DRAFT PROGRAM-2009 Sugarbeet Symposium

Billings Hotel and Convention Center

Monday Jan 12, 2009

11-1 registration

12-1 soup sandwich luncheon in exhibit area

Room 1. Moderator: Tanya Daniels, MSU Carbon County Extension

Welcome: Andy Steiger, Western Sugar Cooperative

1:00-1:45 Biofuels-where are we going? Joel Schumacher-MSU

1:45-2:30 Fertilizer Prices-Global demand and outlook for Montana- Tom Jensen, International Plant Nutrition Institute.

to be identified

2:30-3:00 Economic Development in Montana-what’s happening-Evin Barrett-Gov”s office ??

3:00-3:30 Coffee Break in Exhibit area

3:35-4:10 Outlook for Commodity Prices-Gary Brester/Duane Griffiths-MSU

4:10-4:35 Weed Control Options for irrigated wheat, corn, barley and dry beans-Steve King- MSU

4:35-5:00 Disease Management for Dry Beans-Barry Jacobsen, MSU

Adjourn to Trade Show

Room 2. Moderator: Steve Lackman- MSU Yellowstone County Extension Agent

1:00-1:30 Managing Diseases in Irrigated wheat and barley-Bill Grey, MSU

1:30-2:00 Managing Insects in corn, dry beans, wheat and barley-Kevin Wanner, MSU

2:00-2:30 Where does strip tillage fit in Montana irrigated crops? Bart Stevens-USDA/ARS

2:30-3:00 Optimizing your returns from irrigation-Kent McVay-MSU

3:00-3:30 Coffee Break in Exhibit area

3:30-4:10 Optimizing returns from your fertilizer investment-broadcast, banding, fertigation

Clain Jones-MSU

4:15-5:00 Fertilizer Prices-Global demand and outlook for Montana-Tom Jensen, International Plant Nutrition Institute.

Adjourn to Trade Show

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

7:00-8:00 registration

Moderator: Travis Mehling, Western Sugar Cooperative-Lovell, WY

Welcome: Andy Steiger, Western Sugar Cooperative

8:00-8:45 Economics of Sugar Beet Production in Montana and Wyoming-Gary Brester- MSU

8:45-9:20 Managing Nitrogen Inputs to Optimize Grower Returns and Factory Efficiency- Gary Hergert? Univ. of Nebraska

9:20-10:00 Sugarbeet Irrigation, Chuck Duncan-Worland Sugar

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break in trade area

10:30-11:15 Sugarbeet Seed Treatments for Disease and Insect Control-Barry Jacobsen- MSU

11:15-11:50 Round Up Ready-Using and keeping the technology-Steve King-MSU

12:00-1:15 Luncheon-Luther Markwart, , American Sugarbeet Growers Association

Moderator: Ken Kephart, MSU-SARC

1:25-2:00 Where does strip tillage fit in MT and WY sugarbeet production? Bart Stevens-USDA/ARS

2:00-3:00 Where do beets and cane fit in the biofuel discussion-Terry Jones or Paul Wanbecker (spelling?) Heil-president world sugar

3:00-3:30 Coffee Break in trade area

3:30-4:15 Sugarbeet Disease Management, Barry Jacobsen, MSU

4:15-5:00 Now that we have Round Up Ready what’s on the horizon for other transgenic traits- Molly Cline, Monsanto