Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change: Transformational Advancements in Research, Education and Extension Session: Carbon, Nitrogen, Energy and Water Footprints In Agriculture Production: Changing Practices and Opportunities (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (Cincinnati, OH- Oct. 21

Carbon, Nitrogen, Energy and Water Footprints In Agriculture Production: Changing Practices and Opportunities

Oral Session

Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change: Transformational Advancements in Research, Education and Extension

This session focuses on the role of research, education and extension in reducing carbon, nitrogen and water footprints through improved fertilizer, fuel, and pesticide use efficiency, increased sequestration of soil carbon, and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Monday, October 22, 2012: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM

Duke Energy Convention Center, Junior Ballroom B, Level 3

Presiders:

Raymond Knighton and David Wolfe

1:00 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:05 PM

49-1

Overview: NIFA Agriculture Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area.
Michael A. Bowers, Institute of Bioenergy, Climate and the Environment; Luis Tupas, USDA/CSREES/NRE

1:15 PM

49-2

Biomass Production and Ecosystem Services in Iowa Biofuel Cropping Systems.
Michael Thompson, Iowa State University; Robert Anex, University of Wisconsin; Elizabeth Bach, Iowa State University; Teresita Chua, Iowa State University; Richard Cruse, Iowa State University; Aaron Daigh, Iowa State University; Ranae Dietzel, Iowa State University; Matthew Helmers, Iowa State University; Kirsten Hofmockel, Iowa State University; Robert Horton, Iowa State University; Meghann Jarchow, Iowa State University; Matt Liebman, Iowa State University; Fernando Miguez, Iowa State University; Virginia Nichols, Iowa State University; Fritzie Rivas, Iowa State University; Thomas Sauer, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture & the Environment; David Sundberg, Iowa State University

1:35 PM

49-3

Soil Biogeochemical Modeling for Optimal GHG-Mitigating Biomass Feedstocks.
John L. Field, Colorado State University; Thai N. Dinh, University of Oklahoma; Keith Paustian, Colorado State University

1:55 PM

49-4

Assessing GHG Contributions in Crop-Cattle-Conifer Connections of Alley Cropping/Silvopasture Systems.
Michele Schoeneberger, USDA-ARS Forest Service; Alan J. Franzluebbers, USDA-ARS; Fred Cubbage, North Carolina State University; Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, North Carolina State University; J. Paul Mueller, North Carolina State University; Daniel Robinson, North Carolina State University; Wei Shi, North Carolina State University

2:15 PM

49-5

Building Resilience to Reduce Carbon, Nitrogen and Water Footprints of the Dairy Industry.
Ermias Kebreab, University of California, Davis; April B. Leytem, USDA-ARS

2:35 PM

Break

2:50 PM

49-6

Linkages Among C, N and Water Footprints in Wheat-Based Cropping Systems.
David Huggins, USDA-ARS; David Brown, Washington State University; Kent Keller, Washington State University; Erin Brooks, University of Idaho; Jeffrey L. Smith, USDA-ARS; Brian Lamb, Washington State University; Sanford D. Eigenbrode, University of Idaho

3:10 PM

49-7

Waterfootprint: A Dynamic, Web-Based Tool for Agricultural System Evaluation and Regional Comparison.
Daniel Dourte, University of Florida; Clyde W. Fraisse, University of Florida; Oxana Uryasev, University of Florida

3:30 PM

49-8

An Integrative Approach to Carbon, Nitrogen, and Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Management in Corn Production Systems.
David Wolfe, Cornell University; Keith Paustian, Colorado State University; Stephen M. Ogle, Colorado State University; Jeff Melkonian, Cornell University; Harold van Es, Cornell University-Crop & Soil Sciences; Angela Kong, University of California-Davis; Peter Woodbury, Cornell University; Jonathan Comstock, Cornell University; Jeff Beem-miller, Cornell University; Sonam Sherpa, Cornell University

3:50 PM

49-9

Regional Field Research Network for Investigating Carbon, Nitrogen, and Water Footprints In Midwestern Corn-Based Cropping Systems.
Eileen Kladivko, Purdue University; Matthew Helmers, Iowa State University; Peter Scharf, University of Missouri; Joseph G. Lauer, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Rattan Lal, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center

4:10 PM

Concluding Remarks

4:15 PM

Panel Discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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