North Carolina State University


Recent AnnouncementWater Management Workshop
Hosted by the Blackland Farm Managers Association

January 29, 2013

Workshop Agenda


8 AM - Registration, Vendor Displays

8:30 AM - "Irrigation: Will there be water for you?"
Nat Wilson, NCDENR

9:15 AM - Irrigation System Performance, New Technology
Garry Grabow, NCSU

10:30 AM - Break, Vendor Displays

10:45 AM - Irrigation Scheduling, Fertigation
Ron Heiniger, NCSU

Noon - Lunch, Vendor Displays

1 PM - Drainage Systems in Eastern NC - A Historical Perspective
Rufus Croome, NRCS
Robert Evans, NCSU

1 :30 PM - Design and Installation Considerations for Subsurface Drainage Systems
Mike Burchell, NCSU
Robert Evans, NCSU

2:15 PM Break, Vendor Displays

2:30 PM - Benefits and Management of Existing Controlled Drainage Systems
Mike Burchell, NCSU
Robert Evans, NCSU

3:15 PM - New Technology - Automated Water Control Structures
Chad Poole, NCSU

3:45 PM - Closing Remarks
Ron Heiniger, NCSU
Rod Gurganus, NCSU

4 PM - Adjourn

Register for Workshop - No Cost

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