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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Wed Sep 4 12:21 EDT 1996
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 05:49:34 -0500
Message-Id: <199609041049.AA01816@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 601
Contents:
Buffer strips and pollution control (marino@veneto.shineline.it (Marino Perelli))
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 11:45:21 +0200
From: marino@veneto.shineline.it (Marino Perelli)
Subject: Buffer strips and pollution control
We published a new e-paper about Buffer strips to protect the Venice Lagoon
from non point source pollution:
http://www.shineline.it/utenti/perelli/hedg.htm
Any comments are appreciated.
Marino & Daniel
_________________________________________________
Marino Perelli freelance agronomist
Via Puccini, 11 - 30034 Mira VE - Italia
voice: +39 41 421995 fax: +39 41 421995
(from Italy: 041-421995)
E-mail: marino@veneto.shineline.it
http://www.shineline.it/utenti/perelli/
_________________________________________________
Daniel Franco Free-lance ecologist
via Negroponte, 7c - 30126 Lido Venezia - Italy
voice: +39 41 5264372 gsm: 0335 424309
fax: +39 41 5264372 E-mail: daniel.franco@iol.it
http://www.shineline.it/utenti/daniel
_________________________________________________
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Wed Sep 11 13:20 EDT 1996
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 12:07:19 -0500
Message-Id: <199609111707.AA11718@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 602
Contents:
Soils web page ("Philip Small" <psmall@wolfe.net>)
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 09:55:42 -0800
From: "Philip Small" <psmall@wolfe.net>
Subject: Soils web page
Hello all.
Would appreciate any pointers to teaching programs/resources on the
Web which emphasise soil science in middle shool and high school
environmental study programs. Will use these to build an NSCSS web
page in support of these programs.
TIA
Philip Small
Land Profile Inc. (and)
The Soils Group Inc.
member National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists, Inc.
http://www.wolfe.net/~psmall/nscss.html
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Thu Sep 12 13:23 EDT 1996
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 12:07:43 -0500
Message-Id: <199609121707.AA14974@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 603
Contents:
Re: Soils web page (John Tatarko <jt@weru.ksu.edu>)
Re: Soils web page (S.J.Officer@massey.ac.nz (Sally Officer))
(Fwd) Soil Science mentors needed ("Philip Small" <psmall@wolfe.net>)
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 13:47:51 -0500 (CDT)
From: John Tatarko <jt@weru.ksu.edu>
Subject: Re: Soils web page
>
> Hello all.
> Would appreciate any pointers to teaching programs/resources on the
> Web which emphasise soil science in middle shool and high school
> environmental study programs. Will use these to build an NSCSS web
> page in support of these programs.
> TIA
>
> Philip Small
> Land Profile Inc. (and)
> The Soils Group Inc.
> member National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists, Inc.
> http://www.wolfe.net/~psmall/nscss.html
>
Please see the Web page of the USDA-ARS Wind Erosion Research Unit and
add it to your page. This page covers the wind erosion research
program in the USDA Agricultural Research Service and includes (or will
soon be expanded to include) information on the problem, prediction,
and control of wind erosion of soils. A popular feature of our page
a photo and movie archive covering many aspects of wind erosion. The
Web address is:
http://www.weru.ksu.edu
Thanks,
John
John Tatarko | jt@weru.ksu.edu
USDA-ARS Wind Erosion Research Unit | WWW URL: http://www.weru.ksu.edu
Throckmorton Hall, KSU | phone: (913) 532-6720
Manhattan, KS 66506 | fax: (913) 532-6528
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 15:57:31 +1200
From: S.J.Officer@massey.ac.nz (Sally Officer)
Subject: Re: Soils web page
>>
>> Hello all.
>> Would appreciate any pointers to teaching programs/resources on the
>> Web which emphasise soil science in middle shool and high school
>> environmental study programs. Will use these to build an NSCSS web
This is a page of web links from the "cybersoils" e-teaching programme
at Massey - might be useful
http://agtv-pc11.massey.ac.nz/departs/soilsc/cybsoil/text/sites.htm
Sally
???!!!!oooooOOOOOPPPPPSSSsssssss.....
Sally Officer
New Zealand
Land of the long grey rain cloud!!.
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 09:09:47 -0800
From: "Philip Small" <psmall@wolfe.net>
Subject: (Fwd) Soil Science mentors needed
------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
CoVis has a project, "Native Soils", which I am encouraging soil
scientists participate in, review, suggest enhancements. Also to
sign up for the Soil Scientist mentor database. Phil Small
-----forwarded from-------
From: "Kevin O'Neill" <oneill@covis.nwu.edu>
Subject: CoVis Mentor Volunteering
Greetings,
The CoVis Project is entering an exciting new phase of its work on
telementoring, and I would like to invite you to participate. Perhaps
you have worked with CoVis teachers (like Rory Wagner and Judy
Whitcomb) and their students in the past, or perhaps we were referred
to you by CoVis teachers or staff who thought you might be interested
in our efforts. In either case, we hope you will be interested in what
we have planned for the 1996/97 school year.
CoVis staff have spent the past few months developing a World-Wide Web
service called the CoVis Mentor Database which we hope will enable
would-be volunteer science mentors and teachers to find one another
and work together much more easily. This service will operate on a
trial basis this year with a limited number of CoVis teachers who are
enthusiastic about telementoring. The goal of our development effort
is to remove CoVis staff as middlemen and put teachers in direct
contact with would-be science mentors.
Full details on the CoVis Mentor Database, its aims and operation are
available at the following URL:
http://www.covis.nwu.edu/mentors/welcome.html
If you like what you see, please fill out our volunteer form to put
yourself on file. This information will not be shared with other
services, and you may log back into the Mentor Database at any time to
make yourself unavailable for mentoring.
If you have any questions about the CoVis Project or the Mentor
Database, do not hesitate to ask me.
Thanks,
Kevin
D. Kevin O'Neill, PhD candidate
School of Education and Social Policy | (847) 467-2822 (tel)
Northwestern University | (847) 467-1930 (fax)
2115 N. Campus Drive |
Evanston, Illinois 60208 |
Ceremony is the seam that binds the cerebrum and cerebellum
together --Carol Shields
--------forwarded by Phil Small for your voluntary reading
pleasure--------
Philip Small
Land Profile Inc. (and)
The Soils Group Inc.
member National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists, Inc.
http://www.wolfe.net/~psmall/nscss.html
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Fri Sep 13 17:12 EDT 1996
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 15:51:05 -0500
Message-Id: <199609132051.AA16170@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 604
Contents:
Testing Soil For pH--Use of Suction Lysimetry ("J.D. Oster" <oster@mail.ucr.edu>)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 15:11:19 -0500
From: "J.D. Oster" <oster@mail.ucr.edu>
Subject: Testing Soil For pH--Use of Suction Lysimetry
From: Irrometer@aol.com
To: Multiple recipients of list <trickle-l@unl.edu>. With Bill Pogue's
permission, I am relying his message to the members of soils-L and salinity-L.
Our company has manufactured suction lysimeter tubes for over
25 years. These devices are constructed of a porous ceramic
cup solvent welded to 1/2" Schedule 40 PVC tubing. In the early
days they were pretty well exclusively used for doing salinity
work (EC). With the advent of fertigation systems (particularly
with microirrigation), they have been used to check the soil
solution for nitrate nitrogen and P & K (to a lesser extent).
In the past several months there have been reports made to us that
their use to check soil pH was giving very mixed results. This
message is intended to advise users of this suction extract
technique, that suction extract analysis for soil pH is not
recommended even when the ceramic cup has been acid treated
and thoroughly rinsed in a dilute salt solution to remove the acid
in the ceramic pores and adsorbed hydrogen from the ceramic
(as most researchers do in preparing these tubes for use).
The principal problem is that the partial pressure of carbon dioxide
inside the soil and in the ceramic cup are not equal. Outgassing of
dissolved carbon dioxide in the soil solution will occur as the soil
solution collects in the ceramic cup. This outgassing will cause
the pH of the extracted solution to be higher than in the soil
solution by an amount which depends on the difference
between the partial pressure of the carbon dioxide in the soil
and that inside the extractor.
A secondary problem results from minerals in the ceramic
generated during the firing process to make the ceramic.
Some of the minerals are soluable and can increase the
pH of the soil solution which comes into contact with the
cup. The acid washing and thorough rinsing of the cups,
done by many reasearchers as a pretreatment before using
the extractors, removes these minerals. This mitigates the
secondary problem, but does not eliminate the problem
of carbon dioxide outgassing.
THUS--the fact remains, that the use of suction extract
analysis for measuring soil pH is not an accepted or
recommended analytical procedure. This is our advice
as well as the advice of all of the scientists and lab
technicians that I have talked with on this subject in the
recent past.
One final point worth noting is the fact that once you have
finished using them in the field, they should be thoroughly
cleaned before they are put into storage (before the ceramic
cups are allowed to air dry). At the least, they should be scrubbed
with clean water, filled with distilled water and allowed to
drain so as to flush the cups. Procedures on acid washing
and rinsing are available--as it is practiced by the scientists
here at the University of California.
Regards, Bill Pogue, President, Irrometer Company, Inc.
J.D.(Jim) Oster
Dept. of Soil & Env. Sciences
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone (909)787-5100
FAX (909)787-5522
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Wed Sep 18 11:50 EDT 1996
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 09:43:50 -0500
Message-Id: <199609181443.AA13832@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 605
Contents:
Wind Erosion: An International Symposium (John Tatarko <jt@weru.ksu.edu>)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 09:44:43 -0500 (CDT)
From: John Tatarko <jt@weru.ksu.edu>
Subject: Wind Erosion: An International Symposium
Dear list members,
This is a friendly reminder that the Sept. 30 deadline is approaching
for submission of the intent to participate form for the 1997
International Wind Erosion Symposium. This information is needed for
planning purposes and will allow us to prepare for your attendance and
presentations.
This symposium is promising to be truly an international event as we
have participation forms from 16 countries world wide as of today. I
encourage and look forward to your participation.
Please note that more information can be obtained from the WERU World
Wide Web Site as well as E-mail, phone, and postal mail (see the bottom
of this announcement). The Web site also has an on line submission
form for your convenience.
Sincerely,
John Tatarko
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Announcement/Call for papers
Wind Erosion: An International Symposium/Workshop
Commemorating the 50th anniversary
of the USDA's Wind Erosion Research at Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas, USA
3-5 June 1997
Background
Wind erosion is a serious problem in many parts of the world. It is
worse in arid and semiarid regions. Areas most susceptible to wind
erosion on agricultural land include much of North Africa and the Near
East; parts of southern, central, and eastern Asia; the Siberian
Plains; Australia; northwest China; southern South America; and North
America. Wind erosion physically removes from the field the most
fertile portion of the soil. Some soil from damaged land enters
suspension and becomes part of the atmospheric dust load. Dust
obscures visibility and pollutes the air, causes automobile accidents,
fouls machinery, and imperils animal and human health.
During the 1930s, a prolonged dry spell in the prairies of North
America culminated in dust storms and soil destruction of disastrous
proportions. The "black blizzards" of the resulting Dust Bowl
inflicted great hardships on the people and the land. Following the
"dirty thirties", the U.S. Department of Agriculture started an
intensive research program on wind erosion in cooperation with Kansas
State University. Today, this laboratory, officially known as the Wind
Erosion Research Unit (WERU), continues to serve as a focal point for
wind erosion research, both nationally and internationally.
This symposium is held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the
USDA's Wind Erosion Research at Kansas State University. The purpose
is to bring together leading scientists, conservationists, and policy
makers to: identify the present and future wind erosion threat to
sustainability; summarize current understanding of wind erosion
processes, prediction, and control; identify societal needs and develop
strategies for sustaining agriculture, protecting the environment, and
conserving the natural resource against the ravages of wind erosion.
Program
Scientists, engineers and conservationists are invited to present
papers and/or attend sessions related to the occurrence, measurement,
and prediction and control of wind erosion and related processes and
consequences. Plenary, concurrent, and poster sessions are planned.
Keynote addresses will feature various aspects of wind erosion.
Publication
Abstracts for all presentations will be available at the symposium.
The Symposium manuscripts will be reviewed and considered for a special
publication that will be mailed to all registered symposium
participants.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Authors intending to offer an oral/poster presentation are required to
submit an abstract (English preferred) of no more than one-page by 31
December 1996.
Abstracts should include in this order: author, title, text, and
corresponding author's address and telephone number. Submit abstracts
(preferably by e-mail) and participation form to:
sym@weru.ksu.edu
or
symposium abstracts
c/o USDA, ARS Wind Erosion
Throckmorton Hall, KSU
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
USA
Manuscripts submitted will be reviewed and considered for special
publication.
General
The registration fee for the conference will be approximately $200.
This fee includes three lunches, one banquet, one picnic dinner/tour of
the Konza Prairie, refreshment breaks, a copy of the abstracts, and the
special Symposium publication.
Housing will be available at campus residence halls for approximately
$125 (4 nights, 3 breakfasts). Rooms are also available at the local
Ramada Inn for approximately $59 per night plus tax; no meals are
included. All fees are in US dollars.
Registration forms, abstract forms, and symposium brochure will be
mailed to those who return the "Intent to Participate" form (see
attached form). Future announcements and current information about the
symposium can be accessed through the World Wide Web URL:
http://www.weru.ksu.edu/ and email: sym@weru.ksu.edu.
IMPORTANT DATES
- General announcement: May 1996
- Deadline to return "Intent to Participate" form: 30 September 1996
- Brochure mailed: 31 October 1996
- Abstract received: 31 December 1996
- Acceptance Notice mailed: 31 January 1997
- Symposium: 3-5 June 1997
- Manuscripts Due: 30 June 1997
Tentative Program
3 June 1997
08:00 Registration
09:00 Opening keynote address: historical perspective
Extent and severity of wind erosion world wide (regions, soil
degradation, threat to sustainability, visibility, off-site
damage, crop damage, health, etc.)
12:00 Buffet lunch
13:30 Physics of processes
Measurements
19:00 Symposium Banquet/Entertainment/Dust Bowl Story
4 June 1997
08:30 Modeling wind erosion and associated processes
Supporting data bases (crop, soil, climate, management, etc.)
12:00 Buffet lunch
13:30 Climatology relating to wind erosion
Wind erosion and global change
15:30 Poster Presentations
17:30 Tour of the famous Konza Prairie and outdoor buffalo barbecue
5 June 1997
07:30 Posters continued
08:30 Wind erosion control (agroforestry, residues, tillage, wind barriers,
soil stabilizers, etc.)
Socioeconomic barriers
12:00 Buffet lunch
13:30 Workshop planning session to develop strategies for coping with wind
erosion (research, training, technology transfer, policy, etc.)
15:30 Closing session: conclusions and recommendations
Possible post symposium training workshop on the USDA Wind Erosion
Prediction System (WEPS).
Possible field trips/facility tours include:
1. Agroforestry
2. Konza Prairie
3. Tuttle Creek spillway canyon
4. Research activities in Throckmorton Plant Science Center
(environmental physics, agronomy, agroforestry, GIS, GPS, etc.)
5. Wind erosion control methods at local field sites
6. Grain Marketing and Production and Research Center
7. Plant Materials Center operated by the Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
8. American Institute of Baking
9. CO2 enrichment site
10. Sensitive lysimeter study site
----------------------------- cut here and mail ------------------------------
Intent to Participate Form
Wind Erosion: An International Symposium/Workshop
3-5 June 1997 - Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Title: __________
Family Name: ___________________________
First Name: ____________________________
Organization: _________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________
Fax: _______________________________________
E-Mail: _____________________________________
I plan to attend the Symposium/Workshop yes( ) no( )
I propose a contribution oral presentation( ) poster( )
For additional information, please return this form (e-mail preferred)
before 30 September 1996. Abstract will be due by 31 December 1996.
E-Mail: sym@weru.ksu.edu
FAX: USA 913-532-6528
Phone: USA 913-532-6495
Postal Address: USDA-ARS, NPA
Wind Erosion Research Unit
Throckmorton Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
USA
World Wide Web URL: http://www.weru.ksu.edu/
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Thu Sep 19 16:24 EDT 1996
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 15:11:21 -0500
Message-Id: <199609192011.AA24915@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 606
Contents:
Training Program on Optimizing Management for Precision ("Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom" <gerrit@tangine.bae.griffin.peachnet.edu>)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 16:02:12 -0400
From: "Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom" <gerrit@tangine.bae.griffin.peachnet.edu>
Subject: Training Program on Optimizing Management for Precision
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Announcement for the Training Program:
"Optimizing Management for Precision Farming: A Systems Approach"
March 10 - 15, 1997, Gainesville, Florida
******************************************************************
******** WWW-SITE: http://www.agen.ufl.edu/~workshop/ ********
******************************************************************
### SPONSORED BY:
- University of Florida, Gainesville
- Wageningen Agricultural University
- University of Georgia
- International Fertilizer Development Center
- International Consortium for Agricultural Systems Applications (ICASA)
### RATIONALE
Precision Farming has a goal of optimizing the use of soil and water
resources and chemical inputs (fertilizers and pesticides) on a
site-specific basis. This goal is now technically feasible due to
recent advances in sensor technology and controllers that allows
variable rate application of materials across a field. Technological
advances in GPS, remote sensing, grain yield monitoring, and GIS
provide new opportunities for characterizing variability in crop
fields. These new tools have now shown that many crop fields are
highly variable, thereby reducing overall field yield and resource
use efficiency. However, once one has a measure of the spatial
variability, optimizing management requires an understanding of what
caused the variability first of all, and a method to determine
optimal management over the field. Crop simulation models are needed
to help consultants, researchers, and other farm advisors determine
the pattern of field management that optimizes production or profit.
However, the effective use of these tools requires their evaluation
in fields to be optimized, their integration with other information
tools such as GIS, geostatistics, remote sensing, and optimization
analysis. A comprehensive crop model application package has been
developed by researchers from several countries. This system, DSSAT
v3.1, incorporates crop/soil/weather models, data input and
management software, and analysis programs for optimizing production
or profit for homogenous fields. It also has features linking DSSAT
crop models with GIS, geostatistics, and other software to enable
users to optimize management over spatially-variable fields
considering a number of important factors that affect crop
development and yield. This training program is designed to provide
participants with necessary concepts and a practical working
knowledge of these tools, with case study projects. It will also
provide them with information on how to link crop model components
with other packages being designed and developed for practical
application to precision farming.
### PROGRAM GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
The overall goal of this training program is to increase the
capabilities of participants to apply quantitative tools to optimize
management of spatially-variable fields, taking advantage of new
sources of information, methods for its use, and equipment for
precision farming. Specifically, the program will focus on:
1. Information tools for managing spatial data, including GIS,
Remote Sensing, and Yield monitoring data.
2. Analysis software to gain insight into the magnitude of spatial
variability and possible reasons for this variability, including
kriging, correlation, and crop and soil model approaches.
3. Description of CERES and CROPGRO crop simulation models, focusing
on corn, wheat, and soybean crops, and information required for their
applications to spatially-variable fields.
4. Operation of the DSSAT v3.1 software system, including components
linking DSSAT crop models with GIS and spatial analysis programs.
5. Example applications of DSSAT v3.1 to optimize management in
specific field situations.
### PROGRAM CONTENT
This training program will describe concepts of spatial variability
and precision farming. It will describe practical approaches for
characterizing spatial variability and methods for analyzing reasons
for the variability. The program will make extensive use of
"hands-on" practical sessions that demonstrate the concepts, software
for analyzing spatial data, and models for determining management
that optimizes production, taking into account possible effects on
the environment.
The program will make extensive use of the Decision Support System
for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) v3.1 software package. This
comprehensive package includes the CERES (maize, wheat, rice,
sorghum, barley, and millet) CROPGRO (soybean, peanut, dry bean, and
tomato), SUBSTOR (potato), and CROPSIM (cassava) models for crop
growth and yield. These models respond to weather, soil water
holding and root growth characteristics, cultivar, water management,
nitrogen management, and row spacing/plant population. The program
will describe information inputs required by these models, outputs
predicted by the models, and methods to interpret uncertainty and
risk associated with uncertain inputs. The DSSAT also includes links
to GIS and remote sensing information, which allows mapping of
spatially variable inputs across a field and mapping of predicted
outputs from the models, such as yield, nitrogen leaching, water use,
etc. The entire DSSAT v3.1 will be provided to each participant
along with documentation on its use. The program length will be six
working days.
### OUTLINE
Day 1 Concepts of Precision Farming
GPS, Yield Maps,
GIS, and Remote Sensing Tools
Day 2 Characterizing spatial variability of fields
Spatial Interpolation of Point Data,
Relating Remote Sensing Images to Yield Maps,
GIS Technology for Digital Terrain Map Analysis,
Spatial Data Bases for Crop Model Analyses
Day 3 Crop Simulation Models
Overview of Concepts
DSSAT v3.1 Operation
Example Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Crop Simulations
Day 4 Soil Water and Nutrient Components
Data in DSSAT v3.1 for Applying Crop Models
Model Evaluation Exercises
Day 5 Optimizing Management for a Homogenous Field
Obtaining Inputs for Spatially Variable Fields
Simulating Different Segments of a Spatially-Variable Field
Economic Analysis
Day 6 Optimizing Management for Spatially Variable Fields:
Case Studies
### QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPLICATION
1. Participants should be university graduates currently engaged in
crop consulting, research on precision farming, providing advice to
farmers on precision farming, or development of information tools and
methods for precision farming.
2. They should have an understanding of crop production systems and
be relatively familiar with terminology in crop production.
3. They should be familiar with personal computers, including DOS
and Windows operating environments, and with the operation of
software packages in these environments. Computer programming skills
are not required.
4. They should be fluent in English.
### TRAINING FACULTY
Dr. James W. Jones, University of Florida,
Dr. Kenneth J. Boote, University of Florida
Dr. Johan Bouma, Wageningen Agricultural University,
Dr. Harry Booltink, Wageningen Agricultural University
Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom, University of Georgia
Dr. Philip Thornton, International Livestock Research Center, Kenya
Dr. Paul Wilkens, International Fertilizer Development Center,
Dr. Harold Reetz, Potash & Phosphate Institute
and other experts from University of Florida, Wageningen Agricultural
University, and ICASA
### REGISTRATION
There are four ways to register:
Mail: Optimizing Management for Precision Farming: A Systems Approach
International Programs/Training Unit
P.O. Box 110329
Gainesville, FL 32611-0329,
United States of America
Fax: +1 (352) 392-7127
Tel: +1 (352) 392-1965
Email: apeters@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
In order to register, you have to provide all information on the
registration form. This form can be obtained by writing to the
address above, or preferably, by downloading the registration form
from our WWW-site: http://www.agen.ufl.edu/~workshop/
QUARANTY AND REGISTRATION DEADLINE: To guarantee enrollment, payment
must be made with a purchase order, check or credit card by February
1, 1997. Enrollment is limited to 25 participants. Priorities for
enrollment will be on the basis of date of receipt of payment.
REGISTRATION FEE: The fee for this training workshop is $1,900. It
covers registration for the six-day program, resource material
including DSSAT v3.1 software, and tea/coffee breaks. It does not
cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, or lodging during the program nor air
transportation and health insurance. Each participant is responsible
for these costs. Food and hotel lodging will average about $75/day.
LODGING: Rooms for participants will be reserved in the Rush Lake
Motel. This is a good quality motel which is located close to the
university campus and several restaurants. It is a 15-minute walk to
the university campus or the city bus can be used ($0.75 per ride).
Special arrangements can be made for parking on campus. Please
indicate on your registration form if you would like to have lodging
reserved at the Rush Lake Motel. Payment for lodging is to be made
directly to the motel (advanced payment is not required).
VISA: A visa is required for entry into the United States. Each
Participant must obtain a visitor visa from the Embassy or Consulate
of the United States in his or her country of residence.
PROGRAM CANCELLATION POLICIES: Cancellation of pre-registration must
be made at least 72 hours before the program begins in order to avoid
being billed 25 percent of the registration fee. Substitution of
personnel is recommended in lieu of cancellation. Pre-registrants who
fail to attend or to send a substitute are liable for full
registration fee. To cancel a registration, call (352) 392-7127. In
the event the program is cancelled for any reason, the organizers
will not be responsible for any cancellation changes or charges
assessed by airlines or travel agencies.
### MORE INFORMATION
More information on the training program can be found in the above
mentioned WWW-site. If you have specific questions on program
information (NOT on registration and facilities information!!!),
your may direct them to:
Dr James W. Jones
Agricultural & Biological Engineering Dept.
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
Fax: +1 (352) 392-4092
Email: jwj@agen.ufl.edu
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Gerrit Hoogenboom
Associate Professor
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
The University of Georgia
Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797, USA
Phone: 770-229-3438 (New !)
FAX: 770-228-7218
E-mail: gerrit@bae.griffin.peachnet.edu
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Fri Sep 20 16:25 EDT 1996
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 15:12:13 -0500
Message-Id: <199609202012.AA22657@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 607
Contents:
wind erosion WEPS, help (bwilson@waite.adelaide.edu.au)
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 15:35:19 -1300
From: bwilson@waite.adelaide.edu.au
Subject: wind erosion WEPS, help
Hi all,
I am trying to track down information on the Wind Erosion Prediction System
(WEPS) for wind erosion modelling but without much immediate success. Is
the WEPS program available for evaluation? I have tried their web site but
there does not appear to be the required files available by ftp. Also, has
the wind erosion discussion list become defunct?? I get Returned Mail:Host
Unknown when I try to subscribe,
thanks for any help
ben
************************************************************
Dr Benjamin Wilson
CRC for Soil and Land Management/University of Adelaide
Waite Agricultural Research Institute
PMB1 Glen Osmond
SA 5064
Australia
ph +61 8 3036518
fax +61 8 3036511
http://www-crcslm.waite.adelaide.edu.au/
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Sat Sep 21 16:25 EDT 1996
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 15:13:04 -0500
Message-Id: <199609212013.AA07630@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 608
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Re: wind erosion WEPS, help (Max Turner <M.Turner@massey.ac.nz>)
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 17:32:19 +1200
From: Max Turner <M.Turner@massey.ac.nz>
Subject: Re: wind erosion WEPS, help
At 12:57 AM 20/09/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>I am trying to track down information on the Wind Erosion Prediction System
>(WEPS) for wind erosion modelling but without much immediate success. Is
>the WEPS program available for evaluation? I have tried their web site but
>there does not appear to be the required files available by ftp. Also, has
>the wind erosion discussion list become defunct?? I get Returned Mail:Host
>Unknown when I try to subscribe,
>thanks for any help
>ben
>
Hi Ben
Can't supply any help on the query but just wanted to check to see if you
still intend to make a contribution to Silicon Soils. I need to know now so
that I can include you as a collaborator in my presentation to SSSA meetings
in November in Indianapolis.
Is it OK to go ahead and, if so, when do you see your way clear to producing
something?
I would appreciate confirmation, and a topic title asap. Hope you are "in".
Cheers
Max
M.Turner@massey.ac.nz
Department of Soil Science Phone: (6) 3505349
Palmerston North Fax : (6) 3505632
New Zealand
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Mon Sep 23 11:36 EDT 1996
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 10:20:40 -0500
Message-Id: <199609231520.AA28740@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 609
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Re: wind erosion WEPS, help (John Tatarko <jt@weru.ksu.edu>)
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 09:45:06 -0500 (CDT)
From: John Tatarko <jt@weru.ksu.edu>
Subject: Re: wind erosion WEPS, help
Dr Benjamin Wilson wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I am trying to track down information on the Wind Erosion Prediction System
> (WEPS) for wind erosion modelling but without much immediate success. Is
> the WEPS program available for evaluation? I have tried their web site but
> there does not appear to be the required files available by ftp. Also, has
> the wind erosion discussion list become defunct??
>
Ben,
The WEPS model is nearing a Beta release for testing and evaluation.
If you would be interested in becomming a beta tester, please let me
know and I will let you know when it is available. Until then, you may
want to download the WEPS Technical Description document from the
pub/weps/doc directory. This document gives an extensive description
of WEPS and its components. It is a rather large PostScript document.
If you have a PostScript printer, you should be able to download and
print it with all the graphics intact. If not, let me know and I can
see about getting you a copy. An ovewrview document on WEPS is also
available in Adobe PDF format at:
http://www.weru.ksu.edu/~wagner/adobe.papers/wepsoverview.pdf
Please let me know if you need further assistance with WEPS.
To subscribe to the wind erosion discussion list send the command:
subscribe wind_erosion <your name>
to:
listproc@listserve.ttu.edu
If this does not work, contact the list operator, Ted Zobeck at
tzobeck@mail.csrl.ars.usda.gov
Thanks for your interest,
John
John Tatarko | jt@weru.ksu.edu
USDA-ARS Wind Erosion Research Unit | WWW URL: http://www.weru.ksu.edu
Throckmorton Hall, KSU | phone: (913) 532-6720
Manhattan, KS 66506 | fax: (913) 532-6528
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Tue Sep 24 19:46 EDT 1996
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 18:32:52 -0500
Message-Id: <199609242332.AA12420@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 610
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hydrologist/soil scientist seeks job (ruhlman@acsinc.net (Anthony Ruhlman))
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 17:31:28 -0700
From: ruhlman@acsinc.net (Anthony Ruhlman)
Subject: hydrologist/soil scientist seeks job
Hello,
I am looking for a position in environmental consulting, research or
management. I have a BS in Forestry, MS in Forest Hydrology, and 2+
years of experience in consulting. My general areas of experience
include wetland hydrology and functional assessment, fluvial
geomorphology, dendrology, and soil mapping and descriptions (esp. in
terms of redoximorphic features and drainage capability), among others.
If you are interested in receiving my resume, please contact me directly
at Ruhlman@acsinc.net. Thank you.
Melanie Ruhlman
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Wed Sep 25 19:46 EDT 1996
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 18:33:15 -0500
Message-Id: <199609252333.AA14750@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 611
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please unsubscribe me from the mailing lists (paul rudolph <prlcruz@mnl.sequel.net>)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 14:26:51 +0800
From: paul rudolph <prlcruz@mnl.sequel.net>
Subject: please unsubscribe me from the mailing lists
please unsubscribe me from the mailing lists
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>From root@crcnis1.unl.edu Fri Sep 27 00:36 EDT 1996
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 23:19:48 -0500
Message-Id: <199609270419.AA17115@crcnis1.unl.edu>
Subject: SOILS-L digest 612
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Job vacancy - Teaching & Research fellow (long) (rate@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Andrew Rate))
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 12:02:55 +0800
From: rate@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Andrew Rate)
Subject: Job vacancy - Teaching & Research fellow (long)
ADVERTISED VACANCY
TEACHING AND RESEARCH FELLOW (REF: A61/96)
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Applications are invited for the above position for a fixed-term of three
years. Women are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants seeking a
part time appointment are welcome.
The appointee must be able to contribute to the teaching and research in an
area of natural resource science that may include, for example, hydrology;
land and water management including land rehabilitation; interactions of
animals and the environment; commercialisation of native fauna; management
of animal resources; rangeland ecology; or plantation forestry.
The appointee must hold a PhD (or have demonstrated equivalent knowledge or
expertise) in a field relevant to natural resource science and demonstrate
a capacity to provide a role model for and mentoring to female students in
the Faculty.
The position will be located within the relevant discipline Group of the
Faculty of Agriculture. Teaching and research collaboration with other
staff of the Faculty and with staff from other research organisations will
be encouraged. The appointee should also be willing to contribute to the
broader educational activities of the Faculty.
Applications must address the selection criteria and applicants with
teaching experience are requested to submit a teaching portfolio as part of
their application.
For further information and copies of the selection criteria please contact
Mrs Christine Richardson on telephone 61 9 380 2480; or fax 61 9 380 1002,
or email crichardson@acs.uwa.edu.au or at http://www.agric.uwa.edu.au/jobs
SALARY RANGE: Lecturer Level B $43,042 - $51,113 p.a.
CLOSING DATE: 1 November 1996
The position will be kept open until filled and applications will continue
to be received after the closing date. The University reserves the right to
fill by invitation or to not fill the position in response to this
advertisement.
Benefits include superannuation, fares to Perth (if applicable) for
appointee and dependent family, removal allowance (if applicable), study
leave and long service leave. Conditions of appointment will be specified
in any offer of appointment which may be made as a result of this
advertisement.
Written applications quoting reference number, telephone number,
qualifications and experience and the names, addresses (including Email)
and fax/telephone numbers of 3 referees should reach the Director, Human
Resources, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6907, by the
closing date.
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SELECTION CRITERIA
The teaching and research fellow is responsible to the relevant Head of
Group and is expected to conduct research and teaching activities and to
undertake other Group and Faculty duties as required.
Appointment at this level requires evidence of achievement in a relevant
area of research and an ability and willingness to accept teaching
responsibilities.
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Qualifications and Knowledge
1. PhD in a field related to natural resource science (or 1. Essential
demonstrable equivalent knowledge and expertise).
Research and Scholarship
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1. Evidence of ability to develop an outstanding research
program an area of natural resource management within any of
the science discipline groups of the Faculty 1. Essential
2. Capacity to supervise student research projects across a 2. Essential
broad spectrum of topics covered in the Faculty's Master of
Science in Natural Resource Management Degree. 3. Essential
3. A capacity for excellence in the direction and supervision
of student research.
Teaching and Learning
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1. Capacity to develop an outstanding teaching program within
any of the science discipline Groups of the Faculty to
contribute to our Natural Resource Management degrees at 1. Essential
postgraduate and undergraduate levels.
2. Desirable
2. Experience in teaching at the undergraduate or
postgraduate levels. 3. Essential
3. Strong communication skills and a willingness to promote
the Faculty's image to the community.
Other
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1. Capacity to provide a role model for and mentoring to
female students in the Faculty
2. Capacity and willingness to participate in the wider
activities of the Faculty, including: 1. Essential
* liaison with industry 2. Desirable
* collaboration with other research and teaching
institutions
* studies in communication, and field experience
activities
* provision of advice to undergraduates
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Andrew Rate (rate@uniwa.uwa.edu.au)
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Group, University of Western Australia,
WA 6907, AUSTRALIA. Telephone: +61 9 380 2500 Fax: +61 9 380 1050
World Wide Web: http://www.uwa.edu.au/cyllene/soilweb/
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