BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ÎçŇąľçłˇ - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ÎçŇąľçłˇ REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20130310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20131103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20140309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20141102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140120T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140122T000000 DTSTAMP:20260722T082647 CREATED:20140715T004835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140715T004835Z UID:479-1390176000-1390348800@tricities.wsu.edu SUMMARY:Oilseed & Direct Seed Cropping Systems conference\, Kennewick DESCRIPTION:12/17/2013 \nOilseed\, direct seed cropping systems conference Jan. 20-22 \nMedia Contacts:Karen Sowers\, WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences\, 509-396-5936\, ksowers@wsu.eduKay Meyer\, Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association\, 509-995-6335\, pndsa@directseed.org \nKENNEWICK\, Wash. – Early registration ends Dec. 31 for the only regional conference offering an extensive program on oilseed and direct seed production systems. It will be Jan. 20-22 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. \nRegistration costs $160-$200. Register and get more information at http://css.wsu.edu/biofuels/2014conference or http://www.directseed.org/events/annual-conference/. \nThe conference is intended for farmers\, livestock producers\, crop input suppliers\, advisors\, bankers\, researchers and supporting agency personnel. \nSpeakers from Australia\, Canada and the U.S. will be part of the 2014 cropping systems conference\, “Covering New Ground\,” co-hosted by Washington State University and the Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association. General sessions will cover topics of broad interest while breakout sessions will offer in-depth looks at specific topics. \nConference speakers will include: \n• Dwayne Beck\, Dakota Lakes Research Farm \n• Jack Brown\, University of Idaho \n• Steve Groff\, Cover Crop Solutions \n• Raj Kholsa\, Colorado State University \n• John Kirkegaard\, CSIRO Australia \n• Tai McClellan Maaz\, WSU graduate student \n• Peter Moulton\, Washington Department of Commerce \n• Dave Paul\, USDA-RMA \n• Heath Sanders\, Great Plains Canola Assoc. \n• Phil Thomas\, BrassicaCorp Ltd and Agri-Trend\, Alberta \n• Dale Thorenson\, U.S. Canola Association/Gordley Association \n• Brian Voth\, Agri-Trend Marketing\, Winnepeg \n• Dick Wittman\, Culdesac\, Idaho\, founder of PNDSA \n• Pacific Northwest growers and university researchers \nSession topics will include: \n• Australian and North American perspectives of canola production in a direct seed system \n• Soil biology and health related to crop rotation \n• Plant signaling systems \n• Risk management \n• History and progress of oilseed research in the Pacific Northwest \n• International and national policies driving oilseed production and direct seeding \n• Precision agriculture trends \n• International market outlook \n• Cover crops \nThe first day of the conference will consist of breakout sessions\, live demonstrations and diagnostic sessions by vendors\, a networking social and a reception for keynote speakers. \nThe second day will include a poster session featuring Pacific Northwest oilseed and direct seed research and WSU Extension and outreach projects. Poster authors will be available to answer questions. \nThe conference is supported by local and national agribusinesses\, conservation districts\, WSU\, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS\, Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association\, Washington State Department of Agriculture and Washington State Department of Commerce. \nSponsor opportunities and exhibit space are available by contacting Karen Sowers or Kay Meyer. \nFind this news release at WSU News online at http://bit.ly/19QLbC9 \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow WSU News on:Tumblr at http://wsunews.tumblr.com/Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WSUNewsTwitter at https://twitter.com/wsunewsGoogle Plus at http://bit.ly/1fJ8Bip~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~French Ad #446Pullman\, WA 99164-1040Ph: 509-335-3581\, e-mail: wsunews@wsu.edu URL:/event/oilseed-direct-seed-cropping-systems-conference-kennewick/ CATEGORIES:Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140121T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140121T173000 DTSTAMP:20260722T082647 CREATED:20140715T004835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140715T004835Z UID:480-1390321800-1390325400@tricities.wsu.edu SUMMARY:V&E Swiss Master\, 4:30 p.m.\, TBD DESCRIPTION:The Viticulture & Enology program welcomes a Swiss Master for a presentation about wine science. Location to be determined. Contact Debbie at schwenso@wsu.edu or 509-372-7224. URL:/event/ve-swiss-master-430-p-m-tbd/ CATEGORIES:academic END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR