Drought Risk and Mitigation on Agricultural Landscapes of Nebraska

Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff
University of Nebraska
March 19, 2003

 

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TIME
TOPIC
SPEAKER
8:30-9:00 am Registration Participant profiles/Preliminaries Bill Waltman, UNL
9:00-9:05 Introductions Welcome to Panhandle R&E Center David Baltensperger, UN Panhandle Res. & Ext. Center
9:05-9:20 Session 1 Water Uses and Availability Dean Yonts, UN Panhandle Res. & Ext. Center
9:20-9:40 Session 2 Natural Hazards in Agriculture Jeff Peake, UNO
9:40-10:00 Session 3 Historical Climate Context and Multi-Year Droughts in Nebraska Cody Knutson, NDMC
10:00-10:20 Session 4 El Niño/La Niña Mike Hayes, NDMC
10:20-10:40 Session 5 Agricultural Risk & Marketing Doug Jose, UNL
10:40-11:00 Session 6 Mitigating Risk—A Tool for Successful Farming Martin Kleinschmit, CFRA
11:00-12:00 Session 7 Irrigation Issues/Prevented Planting Tim Hoffman, RMA
12:00-1:00 Lunch  
1:00-1:20 Session 8 Crops and Climate—Patterns Across Nebraska Bill Waltman, UNL
1:20-2:00 Session 9 Alternative Crops and Cropping Systems in Northwestern Nebraska David Baltensperger, UN Panhandle Res. & Ext. Center
2:00-2:20 Session 10 Web Resources and Tools Bill Waltman, UNL
2:20-2:40 Session 11 Drought Mitigation Strategies in Sustainable Ag and Grazing Martin Kleinschmit, CFRA
2:40-3:00 Session 12 Insurable Crops and Pilot Programs

Jay Waechter, RMA-Topeka
3:00-3:20 Session 13 Non-insured Assistance Program, Disaster Assistance, and Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 Ivan Johnson, FSA-Cheyenne County
3:20-3:40 Session 14 Written Agreements Jay Waechter, RMA-Topeka
3:40-4:00 Session 15 Planning for Drought Cody Knutson, NDMC
4:00-5:00 Session 16 Questions about Crop Insurance, Prevented Planting, and Adequacy of Water Supplies USDA Risk Management Agency

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