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Drought
Risk and Mitigation on Agricultural Landscapes of Nebraska
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Scottsbluff Room, Student
Center
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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| 8:30-9:00 am | Registration | Participant profiles/Preliminaries | Bill Waltman, UNL |
| 9:00-9:20 | Introductions | Welcome to Chadron State College | Mike Leite/ Chuck Butterfield |
| 9:20-9:40 | Session 1 | Natural Hazards in Northwestern Nebraska | Mike Leite |
| 9:40-10:00 | Session 2 | El Niño/La Niña | Mark Svoboda, NDMC |
| 10:00-10:20 | Session 3 | Historical Climate Context and Multi-Year Droughts in Nebraska | Mike Hayes, NDMC |
| 10:20-10:40 | Break | ||
| 10:40-11:00 | Session 4 | Drought Monitor | Mark Svoboda, NDMC |
| 11:00-11:20 | Session 5 | Mitigating Risk—A Tool for Successful Farming | Martin Kleinschmit, CFRA |
| 11:20-12:00 | Session 6 | Irrigation Issues/Prevented Planting | Bill Waltman, UNL |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | catered by Chartwell's | |
| 1:00-1:20 | Session 7 | Drought Mitigation Strategies in Sustainable Ag and Grazing | Martin Kleinschmit, CFRA |
| 1:20-2:00 | Session 8 | Alternative Crops and Cropping Systems in Northwestern Nebraska | David Baltensperger, UNL Panhandle Res. & Ext. Center |
| 2:00-2:20 | Session 9 | Web Resources and Tools | Bill Waltman, UNL |
| 2:20-2:40 | Break | ||
| 2:40-3:00 | Session 10 | Insurable Crops and Pilot Programs | Bill Waltman, UNL |
| 3:00-3:20 | Session 11 | Non-insured Assistance Program, Disaster Assistance, and Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 | Jeff Peterson, Dawes-No. Sioux Farm Service Agency |
| 3:20-3:40 | Session 12 | Written Agreements | Bill Waltman, UNL |
| 3:40-4:00 | Discussion | Recommendations | Mike Hayes, NDMC |
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