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UTILIZING AUDIENCE RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY TO CAPTURE GROWER CORN PRODUCTION PRACTICES TO IMPROVE EXTENSION EDUCATION

Extension Education

Steven Prochaska
Extension Educator
The Ohio State University
Marion

Abstract

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\r\n    Audience response system technology (RST) was utilized at the Ohio Conservation Tillage Conference (CTC) to capture farmer corn production practices.  This information will be useful in planning future Extension educational events and applied research trials.  At CTC one large room with a seating capacity of 435 was populated with 210 RST.  After each session participants were asked up to four questions that related to speaker evaluation and grower corn production practices.  Key finding included the following:  52% of respondents utilize a two year rotation (corn/soybean); 29% of respondents utilize a three year rotation (corn/soybean/wheat); 56% of corn is planted utilizing conventional or conservation tillage, no-tillage is utilized to plant 30% of the corn; 42% of respondents indicated the most common corn seeding rate for 2011 will be from 32,000 to 34,000, another 37% of respondents reported planning to drop from 30,000 to 32,000 corn seeds in 2011; and finally water management was identified as the major limiting factor to higher corn yields.

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Poster has NOT been presented at any previous NACAA AM/PIC

This poster is being submitted for judging. It will be displayed at the AM/PIC if not selected as a State winner. The abstract will be published in the proceedings.

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Authors: S.C. Prochaska, S.D. Lichtensteiger, G.J. Arnold, F. A. Chirra, J. Hoorman, E.M. Lentz, G.E. McCluer, R.C. Reeder, J.M. Smith, A.P. Sundermeier, G. W. Wilson, C.E. Young, W.B. Clevenger, J. Rausch
  1. Prochaska, S. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 44820
  2. Lichtensteiger, S. Systems Manager, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 43210
  3. Arnold, G. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 45875
  4. Chirra, F. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 43506
  5. Hoorman, J. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 45822
  6. Lentz, E. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 44883
  7. McCluer, G. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 43326
  8. Reeder, R. Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 43210
  9. Smith, J. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 45895
  10. Sundermeier, A. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 43402
  11. Wilson, G. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 45840
  12. Young, C. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 45373
  13. Clevenger, W. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 43512
  14. Rausch, J. Extension Educator, The Ohio State University, Ohio, 43040