Henry |
Stream Visual Assessment Protocol (SVAP) 2.0
Classroom and field course intended to provide the
fundamental knowledge necessary to complete all SVAP
elements. Class activities will cover river and stream
structure, function, and ecology with specific reference to
the relationships between SVAP scoring elements and a
qualitative description of stream condition. Field
activities will cover data collection concepts, tools and
methods associated with each scoring element. |
TBA |
Summer, 2009 |
Kale Gullett |
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Training for new State and Area Agronomists |
Pending |
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Gene Hardee |
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ENTSC Sponsored Net Meetings |
Date |
Contact |
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Composting Animal Manure |
Sep, 2007 |
Bill Boyd |
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Precision Agriculture: NRCS Support for Emerging
Technologies |
Oct, 2007 |
Holli Kuykendall |
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Introduction to Micro-Irrigation |
Nov, 2007 |
Ron Gronwald |
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Planning Considerations for Anaerobic Digesters |
Jan, 2008 |
Bill Boyd |
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Solid Separation Technologies for Animal Manure |
Feb, 2008 |
Bill Reck |
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Aquatic Organism Passage: An Overview of Ecology, Analyses,
and Tools |
Mar, 2008 |
Kale Gullett |
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Crop Rotations and Cover Crops |
Apr, 2008 |
Gene Hardee |
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Treat and Release Manure Management Systems: Constructed
Wetlands and Vegetated Treatment Areas |
May, 2008 |
Bill Boyd |
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Watering Facilities for Managed Grazing Systems |
June, 2008 |
Kevin Ogles
Michael Hall |
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Agrichemical Handling Facility (PowerPoint Presentation) |
July, 2008 |
Bill Reck |
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Soil Quality Assessment and Conservation Management |
Aug, 2008 |
Charles Kome |
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Irrigation Systems for Small Farms |
Sep, 2008 |
Ron Gronwald |
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Riparian Area Management |
Oct, 2008 |
Kerry Robinson |
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Cover Options for Manure Storage and Biogas Collection |
Nov, 2008 |
Jeff Porter |
Aquatic organism passage - culverts
and low water crossings
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Jan, 2009 |
Kale Gullett |
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Invasive species |
Feb, 2009 |
Kristin Smith |
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Transition to organics |
Mar, 2009 |
David Lamm |
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Basics of planning manure management systems |
Apr, 2009 |
Bill Boyd
Jeff Porter |
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12/16/2008
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