7-24-09
Issues/Needs for the Next 3-5 Years
- Economic Competitiveness
- Water
- Optimum Irrigation Use Practices
- Irrigation Termination – Cost Return
- Drought Tolerance
- Corn
- Cotton
- Milo
- Irrigated vs. Dryland Production
- Marketing
- Decline of Small Farming Towns – Retaining Young People
- Opportunities for Businesses and Employment
- Impact of Diaries
- Production Input Costs – Economic Return on Investments
- Transgenic Seed
- Fertilizer
- Efficiency
- Placement
- Irrigation Efficiency
- Energy
- Pesticides
- Scouting
- Thresholds
- Pest Trends
- Information Delivery
- Newsletter
- Web Based
- Other Production Issues
- Herbicide Tolerant Crops & Weeds
- Mare’s Tail
- Corn
- Ethanol Crops
- Grain
- Switchgrass
- Alternative Crops
- Dairy Industry – Efficiency in Use of Resources
- Conservation Reserve Program – Expiration of Contracts
- Non-target Herbicide Issues
- Sprayer Contamination
- Drift Management
- Crop Specific Issues
- Grain Sorghum
- Weed/Herbicide Management
- Optimum Production Practices
- Grain
- Silage
- Wheat
- Insects
- Diseases
- Yield Drag – New Varieties
- Record Keeping
- Pesticide
- Cropping
- Farm Economic Records/Planning
- Education
- Programs on Conservation Tillage
- Agricultural Awareness for Non-Agricultural Audiences
- Education of Dairy Farmers
- Education on Production Agriculture Topics
- Pesticide Drift and Sprayer Contamination (Herbicides)
- Scouting
- Record Keeping
- Economic Development
- Economic Opportunities for People in Rural Towns
- Environmental
- Water
- Quantity
- Drought Tolerance
- Alternative Crops
- Ethanol Crops
- Other Alternatives
- Efficient use of Water
- Quality
- Fertilizer efficiency
- Rates and Formulations
- Placement
- Scouting
- Thresholds – Proper use of Pesticides
- Pest Trends
- Record Keeping
- Pesticide Use
- Cropping Documentation
- Conservation Reserve – Expiration of Contracts