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Presentations

Agronomic Management

• Summary of the 2009 Irrigated Crop Production Season  (3.8 Meg)
  George Lubberts, Complete Agronomic Services, Nobleford, AB
   
• Seeding Rate and Date Research for Irrigated Crops  (94 Kb)
  Dr. Ross McKenzie, ARD, Lethbridge, AB
   
• Fertilizer Management Research for Irrigated Crops  (3.2 Meg)
  Dr. Ross McKenzie, ARD, Lethbridge, AB
   
• Micronutrients for Irrigated Crops: When Are They Necessary  (354 Kb)
  Dr. Rigas Karamanos, Viterra, Calgary, AB
   
• Agronomic Application of Cattle Manure and Compost on Irrigated Cereal Silage  (947 Kb)
  Dr. Barry Olson, ARD, Lethbridge, AB

Pest Management

• Pest Management Regulatory Issues  (479 Kb)
  Julie Sisson, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Health Canada, Lethbridge, AB

• Synopsis of Irrigated Crop Insects in 2009 and Forecast for 2010  (1.3 Meg)
  Scott Meers, ARD, Brooks, AB
   
• Synopsis of Irrigated Crop Diseases in 2009 and Forecast for 2010  (1.1 Meg)
  Dr. Ron Howard, ARD, Brooks, AB
   
• Strategies to Reduce the Impact of Fusarium Head Blight and Stripe Rust in Irrigated Wheat  (1.3 Meg)
  Dr. Kelly Turkington, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, AB

Irrigated Crop Opportunities

• Challenges and Opportunities of the Irrigated Crop Industry - Dry Bean Production  (2.2 Meg)
  Blair Roth, Viterra, Lethbridge, AB
   
• Challenges and Opportunities of the Irrigated Crop Industry - Seed Production  (520 Kb)
  Shaun Haney, Haney Farms, Picture Butte, AB
   
• Challenges and Opportunities of the Irrigated Crop Industry - Potato Production  (2.0 Meg)
  Jeff Bronsch, Potato Growers of Alberta, Taber, AB

Irrigation Equipment

• On-Farm Irrigation Automation: A Producer Perspective  (541 Kb)
  Gord Graham, South Slope Feeders Ltd., Rainier, AB
   
• Optimizing Pivot Operation and Maintenance  ZIP File (3.7 Meg)
  DeLon Crapo, Oliver Irrigation, Lethbridge, AB
   
• What’s New in Irrigation Technology  ZIP File (5.5 Meg)
  Dave Gross, New Way Irrigation, Lethbridge, AB
   
• What’s New in Irrigation Technology  (1.1 Meg)
  Dana Williams-Freeman, Oliver Irrigation, Lethbridge, AB
   
• What’s New in Irrigation Technology  (1.4 Meg)
  Scott Unruh, RPH Irrigation Services Ltd, Lethbridge, AB
   
• What’s New in Irrigation Technology  (1.1 Meg)
  Duane Vandenberg, AD Irrigation, Nobleford, AB

Irrigation Water Management

• A Gum-Boot Guide to Irrigation Scheduling  (1.2 Meg)
  Vince Ellert, Lethbridge College, Lethbridge, AB
   
• Are Producers Meeting Crop Water Requirements  (1.6 Meg)
  Jennifer Nitschelm, ARD, Lethbridge, AB
   
• Irrigating When Water is Limited: Research Findings  (394 Kb)
  Dr. Shelley Woods, ARD, Lethbridge, AB

Financial Management

• Irrigated Crop Production Costs and Returns  (266 Kb)
  Karla Bergstrom, ARD, Edmonton, AB
   
• Pricing and Marketing of Irrigatd Crops  (290 Kb)
  Lee Melvill, Farm Market Consulting, Brooks, AB

Looking Forward

• Irrigation Water Supply Forecast for 2010  (5.0 Meg)
  Lloyd Healy, ARD, Lethbridge, AB
   
• Irrigation Outlook  (2.2 Meg)
  Roger Hohm, ARD, Lethbridge, AB

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