Posters

Accepted Posters For 2012

Applied Research

Region	Submitted By	Title	Poster
North Central	Richard Hoormann	SKIP ROW CORN PLANTING TECHNIQUES WITH COVER CROPS FOR SUSTAINABLE GRAZING	View
Southern	Mark Crosby	Finalist ASSESSMENT OF EARLY EMERGENT FUNGICIDE APPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVED WHITE MOLD CONTROL IN PEANUTS	View
Southern	Brian Haller	Finalist MANAGING HAY FEEDING TO BUILD SOIL FERTILITY	View
Northeast	William Hlubik	3rd Place SWITCHGRASS PRODUCTION FOR SMALL FARMS AND MARGINAL LANDS IN NEW JERSEY: AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE AND HAY CROP	View
North Central	Edwin Lentz	1st Place ESN AS A NITROGEN SOURCE FOR OHIO SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTION	View
Southern	Laura Miller	POST-EMERGENT CONTROL OF COOL SEASON WEEDS ON BERMUDAGRASS SPORTS FIELDS WITH GRANULAR HERBICIDES	View
Southern	Henrique Mayer	NITROGEN RELEASE PATTERNS OF POLYMER COATED FERTILIZERS USED IN THE ORNAMENTAL INDUSTRY IN SOUTH FLORIDA	View
Southern	Gary England	COMMERCIAL PEACH THINNING DEMONSTRATION	View
West	Lauren Golden	UTILIZING DAIRY COMPOST FOR SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT IN A HIGH-ELEVATION ORGANIC FARMING SYSTEM	View
Northeast	Herb Reed	OPEN POLLINATED CORN TRIALS IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND	View
Southern	Tucker Price	Finalist POST APPLICATIONS OF S-METOLACHLOR (DUAL MAGNUM) IN WATERMELONS	View
North Central	Glen J. Arnold	Finalist REDUCING PHOSPHORUS LOADING IN TO LAKE ERIE THROUGH UTILIZATION OF MANURE ON SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT	View
Northeast	William Lantz	Regional Winner COST EFFECTIVE SOLAR HEATING FOR SEASON EXTENSION OF VEGETABLE PRODUCTION	View
Northeast	Brian Clark	A HIGH TUNNEL FOR ALL SEASONS	View
Southern	Myron Evans	BROWSING MEAT GOATS HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON CONVENTIONAL PASTURE WEED CONTROL METHODS	View
Southern	Daniel Griffin	STRIP SEEDING VS. SOLID SEEDING OF WHITE CLOVER IN TALL FESCUE PASTURES	View
Southern	Blair Griffin	DECTES STEM BORER CONTROL IN SOYBEANS	View
Southern	Scott Reiter	NOVEL NITROGEN FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS FOR NO-TILLAGE WHEAT IN VIRGINIA	View
Southern	Philip Konopka	USING MEAT GOATS AS A WEED CONTROL COMPONENT IN SILVICULTURE ENTERPRISES	View
Southern	Clay Talton	Regional Winner EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF MEGACOPTA CRIBRARIA (KUDZU BUG) ON SOYBEANS IN GEORGIA	View
Northeast	William Shockey	CORRELATING NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF GRASSES, LEGUMES, AND BROADLEAF WEEDS	View
North Central	George Silva	SOIL NITRATE-N VARIABILITY ON CORN FIELDS WITH HIGH MINERALIZATION POTENTIAL	View
North Central	Van Ayers	SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BIOMASS STUDY	View
North Central	Wm. Bruce Clevenger	Regional Winner SOYBEAN YIELD RESPONSE IN 30 INCH ROWS AT VARYING PLANTING POPULATIONS AT LATE PLANTING	View
North Central	Kent Shannon	EVALUATING COMMERCIAL PRECISION AGRICULTURE SOFTWARE FOR AUTOMATING ON-FARM RESEARCH	View
Northeast	Wesley Kline	RED BELL PEPPER CULTIVAR EVALUATION FOR THE FALL MARKET	View
Southern	Ray Hicks	ORGANIC COVER CROP SEED PRODUCTION AS A SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE FOR THE SOUTHEAST	View
Northeast	Shannon Dill	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION PESTICIDE PRIVATE APPLICATOR EDUCATION PROGRAM: LONG TERM SUCCESS	View
West	Randy Mills	2nd Place EFFECTS OF ANGUS SIRE LINE AND BACKGROUNDING DIET ON BEEF CATTLE PROGENY POST WEANING PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS VALUE	View
Southern	Darrell Simpson	THE NUTRIENT CONTENT OF TOBACCO STALKS	View
Southern	Timothy Reed	IMPACT OF THE FIRE ANT ON YIELDS OF BT AND NON-BT COTTON VARIETIES IN ALABAMA IN 2011	View
Southern	Robert Goodson	LEE AND PHILLIPS COUNTY VERIFICATION PROGRAM IN 2011	View
Southern	Craig Allen	EVALUATION OF INSECTICIDAL SEED TREATMENTS IN ARKANSAS RICE	View
Southern	Brian See	UTILIZING STOCKPILED TALL FESCUE TO REDUCE WINTER FEED COST FOR BEEF PRODUCERS	View
Southern	Brad Runsick	SURVEY OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS FESCUE PASTURES FOR PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES	View
Northeast	Caragh Fitzgerald	MAINE HIGH TUNNEL PRODUCTION: IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT	View
North Central	Wayne Flanary	Finalist THE EFFECT OF SOYBEAN ROW SPACING ON YIELD WHEN PLANTING IS DELAYED	View
Southern	Vicki Shadrick	UTILIZING STOCKPILED FESCUE FOR STRAGTEGIC WINTER FEEDING	View
Northeast	Daniel Kluchinski	AN ASSESSMENT OF FARM REGULATION INQUIRIES TO COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENTS IN NEW JERSEY	View
Northeast	Susan Schoenian	CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF PEN VS. PASTURE-FED GOATS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY	View
Southern	Phillip Edwards	SUMMARY OF STINK BUG EFFICACY TRIALS (2005-2011) IN IRWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA	View
West	Thaddeus Gourd	INSECT AND ARACHNID POPULATION DIVERSITY IN ONION COMPANION CROP	View
Southern	Bill Tyson	ON-FARM EVALUATION OF LIBERTY LINK AND PHYTOGEN WIDESTRIKE COTTON VARIETIES MANAGED WITH IGNITE BASED HERBICIDE SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA	View
North Central	Alan Sundermeier	AGRONOMIC RESPONSE TO ORGANIC GRAIN CROPPING SYSTEMS	View
North Central	Alan Sundermeier	DUAL PLANTED COVER CROPS: SYNERGY EFFECT	View
Southern	Bill Tyson	IMPACT OF IN-FURROW PROTHIOCONAZOLE WITH PROVOST OR ARTISAN/INITIATE FUNGICIDES ON SEVERITY OF SOILBORNE DISEASES OF PEANUT	View
Southern	John Campbell	AN ANALYSIS OF SEASONAL MEAT GOAT PRICES AT A TENNESSEE GRADED AUCTION	View
Southern	D. Curry	MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHERN ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE	View
North Central	Phillip Tocco	EFFECTS OF MODERATE SHIPPING ON SALES QUALITY OF SELECTED HEIRLOOM TOMATO VARIETIES	View

Extension Education

Region	Submitted By	Title	Poster
Northeast	Michelle Infante-Casella	RESULTS OF THE RUTGERS AGRITOURISM CONFERENCES	View
North Central	Theodore Wiseman	OHIO RUMINANT PRODUCER MEETINGS 2012	View
North Central	Eric Barrett	Finalist IMPLEMENTING PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITIES INTO PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION PROGRAMMING	View
North Central	Jennifer Rees	MAINTAINING EXTENSION’S RELEVANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY	View
North Central	Edwin Lentz	METHODS TO TRAIN MASTER GARDENERS TO MANAGE TELEPHONE RESOURCE LINES	View
Northeast	Nicholas Polanin	A VIRTUAL ETERNITY - PROVIDING ONLINE PESTICIDE SAFETY TRAINING FOR 10 YEARS IN NJ	View
West	Anna-Marie Chamberlain	Regional Winner EDUCATION IN THE FIELD: HIGH DESERT YOUTH RANGE CAMP	View
Southern	Ellen Huckabay	WHO ARE ALABAMA MASTER GARDENERS AND WHAT DO THEY DO?	View
Southern	Ronald Rice	SPRAY RODEO DAY: A CALIBRATION FIELD DAY FOR LARGE-BOOM COMMERCIAL SUGARCANE SPRAY RIGS	View
Southern	Arnold "beau" Brodbeck	TREES AND CONSTRUCTION: REACHING NON-TRADITIONAL AUDIENCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH & SAFETY OF ALABAMA COMMUNITY FORESTS	View
Southern	Elena Rogers	VEGETABLE GROWERS IN THE SUWANNEE VALLEY OPTIMIZE FERTILIZER USE BY IMPLEMENTING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES	View
Northeast	Kathryn Hopkins	GARDENING FOR COMMUNITY AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT	View
North Central	Donna Aufdenberg	FARMER'S MARKET WORKSHOP IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI	View
Southern	Bridget Stice	MANAGING CATTLE ENTERPRISES FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM SERIES	View
West	Sarah Baker	BEEF CAMP EDUCATES YOUTH BEEF PRODUCERS ABOUT END PRODUCT QUALITY IN IDAHO	View
West	Katie Wagner	TIMELINE DETAILING THE RESTRUCTURING OF A DYSFUNCTOINAL MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM IN SALT LAKE COUNTY	View
North Central	Chris Bruynis	FARM TRACTOR SAFETY TRAINING WORKSHOP	View
Southern	Joseph Walter	BEEF HERD WINTER FORAGE CALCULATOR	View
Northeast	Madeline Flahive DiNardo	HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAPTURE A GREEN CONNECTION: THE ARTHUR L. JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL RAIN GARDEN PROJECT	View
Southern	Lance Kirkpatrick	USING PRODUCTION MEETINGS TO IMPROVE BEEF PRODUCTION IN LOGAN COUNTY	View
Southern	Chris Dillard	GPS 101: TECHNOLOGY FOR BETTER LAND MANAGEMENT	View
Southern	Courtney Davis	THE SOUTH FLORIDA BEEF FORAGE PROGAM'S GRAZING MANAGEMENT SCHOOL	View
Northeast	Jenny Carleo	SUCCESS IN ANNIE’S PROJECT USING DISTANCE EDUCATION	View
North Central	James Quinn	THE IMPACT OF A DECADE OF HIGH TUNNEL WORKSHOPS BY EXTENSION IN THE GREAT PLAINS	View
West	Mark Heitstuman	SUSTAINABLE KIDS SUSTAINABLE GARDENING PROGRAM: MASTER GARDENERS PROMOTING LOCAL GARDENING AND HEALTHY EATING HABITS	View
North Central	Tom Fowler	YOUTH GARDENING IN BUCHANAN COUNTY MISSOURI	View
Northeast	Amber Yutzy	BEST MILKING PRACTICES	View
North Central	Tim Baker	PROFITABILITY OF HIGH TUNNEL STRAWBERRIES	View
Southern	Cindy Ham	YOUTH LIVESTOCK SKILLS EDUCATION	View
Northeast	Peter Nitzsche	HELPING NEEDY FAMILIES IN GROW THEIR OWN FOOD USING SELF WATERING CONTAINERS	View
Northeast	Marjorie Peronto	Finalist SCHOOL GARDEN 101 AND 201: TWO SIMPLE COURSES THAT EMPOWER SCHOOL STAFF TO PLAN, INSTALL AND EFFECTIVELY USE GARDENS TO FEED AND TEACH THEIR STUDENTS	View
North Central	Gary Lesoing	Finalist EXTENSION EDUCATORS PROVIDE TRAINING IN GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES (GAP) FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWERS IN NEBRASKA.	View
Southern	Steve Morgan	THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX TO DEVELOP MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCERS IN HARRIS COUNTY	View
North Central	Fara Brummer	RANGE HORSE MANAGEMENT THROUGH AN ANNUAL COOPERATIVE CLINIC ON THE WARM SPRINGS INDIAN RESERVATION IN OREGON	View
Southern	Brooke Moffis	EXTENDING FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING TO THE NATION’S FASTEST GROWING MICROPOLITAN COMMUNITY	View
Southern	Sonja Crawford	4TH ANNUAL YOUTH FIELD DAY	View
West	Aaron Esser	ON-FARM TESTING IN TODAYS ENVIRONMENT	View
Southern	Elina Coneva	THE NEWLY DEVELOPED “ALL ABOUT BLUEBERRIES” EXTENSION.ORG WEB PORTAL OFFERS CREDIBLE INFORMATION ON BLUEBERRY PRODUCTION	View
West	Lindsay Chichester	Finalist YOUTH ANIMAL SCIENCE DAY CAMP TARGETS A THREE COUNTY AREA	View
Southern	Donna Demorest	Finalist BACK TO BASICS EDUCATES NEWCOMERS ON SUCCESSFUL VEGETABLE GARDENING IN LOCAL DEEP SAND SOILS	View
Southern	Jesse Clark	NON-TRADITIONAL EXTENSION PROGRAM INVOLVES NEW CLIENTELE	View
North Central	Lynn Heins	EFFECTIVELY TEACHING DIVERSE ANNIE’S PROJECT AUDIENCES IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI	View
West	JANET SCHMIDT	INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS: 4-H SUMMER “ROBO” DAY CAMP	View
Southern	Rickey Hudson	MASTER CATTLE PRODUCERS TRAINING PROGRAM	View
Southern	Brad McGinley	Regional Winner TEACHING YOUTH THE IMPORTANCE OF S.T.E.M: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS	View
Southern	Sharon Fox Gamble	BEEF CATTLE REPRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SCHOOL	View
Southern	Rodney Leech	REGIONAL APPROACH FOR VALUE ADDED LIVESTOCK OPPORTUNITIES IN VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA	View
West	Lydia Clayton	ONLINE IPM DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS FOR COOL-SEASON LEGUME GROWERS	View
Southern	Charlotte Glen	BENEFITS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEMONSTRATION GARDENS AS EDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR COOPERATIVE EXTENSION	View
Southern	Libbie Johnson	BEEKEEPING IN THE PANHANDLE: A DIVERSIFIED TEAM EFFORT TO EDUCATE NEW AND EXISTING BEEKEEPERS ACROSS COUNTY AND STATE LINES	View
Southern	Forrest Connelly	2010 NORTHEAST GEORGIA EXTENSION MASTER GOAT FARMER SERIES	View
Northeast	Salvatore Mangiafico	LAWN CARE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN NEW JERSEY ADDRESSES WATER CONSERVATION AND WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION	View
Southern	Ken Kelley	STOPPING THE MARCH OF FALL ARMYWORMS (ALABAMA'S SWEEP NET MONITORING PROGRAM)	View
North Central	Jessica Jones	THE RURAL ADVANTAGE: EDUCATING ABOUT PROFITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES IN NEBRASKA	View
Northeast	Michele Bakacs	EDUCATING LATINO BACKYARD GARDENERS ON SAFE GARDENING PRACTICES	View
Southern	Jerri Dew	FROM A PIECE OF WOOD	View
North Central	Suzanne Mills-Wasniak	NEW BEGINNINGS, NEW CHALLENGES	View
Southern	Tim Varnedore	PEANUT PRODUCTION AWARENESS - EDUCATING THE YOUTH OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTY	View
Southern	Darrin Henderson	BRIDGING THE GAP FROM FARM TO TOWN WITH EMBRYOLOGY	View
North Central	Wm. Bruce Clevenger	MEASURING KNOWLEDGE GAINED AND ADOPTION OF BMPS RESULTING FROM FARM DRAINAGE WORKSHOP	View
North Central	Ted Probert	Finalist MISSOURI 4-H DAIRY COW CAMP	View
Northeast	Keith Dickinson	Finalist A WORKSHOP TO INCREASE FARM MANAGERS' RECORDKEEPING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS WITH QUICKBOOKS SOFTWARE	View
Northeast	Christina Becker	TECHNOLOGY AND TOYS (TNT) USED TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE	View
West	Kellie Chichester	Finalist EXTENSION REACHING MANY THROUGH PESTICIDE TRAININGS	View
Southern	Ron Baker	FLAG THE TECHNOLOGY	View
Northeast	Amy Rowe	Finalist ORGANIC LAND CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPERS IN NEW JERSEY	View
North Central	David Marrison	3rd Place THE FINANCIAL & TAX IMPLICATIONS OF OIL & GAS LEASES IN OHIO	View
West	Betsy Greene	SWIFT AND FAR-REACHING EXTENSION EFFORTS TO HELP VERMONT FARMERS AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORM IRENE	View
Southern	Leslie Baucum	LIVING WITH AND MANAGING SUGARCANE ORANGE RUST: A NEW DISEASE OF SUGARCANE IN SOUTH FLORIDA	View
North Central	Gary Gao	COMMERCIAL GRAPE AND WINE ANALYSIS WORKSHOP – A PRACTICAL APPROACH	View
North Central	Sarah Denkler	Regional Winner ENCOURAGING YOUTH TO PLANT VEGETABLE SEEDS AT HOME	View
North Central	Wendy Flatt	HOW EXTENSION AND PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS (PRT) HELPED THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IN KIRKUK, IRAQ	View
Northeast	Shannon Dill	ANNIE'S PROJECT IN MARYLAND & DELAWARE: 2010 FOLLOW UP SURVEY	View
North Central	Kate Kammler	MISSOURI MASTER GARDENERS PROVIDE HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION	View
Southern	Michael Reeves	BLUEBERRY VARIETIES HIGHLIGHTED AT FIELD DAY	View
North Central	Robert Schultheis	MARKETING EXTENSION KNOWLEDGE ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET	View
West	Jerry Goodspeed	RECRUITING, RETAINING AND INCORPORATING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOTANICAL CENTER	View
Southern	Cindy Sanders	BEEF REPRODUCTION SCHOOL MAKING IMPACTS	View
West	Carrie Wohleb	A REGIONAL SAMPLING NETWORK FOR INSECT PESTS OF POTATO IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN OF WA	View
Southern	Anthony Wiggins	BACKYARD BEEF IN SOUTH ALABAMA	View
Southern	Alice Rhea	HOMEFRONT TO HEARTLAND: EMPOWERING WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE & SMALL BUSINESS	View
Northeast	Richard Nottingham	MARYLAND LOWER EASTERN SHORE EQUINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM	View
Southern	Mark Keaton	HAY FEEDING HELPS TO BUILD SOIL FERTILITY	View
Southern	Dean Jousan	IMPACT OF 4-H REPLACEMENT BEEF HEIFER DEVELOPMENT CONTEST	View
West	Linden Greenhalgh	NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL AND SEEDING ESTABLISHMENT EDUCACTION ON GOSHUTE TRIBAL LANDS	View
Southern	Amy Simpson	A MULTI-APPROACH AG AWARENESS CAMPAIGN EDUCATES DIVERSE AUDIENCE	View
Southern	Tony Glover	1st Place POST STORM - TREE EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS	View
Northeast	Jennifer Rhodes	MARYLAND SMALL FLOCK POULTRY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM RESEARCH SURVEY	View
Southern	Anthony Carver	LIVESTOCK AND VEGETABLE EDUCATION USING STATE COST-SHARE GRANTS	View
Southern	Megan Leffew	THE DIRECT FARM MARKETING FOR SUCCESS WORKSHOP SERIES	View
Southern	Amanda Tedrow	Finalist COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS DRIVE SUCCESS OF GEORGIA MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM	View
North Central	Brian Strauch	Finalist HUSKER AG SMARTS: STRENGTHENING MANAGEMENT ABILITIES, RESPONSIVENESS, AND TECHNICAL SKILLS	View
West	Ashley Garrelts	EXPLORING THE NATURE OF WYOMING-EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC USING SHORT VIDEOS	View
Northeast	Mike Haberland	TEACHING CLIMATE SCIENCE AND WATER CONSERVATION TO URBAN YOUTH	View
Southern	Thomas Stebbins	TENNESSEE MASTER GARDENERS BUILD- MANAGE A DEMONSTRATION- PRODUCING-TEACHING GARDEN IN CHATTANOOGA	View
Northeast	Barbara Murphy	GARDEN HARVESTS - AN EDUCATIONAL BONANZA	View
Southern	Phillip Edwards	2011 SUMMARY OF IRWIN COUNTY EXTENSION PEANUT AND COTTON EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS	View
Southern	Kami Green	LEGACY GARDEN—AN ECO-FRIENDLY DEMONSTRATION HABITAT GARDEN	View
Southern	Kevin Rose	UT GRAZING TOUR	View
Northeast	David Handley	Regional Winner STRAWBERRY INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION	View
Southern	Ty Petty	SERVICE LEARNING WITH NATURAL RESOURCES USING GPS/GIS TECHNOLOGY	View
North Central	Mike Hogan	HELPING LANDOWNERS NAVIGATE THE SHALE GAS BOOM	View
Northeast	Kristen Wilson	2nd Place AGSPLORATION: THE SCIENCE OF MARYLAND AGRICULTURE	View
North Central	Alan Sundermeier	UTILIZING CEREAL RYE COVER CROP IN A CORN/SOYBEAN ROTATION	View
North Central	Lala Kumar	IMPACT OF EATING FROM THE GARDEN PROGRAM ON STUDENTS	View
Northeast	Donna Coffin	YOU CAN... ACCOMPLISH MORE TOGETHER	View
Southern	David Bilderback	Finalist PROFIT AND PRODUCTION ON SMALL ACREAGE	View
Northeast	Georgette Plaugher	WVU EXTENSION NATURAL GAS TEAM EDUCATION PROGRAM	View
North Central	Patrick Byers	BUILDING A MASTER GARDENER-DRIVEN PEST DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC	View
West	Mark Nelson	SOUTHERN UTAH WOODY BIOMASS FIELD DAYS	View
Southern	Mark Hall	CERTIFIED BIOMASS PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST PROGRAM	View