We are pleased to announce this month’s National Agricultural Biosecurity Center (NABC) Forum, which will feature Dr. W.L. Hargrove
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THE NABC FORUM
DATE: Friday, April 25, 2008
TIME: 3:00 pm.
VENUE: KSU Student Union, Room 209
AGENDA:
3:00 - 3:10 | Introductory comments by Drs. Marty Vanier and Curtis Kastner
3:10 - 3:50 | ‘KCARE: Research, Education, Extension, and Outreach Supporting Care for the Environment’ by Dr. W.L. Hargrove
3:50 | Questions
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W.L. Hargrove is Director of the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment (KCARE), and the Kansas Water Resources Institute, at Kansas State University. As Director of KCARE, he coordinates environmental activities for K-State Research and Extension, develops projects and proposals for funding, and serves a liaison role with state government on environmental issues. Current priority areas for research, education, and outreach include: 1) watershed management and water quality improvement in Kansas surface waters, especially protection of federal reservoirs; 2) prolonging the life of the Ogallala Aquifer through improved irrigation management; 3) air quality associated with beef cattle feedlots and agricultural burning, esp. particulate matter and ammonia emissions and their prevention/mitigation; and 4) the sustainability of bioenergy production and processing. He was at the University of Georgia for 17 years before coming to K-State in 1997. His research interests have included long-term no-tillage management, cover crop management, sustainable cropping systems, reclamation of degraded soils in the tropics, influence of agriculture on water quality, and agricultural
waste management He served as Temporary Assistant Provost at KSU in
2005, helping to create the Center for Engagement and Community Development. He has extensive international travel and work experience in over twenty countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Posted by: Steve Toburen
Posted Date: Apr 23 2008