One Hundred and Tenth Annual Meeting
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL
SCIENTISTS
2013 Program Book Orlando, Florida For their support of the Southern Association February 2-5, 2013 of Agricultural Scientists, special thanks are expressed to:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 0 1 3 SAAS SAAS Registration ...... 1 General Business Meeting ...... 1 Southern Association Social & Super Bowl Party ...... 1 of Agricultural Scientists Executive Committee Meetings ...... 1 Weather/ADA Information ...... 1 Annual Meeting and Conference
Associations Registration Information ...... 2 Programs Academic Department Heads ...... 3 Administrative Heads of Agric ...... 4 Agricultural Communications ...... 5 Agricultural Economics ...... 9 Agricultural Education ...... 46 Agronomy ...... 53 Orlando, Florida Animal Science ...... 64 Biochemistry & Biotechnology ...... 87 SAAS strives to forward the interests of Horticultural Science ...... 88 Southern agriculture by bringing agricultural Research Center Administrators... 123 leaders in the educational field and industry Rural Sociology ...... 125 together. The association instructs and trains individuals for the purpose of SAAS 2012-13 Officers improving or developing their capabilities Executive Committee ...... 134 relating to educational activities in service to Section Officers ...... 135 the public arena. SAAS also offers young scientists an opportunity to present papers Meeting Room Information resulting from their research, extension, or Meeting Rooms by Location ...... 140 other efforts and to exchange knowledge Alphabetical List of Meeting Rooms with other leaders. and Location ...... 141 Weather ADA/Information ...... 141 Thank you for attending and Meeting Room Floor Diagrams ...... 142 taking part in this effort! Posters Poster Demonstration Information .... 143
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SAAS PROGRAMS REGISTRATION INFORMATION
SAAS Registration Fees: Check with your association before you Sunday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm arrive to see if they can accept credit cards. A Monday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm receipt will be provided for reimbursement. Fees are Tuesday 8:00 am – Noon association fees* + SAAS fee. (SAAS fee is $60 for Palms Ballroom Foyer faculty and professionals; $5 for graduate students; no SAAS fee for undergraduates).
SAAS General Business Meeting *Check with your Association website or officers Sunday, February 3 for registration fees. 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Jasmine Ballroom Academic Department Heads Administrative Heads of Agriculture “Super Bowl Party” Ag Communications and at NASCAR Sports Grille Biochemistry & Biotechnology Universal’s City Walk Will register at the SAAS Information Desk (we will accept credit cards) Sunday & Monday 8am-4pm & Tuesday 8am-Noon Sheraton Hotel Atrium Lobby Assn Days, Time & Bldg & Floor Specific Room
Sunday – Noon-4pm
Ag Econ Monday – 8am-5pm
Tuesday – 8am-5pm
Palms Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by Southern Farm Bureau Saturday – 3pm-6:00pm Hotel Lobby Life Insurance Co. Ag Educ Jackson, Mississippi and Affiliates Sunday – 7am-10am 6:00 pm - Sunday, February 3 Monday – 7am-10am Palms Ballroom Foyer (Continuous bus service starting at 5 pm) Sunday – 10am-4pm Agron Driving a personal vehicle is not recommended. Monday, if needed (accepts credit cards) There will be a $15 parking fee assessed per vehicle. Floral Ballroom Foyer
Sunday – 11am-4pm Animal Sci Monday – 7:30am-4pm Executive Committee Meetings Tuesday – 8am-Noon . Key Rooms Foyer Sunday, February 3 SAAS Board Meeting Saturday – 7am-6pm Hotel Lobby 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Horticulture Palms Ballroom C Sunday – 7am-4pm Monday – 7am-10:30am Tuesday, February 5 Citrus Ballroom Foyer SAAS Board Breakfast Meeting Monday 7:30am RCAS 7:30 am – 9:30 am (prior to program)
Azalea A/B Magnolia Sunday – 7:45am-3:30pm Rural Soc WEATHER/ADA NOTE:. This hotel is spread out Monday – 7:45am-3pm over a large area and undergoing some construction. Palms Ballroom Foyer If weather is bad or you are not able to walk the distance to your meeting site, you can call the hotel for a ride and they will pick you up in a golf cart. Give them ample time to get to you, as there may be others needing rides at the same time. Hotel: 407-351-2420 1 2
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Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists Academic Department Heads Administrative Heads of Agriculture Section (AHS) Monday, February 4 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Monday, February 4 Augustine’s Grille Area 2 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Administrative Heads of Agriculture Section (AHS) Meeting Lunch will be served. Executive Board Room
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SAAS Agricultural 4 p.m. SAAS Graduate Student Mixer, Poolside Communications Section Pavilion Orlando, FL Feb. 3-4, 2013 6 p.m. SAAS Reception/Super Bowl Party – Universal’s CityWalk - NASCAR Sports Grille. Sunday, Feb. 3 Driving a personal vehicle is not recommended. There will be a $15 parking fee assessed per vehicle. 9 a.m. Paper Session I, Palms Ballroom Salon D
Welcome Monday, Feb. 4
Advice from Students: Improving Service- 8:30 a.m. Paper Session IV, Palms Ballroom Salon D Learning in Agricultural Communications – Marie Hefley, Courtney Meyers, Dr. Erica Irlbeck & How transparent should animal agriculture be? Cindy Akers Attitudes and message framing surrounding livestock slaughter – Katie Abrams, Th ais Zimbres Characteristics of Quality Magazine Capstone & Chad Carr Courses – Traci Rushing, Jeff erson D. Miller, Leslie Edgar & Casandra Cox Exploring U.S. Agricultural Commodity Organizations’ Use of Blogs as a 10:15 a.m. Break Communications Tool – Madeline L. Moore, Courtney Meyers, Erica Irlbeck & Scott Burris 10:30 a.m. Paper Session II, Palms Ballroom Salon D The Power of Words: Exploring Consumers’ Students’ Reflections of Service-Learning in Perceptions of Agricultural Words– Joy Goodwin, Agricultural Communications – Marie Hefley, Jessica Holt & Tracy Irani Courtney Meyers, Erica Irlbeck & Cindy Akers 10 a.m. Break Employee Perceptions of the Brand Salience and Differentiation for a State Forestry Organization – 10:30 a.m. Professional Development Sessions, Quisto Settle, Lauri M. Baker & Tracy Irani Palms Ballroom Salon D
A Little Learning is Dangerous: The Influence of Building a virtual conference: Professional Agricultural Literacy and Experience on Young development in a new age; Terry Meisenbach, People’s Perceptions of Agricultural Imagery – Communications and Marketing Leader, eXtension Annie R. Specht, Dr. Billy R. McKim & Tracy (45 minutes) Rutherford Pinning agriculture: Advice and best practices for 12 p.m. Dutch-treat lunch – Copper Canyon using Pinterest in agricultural communications; Danielle White, Chelsey Ahrens, Courtney Gibson & 1:30 p.m. Paper Session III, Palms Ballroom Salon D Courtney Meyers, Texas Tech University (30 minutes) Communication Strategies: Maximize the Effectiveness of Your Communication by Using Keeping up with technology: Using lynda.com as Short Form, Medium Form, and Long Form an educational resource; Courtney Meyers, Texas Methods – Elaine Edwards Tech University, & Katie Abrams, University of Illinois (15 minutes) Building Trust with Hispanic Farmers and State Extension in Agriculture – S. Janine Parker 12 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
2:30 p.m. Poster Session (Setup at 2 p.m.), Palms 1:30 p.m. Business meeting, Palms Ballroom Salon D Ballroom Salon E
4 p.m. SAAS Business Meeting – SAAS General Business Meeting - Jasmine Ballroom
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Innovative Idea Posters How People Leverage and use a Twitter Hashtag Orlando, FL • Feb. 3, 2012 for a live agricultural Event Palms Ballroom Salon E Claire Benjamin & Katie M. Abrams, University of Illinois Innovative Idea Posters Gain and Loss Frames: Exploring Consumers’ Start, Stop, Continue Perceptions of Agricultural Messages Chelsey Ann Ahrens, & Courtney Gibson, Texas Joy N. Goodwin, S. Janine Parker, Tracy Irani, & Tech University Gretchen Wulff , University of Florida
Becoming a Social Media Content Curator: Using Black, White, and Read All Over: Evaluation of Storify in the Agricultural Communication Classroom Assignment to increase Student Classroom Awareness of Agricultural Issues Chelsey Ann Ahrens, & Courtney Meyers Texas Tech Kelsey Fletcher Shaw & Courtney Meyers, Texas University Tech University
Intensive Digital Technology Training for Extension Personnel: A Focus on Collaboration View the full research papers presented during the Hayley Jernigan, & Leslie D. Edgar, University of 2013 SAAS Agricultural Communications Section Arkansas at https://sites.google.com/a/extension.org/saasagcomm/. Drawing on Deeper Understanding: Using Concept Maps to Encourage Critical Th inking in All authors are encouraged to submit their papers to Agricultural Communication the Journal of Applied Communications. More Nellie Hill, & Courtney Meyers, Texas Tech University information is available at http://www.aceweb.org or http://journalofappliedcommunications.org/. The Agricultural Communications Experiential Learning Lab: A Pathway to Real-World 2012-2013 Section Officers Experience Morgan Large & Jeff erson Miller, University of President Arkansas Chris Morgan University of Georgia Developing Resources to Help Agricultural Communications Students Prepare for the Vice President Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation Exam Frankie Gould Shawna Newsome, Kelsey Fletcher Shaw, Maddee LSU AgCenter Moore, & Courtney Meyers, Texas Tech University Secretary Research Posters Craig Gautreaux LSU AgCenter Getting the Message Across: Student Opinions of PowerPoint and Prezi Executive Treasurer Lisa Chesher, & Dr. Steven “Boot” Chumbley, Jeff Miller Eastern New Mexico State University of Arkansas University Past President How to Effectively Enhance the use of (State) Traci Naile Marketmaker Among (State) Small Farm Oklahoma State University Producers and Consumers Laura J. Conaway, & Alyssa C. Slavin, University of Florida Join us for the 2014 SAAS Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX. Meeting information Agricultural Communications Students’ will be available at http://saasinc.org. Preceptions of a Work-Related International Study Tour Experience Amanda Northfell, Leslie D. Edgar, Casandra K. Cox, & Jefferson Davis Miller, University of Arkansas
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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS Sunday, February 3, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Southern Agricultural Economics Association Graduate Student Mixer 45th Annual Meeting Program Poolside Pavilion February 2-6, 2013 Wyndham Orlando Resort Sunday 6 pm – 10 pm Orlando, Florida Reception/Super Bowl Party NASCAR Sports Grille (Universal City Walk) SAEA OFFICERS Shuttle starts at 5:00 pm President…………………………..…Parr Rosson Driving a personal vehicle is not recommended. President-Elect …………………R. Wes Harrison There will be a $15 parking fee assessed per vehicle. Director …………………………… Daniel Petrolia Director …………………….… Duncan Chembezi Sunday 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Director ……………………………… Marco Palma Invited Fellows Session Secretary ……………………..…. John VanSickle Floral Ballroom Jasmine Treasurer ……………………… Jeffrey L. Jordan Editors ………………………….… Mary Marchant Title: Accounting for Positive and Negative and Darrell Bosch Externalities in Benefit-Cost Analyses
SAEA Executive Committee Organizer and Moderator: Andrew Schmitz, New Officer Orientation University of Florida Saturday 5 pm – 7 pm Executive Boardroom Presenters: 1. Measuring Negative Externalities associated with Saturday 6pm – 8 pm Offshore Oil Drilling: A Case Study of Lost Quiz Bowl Orientation and Refreshments Passive and Direct Use Values Claimed by the Palms Ballroom Salon A State of Florida
Sunday 8 am – 4 pm Sherry Larkin, Ray Huffaker and Rodney Quiz Bowl Competition ClouserUniversity of Florida Palms Ballroom Salons A, B & G (Salon G only until 1 pm) 2. Positive and Negative Externalities in Agricultural Production: The Case of Adena Quiz Bowl Break / Recruitment Fair Springs Ranch Sunday 10 am and 2 pm Charles Moss and Andrew Schmitz, University of Palms Ballroom A/B Foyer Florida
Sunday 8:30 am – 2:30 pm 3. Benefit-Cost Analysis with Negative Externalities: SAEA Executive Council The Case of Cigarette Smoking Azalea A/B Andrew Schmitz, University of Florida, Dwayne Haynes, and Troy G. Schmitz, Arizona State Sunday noon – 4 pm University and Evan D. Schmitz, Pulmonologist, Registration Richland, Washington Palms Foyer 4. Accounting for Externalities in Benefit-Cost Sunday 2 pm – 4 pm Measures: An Analysis of a Land Buyout and Department Heads’ Meeting Key Rooms Biscayne Associated Projects to Save the Everglades Andrew Schmitz, University of Florida, and P. Lynn Sunday 2 pm – 4 pm Kennedy, Louisiana State University and the LSU SERA Meeting AgCenter and Julie Hill-Gabriel, Audubon Society of Executive Boardroom Florida
Sunday 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm SAAS Business Meeting Jasmine Ballroom
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Sunday 2 pm – Tuesday 5 pm 8. The Profitability of Irrigating Corn in Selected Posters Tennessee: Implications of Field Size and Palms Ballroom Salon E Energy Costs Poster presentations will be Tuesday, February 5 Christopher Boyer; University of Tennessee, 10:15 am – 12 noon James Larson; University of Tennessee, Roland 1. Diversification Strategies during Asset Crises: Roberts; The University of Tennessee, Anegela REIT-stock Tail Dependence McClure; University of Tennessee, Donald Tyler; Chih Chiang Wu; Yuan Ze University, Meichi University of Tennessee Huang; National Taipei University 9. Factors Affecting Freshmen Retention in the 2. An Economic Analysis of Reservoir Sediment College of Agriculture Management:Cropland Management versus Jared Batte; Auburn University, Patricia Duffy; Dredging Auburn University, Paul Patterson; Auburn Craig Smith; Fort Hays State University, Jeffery University Williams; Kansas State University, Pouyan 10. Dairy Risk Management Education with Real- Nejadhashemi; Michigan State University, Sean Time Futures Market Simulation Woznicki; Michigan State, University, John John VanSickle; University of Florida, Mary Leatherman; Kansas State U Sowerby; University of Florida 3. Ethanol trade as impacted by climatic 11. Developing and Delivering Course Content variability: Learning from the U.S - Brazil for Dual Enrollment Courses experience 12. Scott Parrott; University of Tennessee at Martin, Rachna Tewari; Texas Tech University, Jeff Joseph Mehlhorn; University of Tennessee at Martin, Jeremy D'Antoni; UT Martin, Sandy Johnson; Texas Tech Mehlhorn; UT Martin, Kelly Davidson; University 4. Do Cotton Lint Prices Affect the Decision to of Tennessee at Martin Use or By-Pass a Field Cleaner in Cotton 13. NAAEA Social Media Survey 2011 Stripper Harvesting? Mike Monson; University of Missouri Blake Bennett; Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 14. Life Cycle Analysis on Cropping and Jackie Smith; Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Rangeland Systems in the Texas High Plains Jeanne Reeves; Cotton Incorporated and Rolling Plains 5. The Dependence of Nitrogen Price, Nitrogen Tong Wang; Seong Park; Nithya Rajan; Stan Demand, and Cotton Production in Texas on Bevers; Stephen Amosson; Texas A&M AgriLife Fuel Prices Extension Service Blake Bennett; Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 15. Economics of Turfgrass-Sod Production as Jeanne Reeves; Cotton Incorporated Compared to Row Crops in Alabama 6. Economic Value of Old World Bluestem and Jing Yi; Texas A&M University, Patricia Duffy, Optimum Grazing Season Under Alternative David Han, Deacue Fields, Elizabeth Guertal; Stocking Rates Auburn University Lal Almas; West Texas A&M University, David 16. Risk Analysis for Agricultural Cooperatives Lust; West Texas A&M University, Kathleen Phil Kenkel; Oklahoma State University Brooks; West Texas A&M University 17. Oligopolistic Market Structure in the 7. Evaluating Beef Cattle Best Management Japanese Pistachio Import Market Practices: Conversion to Grass-Fed Beef Mahdi Asgari, Sayed Saghaian; University of Alan Young; Texas A&M University, Joe Paschal; Kentucky Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Steven Klose; 18. Analysis of Pasture Systems to Maximize the Texas A&M University Profitability and Sustainability of Grass-Fed Beef Production Basu Bhandari; Louisiana State University, Jeffrey Gillespie; Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
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19. Assessing the Cost of Supplying Alternative 30. Have Farmers and Ranchers Lost Dedicated Energy Crops for Biofuel Confidence in Futures Markets? Production in Tennessee Steve Amosson, David Anderson, Stan Bevers, Tun-Hsiang Yu; James A. Larson; Burton Robert Hogan, English; University of Tennessee Dean McCorkle, John Robinson, Jackie Smith, 20. Geospatial Analysis of Income Growth in Mark Waller, Emmy Williams; Texas A&M Southeastern United States AgriLife Extension Service, Mark Welch; Texas Buddhi Gyawali; Kentucky State University Tech University 21. The Contribution of Agriculture to the 31. Small Farmers in North Carolina – Arkansas Economy Successful Practices Katherine McGraw, Jennie Popp, Wayne Miller; Anthony Yeboah, John-Paul Owens, Jarvetta University of Arkansas Bynum, Benjamin Gray; North Carolina A&T 22. Integrating a Life Cycle Costing Model into a State University GHG Emissions Model for Swine Production 32. Economic Impacts of Changing Herd Sires Jennie Popp and German Rodriguez, Rick for Arkansas Cow-Calf Operations Ulrich, Gina Vickery-Niederman; University of Daniel Keeton, Michael Popp, Aaron Smith; Arkansas, Michael Black; Cornell University University of Arkansas 23. Expectation and Application of GPS 33. Switchgrass: N, P, K Removal Rates vs. Dry Guidance System in Precision Agriculture: A Matter Yield for Optimal Harvest Time Bayesian Approach Nathanial Cahill, Michael Popp; University of Aditya Khanal, Ashok Mishra, Krishna Paudel; Arkansas, Charles West, Alex Rocateli; Texas Louisiana State University, Tech University, Amanda Ashworth; The Center Dayton M. Lambert; University of Tennessee for Native Grasslands Management 24. Reasons for Dairy Production Decline in 34. Bioenergy market potential: Assessments of Arkansas prospects for lignocellulosic bioethanol Molly Brant; Arkansas Tech University production 25. Reasons for Dairy Production Continuation Marta Wlodarz; Texas A&M University in Arkansas 35. Energy Cane Biofuel Feedstock Production Molly Brant; Arkansas Tech University Cost Estimates Under Alternative Yield and 26. The Small Meat Processing Plant Model: A Crop Cycle Length Specifications Feasibility Template for Producers and Kayla Brown, Paul Darby, Michael Salassi; Extension Specialists Louisiana State University Rodney Holcomb, Kyle Flynn, Phil Kenkel; 36. Standing the Test of Time: Why Some Oklahoma State University Publicly Traded Agribusiness Firms Make It 27. How Truly Leveraged Are Local and Others Fail Governments? Redefining Solvency for Joshua Detre, Paul Darby; Louisiana State Local Governments in the Gulf of Mexico University Agricultural Center States 37. The Cost Effectiveness of Biological Control: Arun Adhikari, Joshua Detre, James Fannin; The Case of Invasive Mole Crickets and Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Florida’s Commercial Pastureland 28. Do Students See the Big Picture: General Michael Thomas; Florida A&M University versus Discipline Specific Education? 38. Comparing Results of Irrigation Water Jason Roberts, Sandy Mehlhorn, Joseph Demand Forecasting from Three Southern Mehlhorn; University of Tennessee at Martin States 29. Farmer's Willingness to Grow Biomass for Swagata “Ban” Banerjee; University of Energy Production: The Kentucky Case Wisconsin-Platteville Austin Jacobs, Tyler Mark; Morehead State 39. Student Engagement in the Classroom University Mary Marchant; Virginia Tech
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40. Perennial Biomass for Bioenergy: Interest Quiz Bowl Break / Recruitment Fair Sensitivity of Supply Prices 10 am Godfrey Ejimakor, Kimona Smith; NC A&T State Palms Ballroom A/B Foyer
University Monday 8:30 am – 10:10 am 41. Producer Willingness to Pay for the Services Selected Papers Session 1 Provided by an Electronic Trade Platform: Floral Ballroom Azalea A/B The Case of MarketMaker Samuel Zapata, Carlos Carpio, Olga Isengildina- Title: Carcass quality, Steaks preferences, Massa, Ronald Lamie; Clemson University Traceability and Valuation Methods 42. Farm-Level Impacts of Producing Perennial Moderator: Scott Fausti, South Dakota State Energy Crops University Kingsley Bonsu, Godfrey Ejimakor, Ralph Okafor; NC A&T State University 8:30 The Effect of Carcass Quality on the Grid 43. Product Diversification, Performance, and versus Dressed Weight Carcass Revenue Risk of U.S. Agribusinesses Differential Pablo Garcia-Fuentes, P. Lynn Kennedy; Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University, Matthew Louisiana State University, Gustavo Ferreira; Stockton, University of Nebraska, Bashir Qasmi, South Dakota State University, Matthew Diersen, Virginia Tech, Felipe Perez; INCAE Business South Dakota State University School 44. Does Microfinance Alleviate the Financing 8:50 Can Enhanced Traceability Generate Extra Constraints of Ghanaian Small Businesses? Value-Added for Cattle at Auction? Frederick Quaye, Valentina Hartarska; Auburn Jared Carlberg, University of Manitoba, Robert University Hogan, Texas A&M University
45. Students' Perception of Expense and 9:10 How local is local? Consumer Preference Healthiness of Food Products for Steaks with Different Food Mile Implications Laura Stocking, Sierra Howry, A. Dean Monroe, Kar Ho Lim and Wuyang Hu, University of Kentucky Loree Branham; Angelo State University 46. Investing in Agribusiness Stocks: What Lies 9:30 The Comparison of three Non- Ahead! Hypothetical Valuation Methods: Experimental Tatsuya Hanabuchi; Louisiana State University Auction, Choice Experiments and Contingent Valuation 47. Investigating long Run and Short Run Jing Xie and Zhifeng Gao, University of Florida Factors Affecting Renewable Energy Consumption in Louisiana 9:50 Fresh Vegetable Growers’ Risk Krishna Koirala, Aditya Khanal; Louisiana State Perception, Risk Preference and Choice of University Marketing Contracts: A Choice Experiment 48. The Cost Effectiveness of Biological Control: Michael Vassalos, Wuyang Hu, Tim Woods, Jack The Case of Invasive Mole Crickets and Schieffer and Carl Dillon, University of Kentucky
Florida’s Commercial Pastureland Monday 8:30 am – 10:10 am Michael Thomas; Florida A&M University Selected Papers Session 2 Citrus Ballroom Tangerine B
Monday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Title: Extension Issues associated with Livestock Registration (Cattle) Palms Foyer Moderator: Kenneth H Burdine, University of Monday 8 am – 12 noon Kentucky Quiz Bowl Competition Palms Ballroom Salons A & B 8:30 Factors Contributing to Effective U.S. Cooperative Member-owner Communications Lisa Brown, Rodney Holcomb, Phil Kenkel and Traci Naile, Oklahoma State University
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8:50 Factors Affecting Southest Feeder Cattle Monday 8:30 am – 10:10 am Prices in Internet Sales Selected Papers Session 4 Kenny Burdine, Leigh Maynard and Greg Halich, Key Rooms Longboat University of Kentucky Title: Precision/Integrated Fungicide and Pest 9:10 Veterinary Medicine Industry in Texas: An Management Analysis of Economic Contribution Jenna Beyer, Dean McCorkle and Daniel Hanselka, Moderator: Hayk Khachatryan, University of Florida Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 8:30 NPV of Precision Fungicide Management for Strawberry Production in Florida Using 9:30 Feedlot vs. Pasture Impacts on Beef Cattle Stochastic Simulation Framework Calf Prices Ekaterina Vorotnikova, Tatiana Borisova and John Greg Halich and Kenny Burdine, University of VanSickle, University of Florida Kentucky 8:50 The Potential for Greenhouse Tomato Monday 8:30 am – 10:10 am Production Expansion in Florida Selected Papers Session 3 Serhat Asci, John VanSickle and Dan Cantliffe, Key Rooms Cedar University of Florida
Title: Recreation Expenditures, Ecosystems and 9:10 The Impact of Integrated Pest Wetland Management Practices on U.S. Nursery Industry Annual Sales Revenue: An Application of Smooth Moderator: Daniel R. Petrolia, Mississippi State Transition Spatial Autoregressive Models University Wan Xu and Hayk Khachatryan, University of Florida
8:30 America’s Wetland? A National Survey of 9:30 Household Level Demand for Ornamental Willingness to Pay for Restoration of Louisiana’s Plants with Stated Preference Data Coastal Wetlands Hee Jung Choi and Hayk Khachatryan, University of Daniel Petrolia and Matthew Interis, Mississippi State Florida University Monday 8:30 am – 10:10 am 8:50 Economic Impact of Hunting, Fishing and Selected Papers Session 5 Wildlife- Associated Recreation Expenditures in Palms Ballroom Salon C Southern United States Jagdish Poudel, James Henderson and Ian Munn, Title: Conservation, Biodiesel and Energy Crops Mississippi State University Moderator: Haluk Gedikoglu, Lincoln University of 9:10 Ecosystems, Ecological Restoration and Missouri Economics: Does Habitat and Resource 8:30 A Comprehensive Analysis of Adoption of Equivalency Analysis Mean Other Economic Energy Crops, GM Crops and Conservation Valuation Methods Are Not Needed? Practices Douglass Shaw and Marta Wlodarz, Texas A&M Haluk Gedikoglu, Lincoln University of Missouri University 8:50 Will biodiesel production trigger another 9:30 The Importance of Irrigated Crop food crisis? An implication from a VEC model Production to Texas High Plains Economy Na Hao, Gregory Colson, Berna Karali and Michael Bridget Guerrero and Stephen Amosson, Texas A&M Wetzstein, University of Georgia AgriLife Extension Service 9:10 Applying a voluntary incentive mechanism to the problem of groundwater conservation: an experimental approach Andrew Wright and Darren Hudson, Texas Tech University
9:30 Agricultural Land Use Change and Land Availability for Bioenergy Crops in Illinois Shyam Nair and Chenggang Wang, Texas Tech University 17 18
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Monday 8:30 am – 10:10 am Monday 10:30 am – 11:45 am Selected Papers Session 6 Selected Papers Session 7 Palms Ballroom Salon H Palms Ballroom Salon C
Title: Potpouri of Agricultural Policy issues Title: Agribusiness, Finance and Extension Issues Associated with Water Moderator: Syed H. Jafri, Tarleton State University 8:30 Impacts of ICT on Beans Market Moderator: Tatiana Borisova, Florida State University Integration: Case of Rwanda 10:30 Effectiveness of an extension program in Jean-Claude Bizimana and David Bessler, Texas changing residential irrigation water use A&M University Tatiana Borisova and Pilar Useche, University of Florida 8:50 Carbon Sequestration and Carbon Management Policy Effects on Production 10:50 Measuring the Effect of Green Space on Agriculture in the Texas High Plains Property Value: An Application of the Hedonic Sanja Zivkovic and Darren Hudson, Texas Tech Spatial Quantile Regression University Sezhu Liu, Auburn University
9:10 Motivation for Farm to School 11:10 Irrigation water sources and irrigation Participation: Nutritional versus Food Hardship application methods used by U.S. nursery considerations producers Marissa Watson, Cesar Escalante, Glenn Ames, and Krishna Paudel, Mahesh Pandit, Roger Hinson, Kent Wolfe, University of Georgia Louisiana State University
9:30 Mexican Migrant Labor and Southern 11:30 Economic Analysis of Crop Insurance Plains Labor: Compatible or Exclusive Alternatives Under Surface Water Curtailment Edward Osei, TIAER, Tarleton State University Uncertainty Lawrence Falconer, Mississippi State University Extension Service and James Richardson, Texas A & Monday 8:30 am – 10:10 am M University Organized Symposium 1 Palms Ballroom Salon I Monday 10:30 am – 11:45 am Title: Crops Outlook for 2013 Selected Papers Session 8 Floral Ballroom Azalea A/B Organizers: Luis Ribera, Texas A&M University; Nathan Smith, University of Georgia; Southern Title: Productivity, Production and Cost Efficiency Extension Economists Committee Moderator: Olga Murova, Texas Tech University Moderator: Luis Ribera, Texas A&M University 10:30 Production Efficiency and Land Policy of Ukraine Presenters: Olga Murova, Texas Tech University 1. Corn Outlook, Cory Walters, University of Kentucky 10:50 Effects of Field Characteristics and 2. Cotton Outlook, John Robinson, Texas A&M Management on Technical, Allocative and Economic Efficiency of Rice Production in University Arkansas 3. Oilseed Outlook, Kurt Guidry, Louisiana State Tatjana Hristovska, Bradley Watkins, Ralph Mazzanti, University, and Nathan Smith, University of Charles Wilson, Jr., University of Arkansas Georgia 4. Fruit and Vegetable Outlook, John VanSickle, 11:10 Scale and Scope Economies and University of Florida Economic Performance in the Southeastern U.S. Cow-Calf Segment Monday 10:10 am – 10:30 am Berdikul Qushim, and Jeffrey Gillespie, Louisiana BREAK: Refreshments served in the Palms State University, Richard Nehring, USDA/ERS Ballroom Salon A Foyer
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11:30 Productivity and Efficiency of Small Scale 11:10 Environmentally Responsible versus Agriculture: A Distance Function Approach with Profit Oriented Farmers: Evidence from Precision Generalized Method of Moments Technologies in Cotton Production Dawit Mekonnen, Jeffrey Dorfman, Greg Fonsah, Sofia Kotsiri, Roderick Rejesus, Sherry Larkin, University of Georgia Michele Marra, North Carolina State University
Monday 10:30 am – 11:45 am 11:30 Measuring Technical, Allocative, and Selected Papers Session 9 Economic Efficiency of Rice Production in Citrus Ballroom Tangerine B Arkansas using Data Envelopment Analysis Bradley Watkins, Tatjana Hristovska, Ralph Title: Potpouri of Farm Management Issues Mazzanti, Charles Wilson, Jr., University of Arkansas
Moderator: Christopher Boyer, University of Monday 10:30 am – 11:45 am Tennessee Selected Papers Session 11 10:30 Nitrate Toxicity in Bermudagrass Hay and Key Rooms Longboat Its Effect on Net Returns Christopher Boyer, Andrew Griffith, Brian Leib, Title: Productivity, Poverty and Trade Agreements Roland Roberts, Hubert Savoy, University of Tennessee Moderator: Saleem Shaik, North Dakota State University 10:50 Intergenerational Management Transfers 10:30 Trade Liberalization Effects on in Family Farm Businesses Agricultural Production Growth: The Case of Sri Kelly Lange, Virginia Tech, Jeff Johnson, Phillip Lanka Johnson, Darren Hudson, Chenggang Wang, and Bill Nirodha De Silva, Jaime Malaga, Texas Tech Gustafson, Texas Tech University University
11:10 Barriers to Entry for Young and Beginning 10:50 Total Factor Productivity in Brazil’s and Cattle Producers in Oklahoma Argentina’s Agriculture: A Comparative Analysis Seth Menefee, Damona Doye, Oklahoma State Rebati Mendali, Lewell Gunter, University of Georgia University 11:10 Impact of Agricultural Productivity 11:30 Arkansas Meat Goat Budget - Optimizing Changes on Poverty Reduction in Developing Returns on Organic Goat Meat Countries H. L. Goodwin, Jr., Sandy Martini, University of Rebati Mendali, Glenn Ames, Lewell Gunter, Arkansas University of Georgia
Monday 10:30 am – 11:45 am 11:30 Did Trade Agreements affect Output Selected Papers Session 10 Supply Functions? : An Empirical application to Key Rooms Cedar World Agriculture, 1980-2009 Saleem Shaik, North Dakota State University and Title: Production and Cost Efficiency, Precision Osei Yeboah, North Carolina A&T University Technology and Expenditures Monday, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm 45th SAEA Annual Moderator: Michael R. Langemeier, Purdue University Meetings Luncheon 10:30 Cost Efficiency and Feed Grain Palms Ballroom Salon H/I Production in Kansas Michael Langemeier, Elizabeth Yeager, Dan Obrien, Welcome Parr Rosson, SAEA President Kansas State University Presidential Address 10:50 Factors Affecting U.S. Farmer’s R. Wes Harrison Expenditures on Farm Machinery 1960-2010 William Osborne, Sayed Saghaian, University of Kentucky
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Monday 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm Monday 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm Invited Papers Session 2 Organized Symposium 3 Citrus Ballroom Tangerine B Palms Ballroom Salon B
Title: Auditing the Auditors: The Credibility of Title: A Matter of Opinion: The perspective and Certification experience of Graduate Students versus Graduate Coordinators in Agricultural Economics Organizer and Moderator: Julie Caswell, University of Massachusetts Amherst Organizer & Moderator: Jerrod Penn, University of Kentucky Presenters: 1. Julie A. Caswell, University of Massachusetts Presenters: Amherst and Kathryn Boys, Virginia Tech 1. H. Mikael Sandberg, University of Florida and University, The Industrial Organization of Food Jerrod Penn, University of Kentucky, The Certification Experiences and Opinions of Agricultural 2. Peter Charette, Saint Joseph’s University, Neal Economics Master’s Students H. Hooker, The Ohio State University, John 2. Barry Barnett, Mississippi State University, Stanton, Saint Joseph’s University, Auditing Graduate Coordinator Reactions Source, Safety and Sustainability 3. David Leatham, Texas A&M University, 3. Kristian Moeller, Global G.A.P. A Certifier’s Graduate Coordinator Reactions View of Measuring the Performance of 4. Michael Wetzstein, University of Georgia, Certification Systems Graduate Coordinator Reactions 4. Discussant: James Sterns, University of Florida Monday 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm Monday 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm Selected Papers Session 12 Palms Ballroom Salon A Palms Ballroom Salon C Title: Legends vs Quiz Bowl Champs Title: Poverty, Economic Growth, Local Organizer and Moderator: Corey Miller, Mississippi Economics and Health in Rural Counties State University Moderator: Conrad Lyford, Texas Tech University Monday 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm 1:15 A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation Organized Symposium Session 2 of Poverty in Rural Georgia Counties Citrus Ballroom - Tangerine A Adenola Osinubi, The University of Georgia
Title: Livestock Outlook for 2013 1:35 An Empirical Analysis of Agriculture in Economic Growth of North Carolina Organizers: Luis Ribera, Texas A&M University; Saman Herath Bandara, Mount Olive College, Saima Nathan Smith, University of Georgia; Southern Bashir, Indiana university of Pennsylvania, Tesfa Extension Economists Committee Gebremedhin, West Virginia University
Moderator: Luis Ribera, Texas A&M University 1:55 Measuring the Impact of Agriculture on Local Economies: A County-Level Analysis and Presenters: Case Study 1. Cattle Outlook, Ross Pruitt, Louisiana State Leigh Maynard, Tarrah Dunaway, Lori Garkovich, Alison Davis, University of Kentucky University
2. Dairy Outlook David Anderson, Texas A&M 2:15 Assessing the Effect of Demographic and University, Health Attitudes on Skin Cancer Prevention in 3. Goats and Sheep Outlook , J.J. Jones, Rural Communities Oklahoma State University Conrad Lyford, Texas Tech University, Haiyan Wang, 4. Poultry Outlook , H.L. Goodwin, University of Texas Tech University, Eric Belasco, Montana State Arkansas University, Barent McCool, Texas Tech University, Barbara Pence, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center,
Audrey McCool, Texas Tech University, Tyra Carter,
United Supermarkets, LLC
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Monday 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm Selected Papers Session 13 1:55 Using Bayesian Estimation and Decision Floral Ballroom Azalea A/B Theory to Determine the Optimal Level of Nitrogen in Cotton Title: Potpouri of Production Economics II Wade Brorsen, Oklahoma State University
Moderator: Sandra Amonoo, Mississippi State 2:15 Profitability of Non-Irrigated Corn and University Grain Sorghum under Yield and Price Uncertainty 1:15 Economic Value of Old World Bluestem Marcus Brix, Mykel Taylor, Kansas State University and Optimum Grazing Season Under Alternative Stocking Rates Monday 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm Lal Almas, David Lust, Kathleen Brooks, West Texas Selected Papers Session 15 A&M University Key Rooms Longboat
1:35 Economic Feasibility of Table Grape Title: Transition Country trade and agricultural Production in Kentucky Issues Stephen King, Todd Willian, Martin Steone, Nathan Howell, Western Kentucky University Moderator: Glenn C. W. Ames, University of Georgia 1:15 Cost of Trade Impacts on Transition 1:55 Effect of Late Season Precipitation on Country Exports Cotton Yield Distribution Jalal Gaytaranov, Lewell Gunter, Forrest Stegelin; Sandra Amonoo, Jesse Tack, Mississippi State University of Georgia University 1:35 Microfinance impacts on household 2:15 Farmers’ Perceptions of Biopharming: consumption and investment expenditures: A Insights from a Tobacco Biopharming Survey case study of the Kyrgyz Republic Michelle Hayes, Genti Kostandini, Jeffrey L. Jordan, Glenn Ames, University of Georgia, Simone University of Georgia Angioloni, University of Georgia, Zarylbek Kudabaev, American University of Central Asia, Nicholas 2:35 Comparison of Cow-Calf Producer Net Magnan, University of Georgia, Michael Wetzstein, Returns and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from University of Georgia Changes in Calving Distributions in the Southeast Transition Zone 1:55 Female Labor Force Participation in Aaron Smith, Michael Popp, Daniel Keeton, Turkey: Changes and Challenges University of Arkansas Abbas Aboohamidi, Benaissa Chidmi, Texas Tech University
Monday 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm 2:15 Short- and Long-run Relationships Selected Papers Session 14 between Ukrainian Barley and World Feed Grain Key Rooms Cedar Export Prices Kateryna Goychuk, William Meyers, University of Title: Risk and Uncertainty in Agriculture Missouri
Moderator: Young-Jae Lee, Louisiana State University 3:00 pm – 3:20 pm 1:15 The Role of Uncertainty in the Agricultural BREAK: Refreshments served in the Palms Output Market in Acreage Allocation Decisions Ballroom Salon A Foyer Youngjae Lee, P. Lynn Kennedy, Louisiana State University
1:35 Identifying the Structure of Risk Aversion from Production Data Feng wu, Zhengfei Guan, University of Florida
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Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Presenters: Lifetime Achievement Symposium 1. James L. Seale, Jr. and Mohamad R. Traboulsi, Citrus Ballroom - Tangerine A University of Florida, U.S. Import Demand and Supply Response for Fresh Tomatoes, Moderator: Parr Rosson, Texas A&M University Cantaloupes, Green Onions, Oranges, and
2013 Award Winners Spinach Damona Doye, Oklahoma State University 2. Mechel Paggi and Fumiko Yamazaki, Fresno Bill Herndon, Mississippi State University State University, Domestic and Trade Charles Moss, University of Florida Implications of Leafy Green Marketing David Bessler, Texas A&M University Agreement (LGMA) – Type Policies and the Jim Novak, Auburn University Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) For
the Southern Produce Industry
Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm 3. Luis Ribera and Marco Palma, Texas A&M Organized Symposium Session 4 University, Implications of U.S. Trade Palms Ballroom Salon A Agreements and U.S. Nutrition Policies for Produce Production, Demand, and Trade. Title: Changes in Agriculture, Natural Resources, 4. Discussant: Greg Fonsah, University of Georgia, and Rural Areas in the South: Is Future Southern Produce Industry Implications Population Growth Being Overlooked?
Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Organized on behalf of Southern Extension Selected Papers Session16 Economics Committee and Southern Program Palms Ballroom Salon B Leaders - Community Resource Development
Committee (SPL-CRD). Organizers and Moderators: Title: Water Quality Issues Tatiana Borisova and Rodney Clouser, University of
Florida. James Novak, Auburn University Moderator: Kent Kovacs, University of Arkansas
3:20 Preserving the Quantity and Quality of Presenters: Water in the Arkansas Delta 1. Rodney Clouser, University of Florida, The Kent Kovacs, Michael Popp, Kris Brye, University of Changing Face of the Southern Region Arkansas 2. Tatiana Borisova, University of Florida and Jeffrey Mullen, University of Georgia, Water 3:40 The Use of Nutrient Assimilation Services Resources: Any Hope Left? in Incentive-based Water Quality Programs 3. Patricia Duffy, Auburn University, Agricultural Kurt Stephenson, Virginia Tech, Leonard Shabman, Land Use and Values Resources for the Future
4. David Hughes, Clemson University, Impacts on 4:00 Housing Market Fluctuations and the Rural Communities and Areas Implicit Price of Water Quality: Empirical Evidence from a South Florida Housing Market Discussant: Nathan Smith, University of Georgia Okmyung Bin, East Carolina University
4:20 Application of fuzzy synthetic evaluation Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm on water demand forecasting Invited Papers Session 3 Heng-Yi Liao, Jeffrey Mullen, University of Georgia Citrus Ballrooms Tangerine B Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Title: Future Domestic and International Selected Papers Session 17 Competitiveness of the Southern Fruit and Palms Ballroom Salon C Vegetable Industry Title: Greenhouse Gas, Carbon Sequestration, Organizer and Moderator: Ronald D. Knutson, Texas Environment and Point Source Cost A&M University
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Moderator: Edward Yu, University of Kentucky Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm 3:20 Greenhouse Gas Assessment of an Selected Papers Session 19 Economically Optimized Switchgrass Supply Palms Ballroom Salon I System for Biofuel Production: A Case Study in Tennessee Title: Basis, Prices and Hedging issues related to Zidong Wang, Tun-Hsiang Yu, Burton English, James Grain Markets A. Larson, The University of Tennessee Moderator: Shu Li, North Carolina State University 3:40 Understanding Point Source Cost 3:20 Proposed Farm Bill Impact on the Optimal Structure and Willingness to Pay for Reducing Hedge Ratios for Crops Nitrogen and Phosphorous Trang Tran, Keith Coble, Ardian Harri, Barry Barnett, Andrew Mclaughlin, Wuyang Hu, Jack Schieffer, John Riley, Mississippi State University Angelos Pagoulatos, University of Kentucky 3:40 Grain Transport on the Mississippi River 4:00 Turning Carbon into Money: Economic and Spatial Corn Basis Model of Payments for Carbon Sequestration in Shu Li, Walter Thurman, North Carolina State the Dry Tropical Forest of Costal Ecuador University Trent Blare, University of Florida 4:00 The Reaction of Corn and Soybean 4:20 Impact of Valuing Environmental Futures Markets to USDA Crop Progress and Variables on the Breakeven Price of Switchgrass Condition Information Deepayan Debnath, Francis Epplin, Arthur Stoecker, George Lehecka, University of Nat. Res. and Life Oklahoma State University Science
Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm 4:20 Ethanol and Corn: How Tightly are their Selected Papers Session 18 Prices Tied? Palms Ballroom Salon H Paul Darby, Louisiana State University, Jeremy D'Antoni, University of Tennessee at Martin, Scott Title: International Agribusiness and Finance Parrott, University of Tennessee at Martin, Joseph Issues Mehlhorn, University of Tennessee at Martin
Moderator: Ganna Sheremenko, University of Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Georgia Selected Papers Session 20 3:20 An Empirical Study of Coffee Price Floral Ballroom Oleander A Transmission in Vietnam Xile Li, Sayed Saghaian, University of Kentucky Title: Potpouri of Marketing and IO issues
3:40 The Expansion of Food Retail in Moderator: Gustavo Ferreira, Virginia Tech University Developing Countries and Its Effects on the Hunger Index 3:20 The Value of Price Stabilization Policy for Patricia Wells, Sayed Saghaian, University of Cotton Producers in Burkina Faso Kentucky Amadou Gouzaye, Jeffrey Vitale, Francis Epplin, Brian Adam, Arthur Stoecker, Oklahoma State 4:00 Poverty outreach in Southern and University Northern Ghana Ganna Sheremenko, The University of Georgia, 3:40 End User Preferences for USDA Market Wojciech Florkowski, The University of Georgia, Information Anna Klepacka, Wasraw University of Life Sciences J. Pruitt, Louisiana State University, Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University, Kathleen Brooks, West 4:20 Economic Performance of U.S. Texas A&M University, Rachel Johnson, USDA Multinational Manufacturing Firms: Foreign Direct Investment and Firm Strategy 4:00 What Influences a Student to Attend a Pablo Garcia-Fuentes, Louisiana State University, Regionally Isolated University Gustavo Ferreira, Virginia Tech, P. Lynn Kennedy, A. Dean Monroe, Sierra Howry, Angelo State LSU Ag Center University
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4:20 Websites and Web-based Marketing Tools 4:00 Crowding-out Effect or Institutions? of Virginia Wineries Revisiting the Resource Curse with an Gustavo Ferreira, Virginia Tech, Joao Paulo Ferreira, Investigation of U.S. States Bridge consulting Na Zuo, Jack Schieffer, University of Kentucky
Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm 4:20 Optimal Unemployment Insurance with Selected Papers Session 21 Endogenous UI Eligibility Floral Ballroom Azalea A/B Min Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Title: Importance of Floods, Stormwater and Insurance 4:40 The Cost Effectiveness of Biological Control: The Case of Invasive Mole Crickets and Moderator: Jessica Boatwright, Virginia Tech Florida’s Commercial Pastureland University Grace Mhina, Michael Thomas, Florida A&M 3:20 Subdivision Infrastructure affecting University Stormwater Runoff and Residential Property Values Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Jessica Boatwright, Kurt Stephenson, Kevin Boyle, Selected Papers Session 23 Virginia Tech Key Rooms Longboat
3:40 Agricultural Land Conversion in Lee Title: Research Methods County, Florida: Impacts of Economic and Natural Risk Factors in a Coastal Area Moderator: Saleem Shaik, North Dakota State Sheng Li, Denis Nadolnyak, Auburn University University 3:20 A Non-Spatial Analysis of the Role of 4:00 Economic Shocks and Civil Conflict: The Residential Real Estate Investment in the Case of Large Floods Economic Development of the Northeast Region Ramesh Ghimire, Susana Ferreira, University of of the United States Georgia Praveena Jayaraman, Tesfa Gebremedhin, West Virginia University 4:20 An Evaluation of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in Georgia 3:40 Market Channel Analysis of Ornamental Ajita Atreya, Susana Ferreira, University of Georgia Plants using Clustering Procedures Mahesh Pandit, Krishna Paudel, Roger Hinson, Monday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Louisiana State University Selected Papers Session 22 Key Rooms Cedar 4:00 Risk Preference Estimation under Title: Cost Effectiveness, Cost Analysis, Constrained Input Demand Economic Constraints and Resource Curse Zhengfei Guan, Feng Wu, University of Florida Moderator: Constant Z. Ouapo, WTAMU 4:20 Climate Risk Adjusted Efficiency 3:20 Cost Analysis for the Adoption of Solid- Measures of World and Regional Agricultural Set and Water Truck Sprinkler Systems for Sector Feedlot Dust Control Saleem Shaik, North Dakota State University Constant Ouapo, Stephen Amosson, Bridget Guerrero, Seong Park, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Service Monday 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm SAEA Business Meeting and Awards Program 3:40 Ideal wind farm sites of Texas Panhandle Citrus Ballroom Lime Region and economic constraints associated with them Monday 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Rahul Kanungoe, Texas Tech University Student Reception Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant
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Tuesday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Presenters: Registration 1. Tim Burcham, University of Tennessee at Martin, Palms Foyer Experiences in Building a Successful Online Program Tuesday 8:00 am – 10:00 am 2. Joshua Detre, Louisiana State University, Keynote Speaker Breakfast Palms Ballroom Salon G/H/I Experiences in Undergraduate level Online Education ISI Web of Knowledge – It’s History and Future 3. Joey Melhorn, University of Tennessee at Martin, Experiences in Graduate level Online Moderator: Parr Rosson, Texas A&M University Education 4. Scott Parrott, University of Tennessee at Martin, Participants: Using Echo 360 and Digital Learning Objects Daniel Petrolia, Mississippi State University Darren Hudson, Texas Tech University in the Classroom 5. Phillip Smartt, University of Tennessee at Martin, Using iPads and the Latest Apps to Improve Tuesday 10:15 am – 12:00 noon the Learning Experience Invited Papers Session 4 Citrus Ballroom Tangerine B Tuesday 10:15 am – 12:00 noon Title: Assistant Professor Leadership Award Selected Papers Session 24 Winners’ Invited Paper Series Palms Ballroom Salon A
Organizer: SAEA Board Title: Crop Insurance, Safety Net and Loan Program Policy Issues Moderator : Wes Harrison, Louisiana State University and LSU AgCenter Moderator: Eric Wailes, University of Arkansas 10:15 Analysis of Shallow Loss Safety Net Presenters: Programs in Proposed 2012 Farm Bill for 1. Lanier Nalley, University of Arkansas, Imbedded Arkansas Rice Farms and the U.S. Rice Sector Seed Technology and Greenhouse Gas Eric J. Wailes, K. Watkins, Vuko Karov, Eddie Emissions Reductions: A Meta-Analysis Chavez, Univ of Arkansas 2. John Michael Riley, Mississippi State University, Extension’s Role in Commodity Marketing 10:35 Crop Insurance Challenges and Prospects Education: Past, Present, and Future for Southern Irrigated Farms: the case of Arkansas 3. Swagata “Ban” Banerjee, University of Wisconsin- Vuko Karov, Eric J. Wailes, Bradley Watkins, Platteville, Econometric Forecasting Of University of Arkansas Irrigation Water Demand Conserves A Valuable Natural Resource 10:55 Conceptualizing and Designing an 4. Jody L. Campiche, Oklahoma State University, Innovative Young and Beginning Producer Loan Details of the Proposed STAX Program for Program Cotton Producers and Potential Strategies for Paul Goeringer, H.L. Goodwin, Bruce Dixon, Michael Extension Education Popp, University of Arkansas
11:15 Small Area Estimation of Insurance Tuesday 10:15 am – 12:00 noon Premium and Basis Risk Organized Symposium Session 5 Sebastain Awondo, Greg Fonsah, Octavio Ramirez, Palms Ballroom Salon B University of Georgia
Title: Using Smart Phone, Tablets, and Online Technologies to Enhance the Tuesday 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm Classroom Experience Lunch Break
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Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm Invited Papers Session 5 Selected Papers Session 25 Citrus Ballroom Tangerine B Palms Ballroom Salon A
Title: Challenges of Entering and Succeeding in Title: Farm Financial Information and Performance Southeastern Agriculture: Access to Credit, Supply Chains, and Consumers Moderator: Jeffrey M. Gillespie, Louisiana State University Organizer and Moderator: Mary Ahearn, Economic 1:20 Value Premium: Evidence from the U.S. Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture Industry Agriculture Bruno Arthur, Ani Katchova, University of Kentucky Presenters: 1. James M. Williamson, Economic Research 1:40 Analysis of Financial Performance of U.S. Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Hog Farms Using Dupont Expansion: Is there a and Ani L. Katchova, University of Kentucky, Future for Independent Hog Producers? Richard Nehring, USDA/ERS, Jeffrey Gillespie, Access to Agricultural Credit: Issues and Louisiana State University, Johannes Sauer, Opportunities University of Kiel, Kenneth Erickson, USDA/ERS, 2. Mary Ahearn, Economic Research Service, Michael Harris, USDA/ERS, Charlie Hallahan, United States Department of Agriculture and USDA/ERS, David Marquardt, USDA/ERS James Sterns, University of Florida, Factors Affecting the Success of Diversified Multi- 2:00 Assessing the Impact of Internet Use on Functional Farm Operations Household Income and Farm Financial Performance 3. Lurleen M. Walters and Gilbert L. Queeley, Aditya Khanal, Ashok Mishra, Louisiana State Florida A&M University, Supply Chain Issues in University North Florida: Limitations and Implications for Local Food Markets 2:20 How Much Financial Information is in 4. Kimberly L. Morgan, Mississippi State University, Historical Cost and Market Valued Balance Developing Targeted Direct Marketing Sheets? Strategies for Mississippi Specialty Crop Jaclyn Kropp, Charles Moss, University of Florida
Producers Using Regional Consumer Market
Research Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm Selected Papers Session 26 Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm Palms Ballroom Salon C Organized Symposium Session 6 Palms Ballroom Salon B Title: Risk Management and Financial Crisis
Title: Role of Marketing Policy in Teaching Moderator: Cesar Escalante, University of Georgia Agribusiness, Agricultural Policy, and Marketing 1:20 Economic Analysis of Producing and Classes Handling Francis Mango in Haiti to U.S. Market: A Financial Risk Management Approach Organizer: Ronald Knutson, Texas A&M University Isnel Pierreval, Diagnostic & Development Group, John VanSickle, University of Florida, Moderator: Walt Armbruster, Farm Foundation 1:40 Applying Input Distance Function to Presenters: Measure Bank Efficiency during Late 2000s Joe Parcell, University of Missouri-Columbia Financial Crisis Gail Cramer, Louisiana State University and LSU Cesar Escalante, Xiaofei Li, University of Georgia AgCenter Mechel Paggi, California State University Fresno Discussant: Ronald Knutson, Texas A&M University
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2:00 The Effect of a Multi-tiered Model for 1:20 Labor Supply and Food Consumption Reducing Obesity Risk Factors: Attitude and Behavior of Farm Households: Evidence from Behavoir Change in a Rural Community South Korea Janani Thapa, Texas Tech University, Conrad Hyunjeong Joo, Louisiana State University Lyford, Texas Tech University, Eric Belasco, Montana State University, Barent McCool, Texas Tech 1:40 Peanut Paste/ Butter Consumption University, Audrey McCool, Texas Tech University, Frequency in the Republic of Uganda: Count data Barbara Pence, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, model approach Tyra Carter, United Supermarkets, LLC Padmanand Madhavan Nambiar, Wojciech Florkowski, The University of Georgia 2:20 Risk Management in Agricultural Banks: An Application of Endogenous Switching Model 2:00 Household Consumption Characteristics Valentina Hartarska, Xuan Shen, Auburn University of Cookies: the Case of Uganda Shengfei Fu, Wojciech Florkowski, Padmanand Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm Madhavan Nambiar, Anna Resurreccion, University of Selected Papers Session 27 Georgia, Manjeet Chinnan, The University of Palms Ballroom Salon D Georgia
Title: Potpouri of Agribusiness and Finance 2:20 The Determinants of Food Expenditures in issues the Urban Households of Ghana: A Quantile Regression Approach Moderator: David J. Leatham, Texas A&M University Ting Meng, University of Georgia, Wojciech 1:20 Essentials for Producer Participation in Florkowski, University of Georgia, Daniel Sarpong, Biomass Markets When Choices are Correlated University of Ghana-Legon, Anna Resurreccion, Georgeanne Artz, Mainul Hoque, Darren Jarboe, University of Georgia, Manjeet Chinnan, University of Bobby J Martens, Iowa State University Georgia
1:40 An Empirical Investigation of the Factors Affecting the Ownership of Large Grain Hauling Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm Vehicles by Farmers An Case Study of Iowa Selected Papers Session 29 Tun-Hsiang Yu, University of Tennessee, Chad Hart, Palms Ballroom Salon G Iowa State University, Xiaodong Du, University of Wisconsin Title: Consumer Willingness, Consumption and Economic Cost issues 2:00 Determining the Nature of Dependency Between Agribusiness and Non-Agribusiness Moderator: Kathleen Brooks, West Texas A&M Stocks University Jeremy D'Antoni, University of Tennessee at Martin, 1:20 Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Joshua Detre, Louisiana State University Pay for Fat Enhanced Beef Strip Loins Kathleen Brooks, Logan Holmes, Ty Lawrence, West 2:20 The Impact of Credit Constraints on Texas A&M University Housing Demand: Assessed with Endogenous Price and Expenditure 1:40 Estimating the Indirect Economic Costs to David Leatham, Yarui Li, Texas A&M University Shrimp Consumers from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill Addison Ellis, Clemson University, Jaclyn Kropp, Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm University of Florida, Michael Norton, Columbia Selected Papers Session 28 University Palms Ballroom Salon F 2:00 Assessing Consumer Willingness to Pay Title: Consumption Frequency, Characteristics for Ground Bison Given Nutrition Information and Behavior Issues Tim Woods, Shang-Ho Yang, University of Kentucky
Moderator: Wojciech Florkowski, University of 2:20 The Effect of Refrigerator Use on Rural Georgia Food Consumption in China Jing Zhao, Wyatt Thompson, University of Missouri
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Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm 1:20 The Effect of the Relative Price Changes Selected Papers Session 30 of the Top Principle Crops on Farm Land Palms Ballroom Salon H Allocation in the U.S. Ekaterina Vorotnikova, Serhat Asci, James Seale, Title: Potpouri of International Agriculture and University of Florida Trade 1:40 Drought Tolerance of Soybean Crops in Moderator: Aude Pujula, Louisiana State University Missouri 1:20 Macroeconomic Aspects of Ghana’s Jewelwayne Cain, Joe Parcell, University of Missouri Export Performance Aude Pujula, Hector Zapata, Louisiana State 2:00 Non-Adoption of Best Management University Practices: Demographics and Adoption Constraints of Oklahoma Cattle Producers 1:40 Gender Impacts on Adoption of New Stephanie Schumacher, Derrell Peel, Kellie Raper, Technologies: Evidence from Uganda Oklahoma State University Eftila Tanellari, Genti Kostandini, University of Georgia 2:20 What is the use value of the High Plains Aquifer services to agriculture? 2:00 Ex-Post Evaluation of Debt Relief on Federico Garcia Suarez, University of Nebraska Health and Education Indicators Sebastain Awondo, Greg Fonsah, University of Georgia Tuesday 3:00 pm – 3:20 pm BREAK: Refreshments served in the Palms Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm Ballroom Salon A Foyer Selected Papers Session 31 Palms Ballroom Salon I Tuesday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Selected Papers Session 33 Title: Analysis, Impact and Management of Palms Ballroom Salon B Huanglongbing on Citrus Title: Cotton, Beef, Rice and Seafood Moderator: Thomas Spreen, University of Florida Agribusiness Finance and Farm Management 1:20 The Impact of Huanglongbing (HLB) on Issues Citrus Tree Planting in Florida Thomas Spreen, University of Florida Moderator: L. Lanier Nalley, University of Arkansas 3:20 Seafood Processor Preferences for Hiring 1:40 An Analysis of the Potential Economic Non-Immigrant Labor: A Conjoint Analysis Impact of Huanglongbing on the California Citrus Hyunjeong Joo, Ashok Mishra, Jeffrey Gillespie, Industry Louisiana State University Samantha Durborow, Jose Lopez, Texas A&M University-Commerce 3:40 Evaluating Economic Potential for Cotton Utilization in Nonwoven Textiles 2:00 Chinese Consumer Knowledge, Kishor Luitel, Darren Hudson, Dean Ethridge, Texas Perception and WTP for Orange Juice Products: Tech University Any Opportunities for the U.S. Juice Producers? Xuqi Chen, Zhifeng Gao, Universtiy of Florida 4:00 Integrating Cotton and Beef Production in the Texas Southern High Plains: A Simulation 2:20 Management of HLB Infected Citrus Approach Groves in Florida: Some Empirical Results Donna Mitchell, Texas Tech University, Phillip Thomas Spreen, University of Florida Johnson, Texas Tech University, , Vivien Allen, Texas Tech University, Cody Zilverberg, South Dakota State Tuesday 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm University Selected Papers Session 32 Floral Ballroom Oleander A 4:20 Stochastic Valuation of Hybrid Rice Technology in Arkansas Title: Potpouri of Production Economics I Nate Lyman, Lawton Nalley, University of Arkansas
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Tuesday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm 4:20 The Impact of U.S. Ethanol Production on Selected Papers Session 34 the Texas Corn Price Citrus Ballroom Tangerine B Bing Liu, Aaron Benson, Texas Tech University
Title: Impact of NAFTA, Exchange Rate and Drought on U.S. Agriculture and U.S. and FDI Tuesday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Selected Papers Session 36 Moderator: Pablo Antonio Garcia-Fuentes, Louisiana Palms Ballroom Salon C State University 3:20 The Impact of NAFTA on U.S. Agriculture: Title: Climate Change: Is it or not? An Ex-post Binary Variable Approach. Youngjae Lee, P. Lynn Kennedy, Louisiana State Moderator: Valentina Hartarska, Auburn University University 3:20 Effect of Climate Change on Supply Response of Florida Citrus Crops,1980-2010 3:40 Quantity and Exchange Rate Effects on Mohamad Rafic Traboulsi, University of Florida Prices in the U.S. Trout Market. Youngjae Lee, P. Lynn Kennedy, Louisiana State 3:40 Crop Yield Response to Climate University Variations in Georgia Lekhnath Chalise, Ramesh Ghimire, University of 4:00 U.S. Drought Impacts on the U.S. and Georgia International Rice Economy Eddie Chavez, Eric J. Wailes, University of Arkansas 4:00 Climate Impacts on Farm Profits in the U.S. 4:20 U.S. Foreign Direct Investment in Latin Jaehyuk Lee, Denis Nadolnyak, Valentina Hartarska, America and the Caribbean: Remittances and Auburn University Market Size Pablo Garcia-Fuentes, Louisiana State University, P. 4:20 Comparison Analysis of Temperature Lynn Kennedy, LSU Ag Center, Gustavo Ferreira, Change Between Georgia and California Virginia Tech Jeffrey Dorfman, Xuedong Wu, University of Georgia
Tuesday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Tuesday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Selected Papers Session 35 Selected Papers Session 37 Palms Ballroom Salon A Palms Ballroom Salon D
Title: Profit Analysis and Ethanol Production Title: Contingent Valuation, Conjoint and Choice Experiment Moderator: Bing Liu, Texas Tech University 3:20 Profit Gap Analysis of Small Scale Moderator: Michael Thomas, Florida A&M University Production of Shallot: A Case Study in a Small 3:20 Enhancing Conjoint Analysis with Village in East Java Province of Indonesia Respondents’ Self-Constructed Preferred Fnu Sujarwo, Sayed Saghaian, University of Alternative: Application in Choices of Dolphin Kentucky Excursions Wuyang Hu, University of Kentucky, Jerrod Penn, 3:40 Testing Market Power with Profit University of Kentucky, Linda Cox, University of Functions: a Dual Approach with Normalized Hawaii at Manoa Quadratic Functions Zhifeng Gao, Charles Moss, University of Florida 3:40 Calibrating Dissimilar Payment Vehicles in Contingent Valuation Studies: An Example of 4:00 Economics of Ethanol Production From Reducing Hydrilla in Two North Florida Spring- Lignocellulosic Energy Grasses Fed River Systems Juan Monge, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Luis Michael Thomas, Florida A&M University Ribera, Texas A&M University, John Jifon, Texas A&M University, Jorge da Silva, Texas A&M 4:00 What to do with “Prefer Not to Vote” University Responses from Contingent Valuation Surveys? Joonghyun Hwang, Daniel Petrolia, Matthew Interis, Ardian Harri, Mississippi State University
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4:20 Empirical Testing of Strategic Voting and 4:20 Cow-Calf Industry Expansion On the its Implications for Choice Experiment Horizon? Market Signals vs Outside Factors Matthew Interis, Chang Xu, Daniel Petrolia, Kalyn John Riley, Brian Williams, Mississippi State Coatney, Mississippi State University University
Tuesday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Tuesday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Selected Papers Session 40 Selected Papers Session 38 Palms Ballroom Salon H Palms Ballroom Salon F Title: Teaching and Rural Development Title: Potpouri of Natural Resource Issues I Moderator: Joseph Mehlhorn, University of Moderator: Andrew Ropicki, University of Florida Tennessee at Martin 3:20 Network Analysis of the Gulf of Mexico 3:20 Teaching the Importance of the Global Commercial Red Snapper Fishery IFQ Program Economy Through Travel Study Courses Andrew Ropicki, University of Florida Joseph Mehlhorn, Sandy Mehlhorn, Scott Parrott, and Jeremy D'Antoni, University of Tennessee at 3:40 The Retail Demand and Quality for Martin Seafood Products in the United States: A Bivariate Model 3:40 Can We do More With Less? Huabo Wang, Louisiana State University Mike Monson, University of Missouri
4:00 Economic Impacts of the Forest Products 4:00 Impact of Remittances and Government Industry in the South (2009) Transfers on Rural household Income in Kenya Ram Dahal, Ian Munn, James Henderson, Mississippi Sam Kaninda Tshikala, Esendugue Fonsah, The State University University of Georgia
4:20 Victory Gardens as a Development 4:20 Migration to Rural Counties: An Example Strategy from the North-Eastern Poland Michael Dicks, Shannon Watson, Oklahoma State Anna Klepacka, Wasraw University of Life Sciences, University Steven Yen, University of Tennessee, , Wojciech Florkowski, The University of Georgia
Tuesday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Tuesday 3:20 pm – 5:00 pm Selected Papers Session 39 Selected Papers Session 41 Palms Ballroom Salon G Palms Ballroom Salon I
Title: Cow-calf Economic, Cost Effectiveness, Net Title: Potpouri of Food Consumption, Safety and Returns and Industry Policy
Moderator: John Riley, Mississippi State University Moderator: Genti Kostandini, University of Georgia 3:20 Economic differences among Beef 3:20 Income and Its Effect on Health Choice: Production Systems of the Nebraska Sandhills Alcohol Use Sunil Dhoubhadel, West Central Research & Xiaowen Hu, C. Jill Stowe, University of Kentucky Extension Center, Matt Stockton, Department of Agricultural Economics 3:40 Farm Market Patron Behavioral Response to Sampling 3:40 Cost Effectiveness of on-farm Semi- Tim Woods, Shang-Ho Yang, University of Kentucky Confinement Systems for Cow-Calf Production David Lust, Kelly Jones, Kathleen Brooks, West 4:00 Welfare impact assessment of increasing Texas A&M University food prices: an application of unrestricted Engel curves and EASI demand system 4:00 Comparison of Cow-Calf Producer Net David Magana and Ariun Ishdorj, Texas A&M Returns and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from University, Parr Rosson, Texas AgriLife Extension Changes in Calving Distributions in the Southeast Service Transition Zone Aaron Smith, Michael Popp, Daniel Keeton, University of Arkansas 43 44
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4:20 The Impact of the Melamine Milk Scandal Southern Region Conference and other Factors Influencing China’s Dairy of the Imports AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF Xiaojin Wang, Sayed Saghaian, University of AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION Kentucky 2013 PROGRAM 4:40 Demand Interrelationships of Organic and Non-Organic Nonalcoholic Beverages in the Held in conjunction with the meeting of the United States: An Application of Semiparametric SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL Estimation of Censored Demand System SCIENTISTS (SAAS) Senarath Dharmasena, Oral Capps; Texas A&M University Hosted by: Department of Agricultural Education and Communication Tuesday 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm University of Florida SAEA Reception Dave and Buster’s on International Dr. February 3 – 5, 2013 – Orlando, Florida Food, Drink and Networking. Must wear SAEA Wyndham Orlando Resort Name Badge needed to enter Reception Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) Agricultural Education Division Officers President and Conference Chair: Brian E. Myers, University of Florida Co-Chairs: Nicole L. P. Stedman and R. Kirby Barrick, University of Florida Vice-President: Tim Murphy, Texas A&M Past President: Tom Broyles, Virginia Tech
American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) Southern Region Officers Vice-President: David W. W. Jones, North Carolina State University Alternate Vice-President: D. Barry Croom, North Carolina State University Secretary: Shane Robinson, Oklahoma State University
Saturday, February 2 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Registration
Hotel Lobby
Sunday, February 3 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Graduate Student Breakfast (pre-registered students) Augustine’s Grille Area 2
7:00 – 10:00 a.m. Registration Palms Ballroom Foyer
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Vespers Oleander A
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9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Session C: Teaching Strategies Ag Education Opening Session Tangerine B Jasmine A Comparison of Lecture and Cooperative Learning 9:45 – 11:45 a.m Beth Ann Bills-Hunt, Dr. Donna L. Graham, Dr. Concurrent Research Session I Don W. Edgar, Dr. Leslie D. Edgar, Dr. H.L. Note: All papers will be presented in the order listed. Goodwin Session format: Paper presentation – 15 mins; The Effect of Vee Maps and Laboratory Reports on Questions – 8 mins; repeat for all four papers; High- and Low-Order Content Knowledge Session summary discussion – 20 mins Achievement in Agriscience Education Dr. Andrew C. Thoron, Eric D. Rubenstein Session A: Ag Issue Leadership Effects of Type of Reflection-In-Action and Cognitive Hibiscus Style on Student Content Knowledge: An Experimental Study Recognizing the Factors Influencing Faculty J. Joey Blackburn, Amanda Kacal, Ashley S. Decisions to Lead the Land Grant System into the Whiddon, J. Shane Robinson Future The Influence of Active Teaching Strategies on Self- Dr. Alexa J. Lamm, Kevan W. Lamm, Dr. Rochelle Efficacy Scores Across Learning Styles Strickland James E. Dyer, Hannah Huggins, Ronnie Evaluation of Perceptions of Sustainable Agriculture Simmons Topics Among [STATE] Agricultural Educators Bethany P. Pratt, Dr. Rebekah B. Epps 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. The Impact of Problem Solving Style on Team Luncheon Dynamics while Consensus Building around Introduction of graduate students and new faculty Agricultural and Natural Resource Issues Poolside Pavilion Dr. Alexa J. Lamm, Dr. Hannah Carter, Dr. Quisto Settle, Erica Odera 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Risky Business? Exploring Relationships between Symposium Session I – Assembly 1 Optimism, Willingness to Take Risks and Opinion Cedar Leadership of Critical Agricultural Issues Kevan W. Lamm, Dr. Alexa J. Lamm, Dr. Hannah 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Carter Symposium Session I – Assembly 2 Longboat Session B: Preservice STEM Preparation Oleander A 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. BREAK Effects of Mathematics Integration in a Teaching Methods Course on Mathematics Ability of 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Preservice Agricultural Education Teachers Research Collaboration/SIGS Session Christopher T. Stripling & T. Grady Roberts Tangerine B & Magnolia Mathematical Strengths and Weaknesses of Preservice Agricultural Education Teachers 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Christopher T. Stripling, T. Grady Roberts, & Committee Meetings Carrie A. Stephens Longboat The Effect of a Serious Digital Game on the Animal Hibiscus Science and Mathematical Competence of Cedar Secondary Agricultural Education Students: An Augustine’s Grille Area 2 Experimental Study Dr. J. C. Bunch, Dr. J. Shane Robinson, Dr. M. 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Craig Edwards, Dr. Pasha Antonenkords SAAS Business Meeting Correlation of Secondary Agricultural Education Jasmine Ballroom Students’ Science Achievement to Number of Agricultural Education Courses Passed 4:00 p.m. Sara Clark, Brian Parr, Jason Peake, Frank Graduate Student Mixer Flanders Poolside Pavilion
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5:00 p.m. Effective Recruitment Strategies and Activities of Complimentary Shuttle Service to Reception. [State] Agriculture Teachers Driving a personal vehicle is not recommended. Ms. Rebekah Estes, Dr. Jason Peake, Dr. K. Jill There will be a $15 parking fee assessed per vehicle Rucker, Dr. Nick Fuhrman
6:00 p.m. Session F: Non-Formal & In-Formal Education SAAS Reception/ Super Bowl Party Hibiscus NASCAR Sports Grille at University City Walk An Examination of Student Learning Outcomes and Knowledge Retention at FFA Summer Camp Nicholas R. Brown, Robert Terry, Jr., Kathleen D. Monday, February 4 Kelsey
A Quasi-Experimental Study to Explore the 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Interaction Between Students’ Learning Outcomes Continental Breakfast and Poster Presentations and Preferred Learning Style in a Non-Formal FFA Palms Ballroom Salon E Camp Environment 7:00 – 10:00 a.m. Nicholas R. Brown, Robert Terry, Jr., Kathleen D. Registration Kelsey Palms Ballroom Foyer Measuring Florida Extension Faculty’s Agricultural Paradigmatic Preferences 8:45 – 10:45 a.m. Laura Sanagorski, Theresa Pesl Murphrey, David Concurrent Research Session II E. Lawver, Matt Baker, James Lindner Symposium Session D A Needs Assessment of Skills, Curriculum, and Orange Technology in [State] Cooperative Extension Student and Faculty Perceptions of ICT Use in Service Undergraduate Agriculture Courses Hayley G. Hogan, Dr. Leslie D. Edgar, Casandra Donald M. Johnson, Leslie D. Edgar, Casandra K. K. Cox, Dr. Jefferson D. Miller Cox Students’ Mobile Technology Behavioral Intentions: 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. The Influence of Self-efficacy, Level of Self- BREAK directedness, and Grade Point Average Robert Strong, Travis L. Irby, Larry M. Dooley 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. The Effects of GPA and Gender on Students' SR-AAAE Business Meeting Session I Acceptance of Mobile Learning in a Critical Issues Oleander A in Agricultural Leadership Course Sarah P. Ho, Dr. Robert Strong, Dr. Summer F. 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Odom Luncheon An Evaluation of Usability of a Virtual World for Distinguished Lecture Students Enrolled in a College of Agriculture Orange Theresa Pesl Murphrey, Tracy A. Rutherford, David L. Doerfert, Leslie D. Edgar, and Don W. 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Edgar Symposium Session II – Assembly 1 Garden Room Session E: Professional Development Oleander A 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Variations in Professional Development Needs of Symposium Session II – Assembly 2 [State] Agricultural Education Teachers Based on Augustine’s Grille Area 2 Gender, School Level, and Experience Christopher M. Estepp, Andrew C. Thoron, T. 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Grady Roberts, James E. Dyer SR-AAAE Business Meeting Session II Effective professional development: An examination Orange of core features Dr. Catherine W. Shoulders, Dr. Brian E. Myers 4:30 – 9:00 p.m. The Thornless Rose: A Phenomenological Look at Professional Development & Dinner Decisions Career Teachers Make to Remain in the Orange County Extension Office Profession Mindi S. Clark, Dr. Kathleen D. Kelsey, Dr. Nicholas R. Brown 49 50
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Tuesday, February 5 Effects of Type of Reflection-In-Action and Cognitive Style on Student Content Knowledge: An 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Experimental Study J. Joey Blackburn, Amanda Kacal, Ashley S. Research Poster Session with Continental Breakfast Whiddon, J. Shane Robinson Palms Ballroom Salon E The Influence of Active Teaching Strategies on Self- 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Efficacy Scores Across Learning Styles Concurrent Research Session III James E. Dyer, Hannah Huggins, Ronnie Session G: STEM Instruction in Agriculture Simmons Hibiscus Uncovering Academic Emphasis Through Agricultural 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Education: Knowledge of Pre-service Teachers in BREAK STEM Integration – A Phenomenological Study Oleander B Dr. J. Chris Haynes, Dr. Bart E. Gill, Dr. Steven Boot Chumbley, Dr. Timothy F. Slater 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. Agriscience fair participants' perceptions of science Awards Luncheon and agriculture Lemon Jessica M. Blythe, Dr. Brian E. Myers Identifying STEM Concepts Associated with Junior Livestock Projects Kate Wooten, John Rayfield, Lori L. Moore Teachers’ Confidence to Integrate Biology in Agriscience Courses Steven Boot Chumbley, Mark Russell
Session H: Introspective Teaching Methods Oleander B
The Use of Concept Maps to Facilitate Reflection in Agricultural Leadership Programs Avery Culbertson, Dr. Hannah S. Carter The Magnitude of Teaching All: A Hybrid Coded Qualitative Case Study Dr. Stacy K. Vincent & Mrs. Andrea T. Kirby Evaluating Change in Undergraduate Attitudes: Capturing Impacts of Faculty Travel Abroad Experiences Shared through RLO Implementation Jessica L. Gouldthorpe, Dr. Amy Harder Agricultural Students’ Attitudes and Opinions: Can Reusable Learning Objects Alter Students’ Perceptions of an International Setting? M'Randa R. Sandlin, Theresa Pesl Murphrey, James R. Lindner, Kim E. Dooley
Session I: Teaching Strategies Oleander A
A Comparison of Lecture and Cooperative Learning Beth Ann Bills-Hunt, Dr. Donna L. Graham, Dr. Don W. Edgar, Dr. Leslie D. Edgar, Dr. H.L. Goodwin The Effect of Vee Maps and Laboratory Reports on High- and Low-Order Content Knowledge Achievement in Agriscience Education Dr. Andrew C. Thoron, Eric D. Rubenstein
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Program 3. So How Long Does It Take? Organic of the Matter Accumulation as It Relates to Southern Branch Tillage and Fertilizers. Rebecca Gilfillen*, American Society of Agronomy Western Kentucky University; Annesly Annual Meeting Netthisinghe, Western Kentucky University; February 3-5, 2013 Paul Woosley, Western Kentucky University; Wyndham Orlando Resort Todd Willian, Western Kentucky University; Orlando, FL Naomi Rowland, Western Kentucky University 2012-2013 Officers 4. Soil Test P Status. John Ramirez-Avila*, President: Mississippi State University Dr. Philip Moore USDA-ARS, Fayetteville, AR 5. The Centennial Rotation - Effects of Crop Rotation on Yield, Nutrient Uptake, and Vice-President & Program Chair: Nutrient Removal. M. Wayne Ebelhar, Dr. Steve Hague Mississippi State University; Davis R. Clark*, Texas A&M University Mississippi State University
Secretary/Treasurer: 6. Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emission Yoana Newman from Soil under Corn Production Systems. University of Florida Samuel Dennis*, Tenn State University; Dafeng Hui, Tenn State University; Junming Past President: Wang, University of Illinois; Tigist Jima, Tenn Dr. Becky Gilfillen State University. Western Kentucky University 7. Impact of Alternative N Fertilizer Sources on Cotton Yield and Greenhouse Gas Sunday, February 3, 2013 Emissions in a Coastal Plain Soil. Dexter B. Watts*; USDA-ARS National Soil Registration: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Dynamics Laboratory; H. Allen Torbert; Floral Ballroom Foyer USDA-ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory. Poster Session 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Professional Posters - Crops Palms Ballroom Salon E 8. Soybean Production on Potassium Authors Present 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Deficient Soil. Mark W. Shankle, Mississippi State University; Karl Crouse, Mississippi Professional Posters – Soils State University; Trevor F. Garrett, Mississippi State University 1. Bioenergy Cropping as an Alternative to Remediate P in P-Enriched Soils. Maria 9. Effects of Poultry Litter and Dairy Manure Lucia Silveira*, University of Florida; Joao Applications on Forage Yield and Quality Vendramini, University of Florida; Lynn E. in Conventional and No-till Established Sollenberger, University of Florida Tall Fescue (Scheonourous phoenix [Scop.] Holub) Sward. Paul B. Woosley*, 2. Agroecology: A Concentration of Courses Western Kentucky University; Annesly for an M.S. Degree at the University of Netthisinghe, Western Kentucky University; Florida. Debolina Chakraborty*, University Rebecca Gilfillen, Western Kentucky of Florida; Diane Rowland, University of University; Kim L. Cook, USDA - ARS; Dan Florida; Jerry Bennett, University of Florida; Sandor, Western Kentucky University George Hochmuth, University of Florida
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10. Planting Date Effects on Grain Yield, Ear 18. Developing Sustainable Agroforestry Height and Ear Characteristics of Irrigated Systems for Small and Limited Resource Corn in the Mississippi Delta. Davis R. Farmers in South-East US. Christina Clark*, Mississippi State University; M. Igono*, Alabama A&M University Wayne Ebelhar, Mississippi State University 19. Modeling in-Situ N Mineralization from 11. Developing Agronomy Internships as Cover Crops in a Georgia Ultisol. Lisa K. High-Impact Learning Tools for University Woodruff*, University of Georgia; Miguel Students. Cabrera, University of Georgia Steve Hague*, Texas A&M University; Megan Teel, Texas A&M University 20. Relating “Freundlich K” to the Soil Phosphorus Saturation Ratio. Biswanath 12. Durana Clover as a Living Mulch in Corn. Dari*, University of Florida; Vimala Nair, Nicholas Hill*, University of Georgia; William University of Florida; Rao Mylavarapu, Vencill, University of Georgia University of Florida; Willie Harris, University of Florida 13. Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization and Cover Crops on Juice, Sugar, and Bagasse of Graduate Student Posters - Crops Sweet Sorghum. Hari P. Singh*, Fort Valley State University; Bharat P. Singh, Fort Valley 21. Effect of 1-MCP on Cotton Plants under State University Abiotic Stress. Yuan Chen*, Texas A&M University; J. Tom Cothren, Texas A&M Graduate Student Posters - Soils University
14. Carbon Dioxide Flux under Warm Season 22. Does Total Condensed Tannin Turfgrass. Said A. Hamido*, Auburn Concentration Predict Protein- University; Wes Wood, Auburn University; Precipitating Ability of Condensed Elizabeth A. Guertal, Auburn University Tannins From Warm-Season Perennial Legumes? Harley D. Naumann*, Texas A&M 15. Impact of a Fish Protein Based Organic University; Ann E. Hagerman, Miami Amendment On Microbial Community University; Barry D. Lambert, Texas A&M Structure, Membership, & Function. AgriLife Research-Stephenville; Tarleton Lauren Lindsey*, Tuskegee University; State University; James P. Muir, Texas A&M Desmond A. Mortley, Tuskegee University; AgriLife Research-Stephenville; Luis O. Ramble Ankumah, Tuskegee University; Tedeschi, Texas A&M University Raymon Shange, Tuskegee University 23. Implementing Irrigation on Small-Scale 16. Impacts of Land Use Change on Farms: An Economic Feasibility Study Ecosystem Carbon in Subtropical Using Sweet Potato Irrigation. Rockiell Grassland Ecosystems. Sutie Xu*, Woods*, Alcorn State University; Gretchen University of Florida; Julius Adewopo, Sassenrath, USDA-ARS-Crop Production University of Florida; Maria Lucia Silveira, Systems Research Unit; John M. Halloran, University of Florida; Kanika Inglett, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Wesley University of Florida Whittaker, Alcorn State University
17. Study of Heavy Metal Uptake by Different 24. Managing Roundup Ready® Alfalfa Plant Species for Phytoremediation. Interseeded into a Bermudagrass Stand in Tyneiseca Epps*, Mississippi Valley State Mississippi. Joshua White*, Mississippi University; Manju Pande, Mississippi Valley State University; Rocky Lemus, Mississippi State University; Hattie Spencer, Mississippi State University Valley State University; William Mahone, Mississippi Valley State University
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25. Genetic Improvement of Elephantgrass Undergraduate Student Posters – Crops and Soils (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) as Biofuel Feedstock. Marco Sinche*, 32. Soil Organic Matter and Aggregation in University of Florida; Baskaran Kannan, Relation to Various Agricultural Systems. University of Florida; Carlos E. Corsato, Hannah C. Robbins Sr.*, Murray State Unimontes; Fredy Altpeter, University of University; Iin Handayani, Murray State Florida University
26. Effect of an Integrated Strip-Tillage and 33. Radioactivity Studies in Fertilizers Used in Cover Cropping System on Crop Yield and Delta Region of Mississippi State. George Soil Moisture in a Semi-Arid Environment. K. Osei*, Alcorn State University; Jerimiah Reagan L. Noland*, Texas A&M University, Billa, Alcorn State University; Kwabena Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Jamie L. Agyapong, Alcorn State University; Steve Foster, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Adzanu; Alcorn State University Cristine L. Morgan, Texas A&M University; T. David A. Forbes, Texas A&M AgriLife 34. The Yield of Drought Tolerant Corn Research; Michael J. Brewer, Texas A&M Hybrids in Sandy Loam and Silt Loam AgriLife Research; Gaylon Morgan, Texas Soils. Stephanie Rexing*, Murray State A&M AgriLife Extension; Vanessa A. University; Iin Handayani, Murray State Corriher, Texas A&M AgriLife Research University
27. Evaluation of Soybean Seed Treatments in 35. Use of Electromagnetic Radiation & Western Kentucky. Mindy M. Hopson*, Electroporation as External Non-Ionizing Murray State University; David Ferguson, Stimulants for Switchgrass Seed Murray State University Germination.
28. Phenotyping Drought Tolerance in Cotton. 36. The Effects of Progressive Water Stress Austin Terhune*, Texas A&M University; on Soybean Plants. Christine Bridges*, Steve Hague, Texas A&M University Mississippi Valley State University; Mudlagiri Goli, Mississippi Valley State University; 29. Effect of Planting Date on Maturity Group Sherry Lampkin, Mississippi Valley State VII and VIII Soybean Growth, University; Manju Pande, Mississippi Valley Development, and Yield under Different State University Row Patterns in South Carolina. Mengxuan Hu*, Clemson University; Pawel Wiatrak, 37. Comparison of Four Commercially- Clemson University; John Mueller, Clemson Available Soil Testing Kits to Two University Professional Labs for Nitrate, Potassium, Phosphorus and pH. Jessica Epps*, Abilene 30. Mapping and Characterization of Sorghum Christian University; Michael Nicodemus, Disease Resistance Genes from Diverse Abilene Christian University Genotypes. Terry J. Felderhoff*, University of Florida; Ana Saballos, University of SAAS Program Florida; Timothy Foster, University of Florida; James A. Treitler, University of Florida; 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Wilfred Vermerris, University of Florida SAAS Business Meeting Room: Jasmine Ballroom 31. Effect of Simulated Herbivory on Protein 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Precipitable Phenolic Content of SAAS Graduate Student Mixer Desmodium Paniculatum.Caitlyn E. Room: Poolside Pavilion Cooper*, Tarleton State University; Barry D. 6:00 pm Super Bowl Party Lambert, Tarleton State University; James P. NASCAR Sports Grille (UniversityCity Walk) Shuttle starts at 5:00. Muir, Texas A&M AgriLife Research- Driving a personal vehicle is not recommended. Stephenville There will be a $15 parking fee assessed per vehicle.
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Monday, February 4, 2012 10:30 Identification of High-Quality Testing Locations for Cotton Performance Trials. Graduate Student Oral Presentations - Crops Rasha Al-Azzawi*, Texas A&M University; 8:55 AM – 11:30 AM Steve Hague, Texas A&M University Jasmine Room 10:45 The Impacts of Palisade® Rates and 8:55 Introductory Remarks Nitrogen Fertilization On Rice Lodging. Jennifer L. Corbin*, Mississippi State 9:00 Effect of Soil Type, Soil Calcium, and University; Timothy Walker, Mississippi State Gypsum Application Rate on Pod Yield University; Paxton W. Fitts, Mississippi State and Grade of Large and Medium Seed- University; Richard L. Atwill II, Mississippi Sized Peanut Cultivars. James State University Arnold*,University of Georgia; John P. Beasley Jr., University of Georgia; Glendon 11:00 Effect of Plant Population and Replant Harris, University of Georgia; Miguel Cabrera, Method on Single-Row Peanut Production. University of Georgia; Timothy Grey, Jason Sarver*, University of Georgia; R. University of Georgia Scott Tubbs, University of Georgia; John P. Beasley Jr., University of Georgia; Albert K. 9:15 Cultivar, Mowing Height, and Herbicide Culbreath, University of Georgia; Diane Effects on Bermudagrass, Cynodon Rowland, University of Florida; Nathan B. dactylon, Suppression in Tall Fescue, Smith, University of Georgia Schedonorus phoenix. Daniel Sandor*, Western Kentucky University; Paul B. 11:15 Cotton Fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis Woosley, Western Kentucky University seriatus) (Hemiptera: Miridae) Damage in Gossypium Hirsutum: Breeding Efforts 9:30 Performance of a Tetraploid vs. a Diploid towards Increased Resistance. Laura Ann Cultivar of Annual Ryegrass Pastures McLoud*, Texas A&M University; Steve Under Grazing. Juan K. Solomon*, Hague, Texas A&M University Mississippi State University; Bisoondat Macoon, Mississippi State University 11:30 Adjourn for Lunch
9:45 Genotype by Environment Interaction of a Fiber Length QTL Deployed within Several Graduate Student Oral Presentations - Soils Regionally Adapted Cultivars. Nino 1:25 PM – 3:15 PM Brown*, University of Georgia; Pawan Jasmine Room Kumar, University of Georgia; Peng Chee, University of Georgia; B. Todd Campbell, 1:25 Introductory Remarks USDA-ARS; Robert Wright, Texas Tech University; Jay Subramani, University of 1:30 Phosphorus Fraction Determination on a Arizona; Gerald Myers, Louisiana State Long-Term No-Till Rotation. Catherine University Fleming*, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Eastern Shore Agricultural 10:00 Break Research and Extension Center; Mark S. Reiter, Virginia Tech; Rory Maguire, Virginia 10:15 Rice Grain Yield as Affected by Seeding Tech Date. Richard L. Atwill II*, Mississippi State University; Timothy Walker, Mississippi State 1:45 Efficacy of UAN Placement Distance on University; Bobby R. Golden, Mississippi 15N Uptake and Recovery and Corn Grain State University; Paxton W. Fitts, Mississippi Yield. Jon M. Carson*, Mississippi State State University; Jennifer L. Corbin, University Mississippi State University; Steven Linscombe, LSU AgCenter; Nathan Slaton, University of Arkansas
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2:00 Long-Term Soil Carbon Sequestration Professional Development for Students under Subtropical Grassland Management 4:15 PM-4:45 PM Systems. Jasmine Room Julius Adewopo*, University of Florida; Sutie Xu, University of Florida; Maria Silveria, 4:15 Developing Skills for Your Future: A University of Florida; Stefan Gerber, Young Scientist’s Perspective. Perry University of Florida Hunter, Dow AgroSciences, Greenville, MS
2:15 Effects of Irrigation Nitrate Crediting on Southern Branch ASA Business Meeting Cotton Production in the Texas Rolling Plains. 4:45 PM Danielle Dittrich*, Texas A&M University; Paul Jasmine Room DeLaune, Texas A&M University; Frank Hons, Texas A&M University Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2012 2:30 Influence of Fertilization on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Runoff Losses during Roadside Professional Oral Presentations – Soils & Crops Establishment. Kyle R. Briscoe*, Mississippi State 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM University; Jac J. Varco, Mississippi State University Jasmine Room
2:45 Influence of Bahiagrass in Rotation with 8:30 Evaluation of Fertilizer and Bio-Soil Peanut and Cotton on Carbon Storage in Enhancers in Bermudagrass Forage Southeastern US. Audrey Gamble*, Auburn Production. Rocky Lemus*, Mississippi University; Julie Howe, Auburn University State University; Joshua White, Mississippi State University; Karl Crouse, Mississippi 3:00 Evaluation of Nitrogen Management State University; Jesse I. Morrison, Strategies on Nitrate Leaching and Quality of St. Mississippi State University; Jac J. Varco, Augustinegrass Turf. Rajendra Gautam*, Mississippi State University; Michael Cox, University of Florida; George Hochmuth, University of Mississippi State University Florida; Laurie Trenholm, University of Florida 8:45 Overview of the Bioenergy Sorghum 3:15 Break Breeding Program at the University of Florida: Challenges and Opportunities in Professional Oral Presentations - Soils the Sunshine State. Ana Saballos*, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM University of Florida; Wilfred Vermerris, Jasmine Room University of Florida.
3:30 Factors Affecting Arsenic Availability in 9:00 Impact of Tillage and Water Management Flooded Rice Soils. Philip A. Moore Jr.*, Systems on Grain Sorghum Production. USDA-ARS Paul DeLaune*, Texas A&M University; Partson Mubvumba, Texas AgriLife Research 3:45 Denitrification in Wetland and Riparian - Vernon Buffers of the Southeastern Coastal Plain. Patrick Hunt*, USDA-ARS; Jarrod Miller, 9:15 Yield for Injected and Banded Nitrogen USDA-ARS; Megan Lang, USDA-FS Fertilization for No-Tillage Winter Wheat. Mark S. Reiter*, Virginia Tech; James S. 4:00 Effects of Sources and Rates of Organic Reiter, Virginia Cooperative Extension Fertilizers on Microbial Populations in Soil Cultivated with Soybean (Glycine max). 9:45 Nitrogen Fertilization of Peanut to Rescue Isijola O. Adewale*, Federal University of an Inoculant Failure. R. Scott Tubbs*, Agriculture, P.M.B. 2240 Abeokuta, Ogun University of Georgia; Glendon Harris, State, Nigeria University of Georgia; John Beasley, University of Georgia; Nathan Smith, University of Georgia; Amanda Smith, University of Georgia
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10:00 Break SOUTHERN SECTION American Society of Animal Science 10:15 Cotton Response to Phosphorus Applications with and without AVAIL® ANNUAL MEETING Phosphorus Fertilizer Enhancer. M. Wayne February 2-5, 2013 Ebelhar*, Mississippi State University; Davis Orlando, Florida R. Clark, Mississippi State University In conjunction with the 2013 Annual Convention 10:30 On-Farm Twin-Row Corn Production with of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists Varying Nitrogen Management and
Cultivar Interactions in the Mid-South. M. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE Wayne Ebelhar*, Mississippi State University; OFFICERS Davis R. Clark, Mississippi State University 2012-2013
10:45 Influence of Planting Date and Hybrid On Dr. James L. Sartin Corn Yield Performance and Seed Quality President On Mississippi River Alluvial Soils. Henry Auburn University J. Mascagni Jr., LSU AgCenter Auburn, AL
11:00 Soil Fertility Management for High Dr. Gregory P. Lardy Population Corn Production. Carl Crozier*, President -Elect North Carolina State University; Ronald Gehl, North Dakota State University North Carolina State University; Ronnie Fargo, ND Heiniger, North Carolina State University; David Hardy, North Carolina, Dept. of Agric.; Dr. Margaret E. Benson Alan D. Meijer, NC State University Past President Washington State University 11:15 Discussion Pullman, WA
11:20 Adjourn Dr. David P. Casper Foundation Trustee Chair South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
Dr. Steven A. Zinn Editor-in-Chief University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
Dr. Debora L. Hamernik Recording Secretary/Director-at-Large University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE
Dr. Neal R. Merchen Midwest Section Director University of Illinois Urbana, IL
Dr. Thomas A. Hoagland Northeastern Section Director University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
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Dr. Joel V. Yelich Ms. Angela R. Mays Southern Section Director Graduate Director University of Florida University of Arkansas Gainesville, FL Fayetteville, AR
Dr. Jack C. Whittier Mr. Casey L. Maxwell Western Section Director Graduate Director Colorado State University Stillwater, OK Fort Collins, CO Dr. Meghan C. Wulster-Radcliffe, CEO Dr. Bruce L. Golden American Society of Animal Science Director-at-Large Champaign, IL California Polytechnic State San Luis Obispo, CA ASAS SOUTHERN SECTION OFFICERS 2012–2013 Dr. Kimberly A. Vonnahme Director-at-Large Dr. Robert W. Godfrey North Dakota State President Fargo, ND University of the Virgin Islands St Croix, VI Dr. Harvey C. Freetly Director-at-Large Dr. L. Wayne Greene USDA ARS President-Elect Clay Center, NE Auburn University Auburn University, AL Dr. Elizabeth B. Kegley Director-at-Large Dr. David L. Lalman University of Arkansas Secretary-Treasurer Fayetteville, AR Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK Dr. Todd A. Armstrong Director-at-Large Dr. John D. Arthington Elanco Animal Health Secretary-Treasurer Elect Greenfield, IN University of Florida Range Cattle Research and Education Center Dr. Dean E. Hawkins Ona, FL Director-at-Large West Texas A&M University Dr. Thomas H. Welsh, Jr. Canyon, TX Past President Texas A&M University Dr. Linda C. Martin College Station, TX Director-at-Large The Ohio State University Dr. Joel V. Yelich Columbus, OH Southern Section Director University of Florida Dr. William L. Flowers Gainesville, FL Director-at-Large North Carolina State University Ms. Amanda J. Davis Raleigh, NC Graduate Student Representative University of Arkansas Mr. Jerry C. Weigel Fayetteville, AR ASAS Representative to FASS Wake Forest, NC Ms. Andrea N. Loyd Graduate Student Representative Texas A&M University College Station, TX
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Award Sponsors AQ Quiz Bowl Championship/Awards and Awards 2013 Southern Section ASAS Program 8:00 AM–4:00 PM The Southern Section of the American Society of Tangerine A Animal Science expresses appreciation to the following organizations for financial assistance: SCC 81: Sustainable Small Ruminant Production IEG 8:30 AM–4:00 PM Palms Ballroom Salon H Swine Industry Award for Innovation National Pork Board Registration Des Moines, IA 11:00 AM–4:00 PM Key Rooms Foyer Young Animal Scientist – Research Elanco Animal Health SERA 41: Beef Cattle Production Using Forages in Greenfield, IN the Southeast 1:00 PM–4:00 PM Extension Award Marathon Boehringer Ingelheim, Vetmedica Division St. Joseph, MO SAAS Board Meeting 2:30 PM–3:30 PM Young Animal Scientist – Education Palms Ballroom Salon C Alltech Thomasville, GA SAAS Business Meeting 4:00 PM–4:30 PM Undergraduate Paper Competition Jasmine
Graduate Student Research Abstract Competition SAAS Graduate Student Mixer 4:00 PM Poolside Pavilion PROGRAM EVENTS All events will take place at the Wyndham Orlando SAAS Reception/Super Bowl Party Resort, unless otherwise noted. 5:30 PM–10:00 PM NASCAR Sports Grille (NBC Universal) - Offsite Friday, February 1 (Continuous Bus Shuttle will start at 5 PM) Academic Quadrathlon (AQ) Driving a personal vehicle is not recommended. 9:00 PM Advisors Meeting There will be a $15 parking fee assessed per vehicle. Cabot Lodge Gainesville, FL SS-ASAS Advisory Committee and Executive Committee Saturday, February 2 4:30 PM–6:30 PM AQ Lab Practicum and Written Exam Executive Boardroom University of Florida Gainesville, FL Monday, February 4
Sunday, February 3 Interested in taking the ARPAS exam at the ASAS AQ Oral Preparation Southern Section meeting? 6:30 AM–noon Contact ARPAS at [email protected] for Biscayne, Cedar, Longboat, Siesta information or to schedule an exam.
AQ Oral Presentation Registration 8:00 AM–Noon 7:30 AM–4:00 PM Marathon Key Rooms Foyer
AQ Quiz Bowl SS-ASAS Coffee Break 8:00 AM–1:00 PM 9:30 AM–10:30 AM Largo
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SS-ASAS Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony Undergraduate Student Competition 5:00 PM–7:00 PM Tangerine A Chair: Rhonda K. Miller, Texas A&M University Largo Small Ruminant Subcommittee of the NAGP 7:00 PM–9:15 PM 9:00 AM 1 Largo Hypothalamic and Pituitary Gene Expression
Tuesday, February 5 in Angus-Sired Steers Selected for Low and High SAAS Board Breakfast Meeting Residual Feed Intake During Conditions of Heat 7:00 AM–10:00 AM Stress Azalea A/B S. D. Perkins 1,*, C. N. Key 1, C. F. Garrett 1, C. D. Foradori 2, C. L. Bratcher 1, L. A. Kriese-Anderson 1, Registration T. D. Brandebourg 1, 1Animal Sciences, 2Anatomy 8:00 AM–Noon Physiology & Phamacology, Auburn University, Key Rooms Foyer Auburn, AL.
Graduate Student Lunch and Learn 9:15 AM 2 Noon–2:00 PM Leptin is Involved in the Vascularization of the Siesta/Biscayne Corpus Luteum A. Arellano 1,*, L. Ayala 1, M. Ramirez 1, A. Calderon 1, Extension Luncheon R. Flores 1, D. Keisler 2, R. Stanko 1, M. Garcia 1, Noon–2:00 PM 1Animal, Rangeland & Wildlife Sciences, Texas A&M Orange University, Kingsville, 2Division of Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia. SYMPOSIA AND ORAL SESSIONS Monday, February 4 9:30 AM 3 Characterizing the Growth and Metabolic Phenotype of the Obese Mangalica Pig 1,* 1 2 Adapting Southern U.S. Beef Production Systems C. F. Garrett , S. D. Perkins , R. H. Amin , C. L. 1 1 1 to a Changing Climate Bratcher , J. L. Bartosh , T. D. Brandebourg , 1 2 Animal Sciences, Pharmacal Sciences, Auburn Chair: Jeff Lehmkuhler, University of Kentucky University, Auburn, AL. Marathon 9:45 AM 4 8:00 AM Relationship of Prenatal Transportation Stress Introduction with Postnatal Temperament of Brahman Calves 1 2,* 1 2 2 J. Lehmkuhler*, University of Kentucky, Lexington. B. P. Littlejohn , , D. M. Price , , A. W. Lewis , D. 2 3 4 A. Neuendorff , J. A. Carroll , R. C. Vann , T. H. Welsh, Jr. 1, 5, R. D. Randel 2, 1Animal Science, Texas 8:15 AM 2 Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture. A&M University, College Station , Texas A&M B. Ortiz*, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University System, 3 Overton, Livestock Issues Research Unit, USDA- ARS, Lubbock, TX 4MAFES- Brown Loam, Mississippi 8:55 AM 5 Managing Reproduction During Heat Stress. State University, Raymond, Texas A&M AgriLife P.J. Hansen*, University of Florida, Gainesville. Research, Texas A&M University System, College Station. 9:35 AM Break 10:00 AM 5 9:55 AM Investigating the Population Structure and Forage Systems for a Changing Climate. Genetic Diversity of Angus Cattle 1,* 1 2 1 R. Smith, Jr. *, University of Kentucky, Lexington. R. A. Lemcke , R. Zanella , , K. C. Caires , 1Department of Animal Science, Berry College, Mount 2 10:35 AM Berry, GA, Genética e Melhoramento Animal, Genetic Selection for Heat Stress Related Traits. Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, SC, Brazil. J. Cassady*, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
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Graduate Student Competition 10:45 AM 12 Effects of Increasing Metabolizable Protein Chair: Michelle R. Garcia, Texas A&M University - Supply on the Acute Phase Response of Beef Kingsville Steers Following Vaccination Tangerine A P. Moriel*, P. G. Martins, J. M. Vendramini, J. D. Arthington, Range Cattle Research and Education 9:00 AM 6 Center, University of Florida, Ona. Replacing Corn with Brewers Rice in Swine Diets and Effect on Performance and Carcass Quality 11:00 AM 13 of Growing-Finishing Pigs Estrous Response and Pregnancy Rates in Beef T. Dokes *, O. Gekara, Agriculture, University of Cows Following a 6- or 7-Day CIDR Arkansas, Pine Bluff. Synchronization Protocol A. J. Davis*, R. W. Rorie, J. G. Powell, T. D. Lester, 9:15 AM 7 E. A. Backes, B. R. Lindsey, Animal Science, Analysis of Quality of Non-Traditional vs. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Traditional Beef Grind Material S. Degeer *, D. A. Tigue, C. Bratcher, Animal 11:15 AM 14 Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Sericea Lespedeza as an Aid in the Control of Eimeria Spp. in Lambs 9:30 AM 8 M. Acharya 1,*, J. M. Burke 2, J. Miller 3, T. Terrill 4, J. Effects of Mannan Oligosaccharide on Beef Cow A. Mosjidis 5, 1Animal Science, University of Performance and Passive Immunity Transfer to Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 2USDA, Agricultural Calves Research Service, Booneville, AR, 3Department of S. K. Linneen *, G. L. Mourer, J. D. Sparks, D. L. Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Lalman, Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Stillwater. 4Agricultural Research Station, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA , 5Department of 9:45 AM 9 Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Effect of Lactic Acid Enhancement pH on Beef Quality Attributes of Bull Strip Loins 11:30 AM 15 J. Hollenbeck,*, J. Apple, J. W. Yancey, A. Young, C. Glycolytic Enzymes Are Reversibly Inactivated by Moon, T. Johnson, D. Galloway, Division of Decreased pH in Postmortem Skeletal Muscle Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. E. M. England 1,*, S. K. Matarneh 1, C. Wachet 2, M. C. Rittenhouse 1, T. L. R. Scott 1, H. Zhu 1, D. E. Gerrard 10:00 AM 10 1, 1Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Sensory Evaluation of Non-Traditional Vs. Blacksburg, 2Animal Science, Agrocampus Ouest, Traditional Beef Grind Sources Rennes, France. D. A. Tigue,*, S. L. Degeer, C. L. Bratcher, Department of Animal Sciences, Auburn University, Teaching and Undergraduate Education Auburn, AL. Chair: Rhonda K. Miller, Texas A&M University 10:15 AM Break Largo
10:30 AM 11 11:00 AM 16 Effects of Bale Feeder Type and Supplementation Developing a Curriculum Addressing Legal of Monensin on Hay Waste, Intake, and Issues in Animal Agriculture Performance of Beef Cattle E. Rumley*, Animal Science, University of Arkansas, J. D. Sparks 1,*, A. J. Sexten 1, C. P. McMurphy 1, G. Fayetteville. L. Mourer 1, M. A. Brown 2, C. J. Richards 1, D. L. Lalman 1, 1Animal Science, Oklahoma State 11:15 AM 17 University, Stillwater, 2Grazinglands Research Preparing to Teach an “Inherited” Animal Science Laboratory, USDA-ARS, El Reno. Course. D. K. Aaron*, Animal and Food Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
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Breeding and Genetics 2:00 PM 22 Balking Behavior in Cattle: Breed-Type Chair: Trent Smith, Mississippi State University Predominance Based on Coat Color and Carcass Marathon Implications M. L. Thomas 1,*, Y. V. Thaxton 2, A. H. Brown, Jr 1, K. 1:00 PM 18 E. Pfalzgraf 1, K. S. Anschutz 1, C. F. Rosenkrans, Jr Milk Production Traits of Beef Cows as Affected 1, 1Animal Science, 2Center for Food Animal by Horn Fly Numbers and Breed Type Wellbeing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. A. Mays 1,*, M. A. Brown 2, S. M. Clifton 3, C. F. Rosenkrans, Jr. 1, 1Animal Science, University of 2:15 PM Break Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 2Grazinglands Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, El Reno, OK, 3Animal 2:30 PM 23 Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. Evaluation of a Hair Coat Scoring System for Winter Growth and Relationship to Performance 1:15 PM 19 of Angus Dams Estimation of Genetic Parameters in Berkshire S. Plank 1,*, N. B. Simmons 1, M. L. Marks 1, S. T. Population Reared in a Hoop Structure Willard 2, T. Smith 1, 1Animal and Dairy Sciences, S.-H. Oh*, Dept. of Animal Sciences, North Carolina 2Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mississippi A&T State University, Greensboro. State University, Starkville.
1:30 PM 20 2:45 PM 24 Influence of Body-Weight of Cows on Weaning Relationship of Heifer Pubertal Status to LDHB Weight of Calves in Two Lines of Angus Cattle in Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Alabama C. Turner 1,*, A. H. Brown 1, D. Hallford 2, B. R. D. Kuhlers 1,*, K. Nadarajah 1, G. L. Thompson 2, B. E. Lindsey 1, J. L. Reynolds 1, J. G. Powell 1, C. F. Norris 3, H. E. Harkins 3, 1Animal Sciences, Auburn Rosenkrans 1, 1Division of Agriculture, University of University, Auburn, AL 2Regional Office, Aalabama Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2Animal and Range Sciences, Cooperative Extension, 3Experiment Station, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center, Belle Mina. 3:00 PM 25 Association of Newborn Calf Cannon Bone 1:45 PM 21 Length with Preselected SNP Chosen Based on Eye Pigmentation in Hereford, Hereford X Bos Proximity to Genes with Suspected Influence Taurus or Hereford X Bos Indicus Cows and D. G. Riley,*, T. H. Welsh, C. A. Gill, L. L. Hulsman, A. Calves D. Herring, P. K. Riggs, J. E. Sawyer, J. O. Sanders, K. Davis 1,*, T. Smith 2, J. D. Arthington 3, N. Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College DiLorenzo 4, B. Bolt 5, M. D. Garcia 6, J. G. Powell 7, Station. D. L. Lalman 8, G. R. Hansen 9, R. C. Vann 10, S. Meadows 11, D. G. Riley 1, 1Department of Animal 3:15 PM 26 Science, Texas A&M Univeristy, College Station, Effect of Genetic Markers for Marbling on 2Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Performance in Angus Females Mississippi State University, Starkville, 3Range Cattle L. L. Jury*, R. C. Vann, T. Smith, Animal and Dairy Research and Education Center, University of Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Florida, Ona, 4North Florida Research and Education State. Center, University of Florida, Marianna, 5Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, Clemson 3:30 PM 27 University, Clemson, SC, 6Department of Animal Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of LDHB and Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Effects on Immune Response 7Department of Animal Science, University of C. M. Turner*, A. H. Brown, M. L. Thomas, K. S. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 8Department of Animal Anschutz, J. A. Hornsby, B. R. Lindsey, J. G. Powell, Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, C. F. Rosenkrans, Division of Agriculture, University 9Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State of Arkansas, Fayetteville. University, Plymouth, 10MAFES-Brown Loam, Mississippi State University, Raymond, 11Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
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Meat Science Ruminant Animal Production I
Chair: Chad Carr, University of Florida Chair: Russell B. Muntifering, Auburn University Hibiscus Largo
1:00 PM 28 1:00 PM 34 Consumer Acceptability of Commercially- Application of Fecal Near Infrared Reflectance Available Domestic Grass-Fed and Grain-Fed Spectroscopy Profiling to Predict Voluntary Beef Intake in Beef Cattle C. Strong*, L. Stewart, D. Johnson, L. Eubanks, C. J. Johnson 1,*, G. Carstens 1, A. Hafla 1, S. Prince 2, D. Carr, Animal Sciences, University of Florida , Forbes 3, K. Ominski 4, K. Wittenberg 4, M. Undi 4, D. Gainesville. Tolleson 5, 1Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2Department of 1:15 PM 29 Rangeland Ecology , Texas Agrilife Research, Feeding a Commercially-Available By-Product Temple, 3Department of Rangeland Ecology , Texas Ration Increases Value of Culled Cows Agrilife Research, Uvalde, 4Department of Animal C. Carr*, J. Savell, D. Johnson, M. Hersom, T. Thrift, Science, University Of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville. 5Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Camp Verde. 1:30 PM 30 Effect of Packaging Type, Storage Time and 1:15 PM 35 Temperature and the Effect of Steak Location on Effect of Early Weaning and Diet on Age at Palatability of Center Cut Gluteus Medius Puberty in Bos Indicus Influenced Heifers A. G. Osterhout*, D. D. Johnson, C. Carr, Animal L. Ayala 1,*, A. Calderon 1, F. Xie 1, M. A. Ramirez 1, A. Science, University of Florida, Gainesville. Arellano 1, M. R. Garcia 1, R. L. Stanko 1, 2, 1Animal, Rangeland, & Wildlife Sciences, Texas A&M 1:45 PM 31 University, Kingsville, 2Animal Reproduction Effect of Packaging Type, Storage Time and Laboratory, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Beeville. Temperature on the Beef Longissmus Lumborum and Triceps Brachii Muscles 1:30 PM 36 A. G. Osterhout*, D. D. Johnson, C. Carr, Animal Residual Feed Intake and Body Weight Gain and Science, University of Florida, Gainesville. Its Relationships with Carcass, Non Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Nellore Steers 2:00 PM 32 M. Lopes Do Nascimento 1,*, A. Saturnino Chaves 1, Metabolic Profiling of Ground Beef Samples from A. R. Duarte Lopes Souza 2, R. R. Tullio 3, M. Mello Various Grind Sources and Correlation to de Alencar 4, G. Carstens 5, D. Pazzanese Duarte Sensory Evaluation Lanna 1, 1Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, T. Jiang*, Animal Sciences, Auburn University, Piracicaba, Brazil, 2Animal Science, Universidade Auburn, AL. Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, 3Animal Nutrition, 4Animal Breedings, Embrapa Pecuaria 2:15 PM 33 Sudeste, São Carlos, Brazil, 5Animal Science, Texas Oxidative Stability During Ripening and Storage A&M, College Station. of Rosemary Treated Fermented Lamb Sausages G. Davila El Rassi*, A. Al-Sakini, V. Banskalieva, A. 1:45 PM 37 Lathrop, T. Bowser, Food and Agricultural Products Crude Glycerin Decreases Production and Quality Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. of Particle-Associated Bacteria from Bovine Ruminal Content E. H. C. B. Van Cleef 1,*, J. M. B. Ezequiel 2, A. C. Homen Junior 2, F. B. O. Scarpino 2, 1Animal Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 2Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, Brazil.
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2:00 PM 38 9:15 AM 44 Effect of Stocking Density on Cattle Behavior Forage Productivity, Phosphorus Uptake and Soil During Transport Phosphatase Activity in a Cool-Season Pasture L. L. Jury 1,*, J. A. Parish 1, R. C. Vann 1, T. Smith 1, J. as Influenced by Nitrogen Fertilization K. Ward 2, H. T. Boland 1, 1Animal and Dairy S. L. Dillard 1,*, W. F. Owsley 1, C. W. Wood 2, B. H. Sciences, 2Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Wood 2, C. J. Weissend 1, R. B. Muntifering 1, 1Animal Mississippi State University, Mississippi State. Sciences, 2Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, Auburn University. Tuesday, February 5 9:30 AM Break Pastures and Forages 9:45 AM 45 Chair: Guillermo Scaglia, LSU AgCenter Effect of Grazing Legume or Grass Forages with Palms Ballroom C or without Corn Supplementation on Animal Performance and Meat Quality of Forage-Finished 8:00 AM 39 Beef Sward Responses of Rhizoma Peanut Genotypes A. Wright*, J. Andrae, M. Miller, P. Gunter, C. Rosso, Under a Range of Grazing Management Strategies E. Pavan, S. Duckett, Animal and Veterinary K. Mullenix 1,*, L. Sollenberger 1, D. Rowland 1, A. Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson. Blount 1, J. Vendramini 1, M. Silveira 2, A. Vaccaro 1, 1Agronomy, 2Soil Science, University of Florida, 10:00 AM 46 Gainesville. Proteolysis Inhibiting Polyphenol Oxidase Present in Perennial Peanut 8:15 AM 40 M. Sullivan 1, J. Foster 2,*, 1U.S. Dairy Forage Animal Preference for Winter Annual Legumes Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Overseeded Into Bermudagrass Pastures over Department of Agriculture, Madison, 2Texas A&M Two Growing Seasons AgriLife Research, Beeville. S. Freeman *, M. Poore, A. Shaeffer, Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. 10:15 AM 47 Level of Forage Allocation and Protein Tubs 8:30 AM 41 Influence Forage Utilization and Pasture Evaluation of Early Weaned Beef Calves Grazing Productivity in Heifers Grazing Stockpiled Tall Annual Ryegrass or Annual Ryegrass-Triticale Fescue Mixtures in South Florida M. H. Poore 1,*, A. D. Shaeffer 1, S. R. Freeman 1, D. J. M. Vendramini 1,*, J. D. Arthington 1, A. Blount 2, A. H. Poole 1, G. R. Hansen 1, M. L. Alley 1, C. S. D. Aguiar 1, P. Moriel 1, R. S. Hallworth 1, 1UF/IFAS Whisnant 1, M. E. Drewnoski 2, 1Animal Science, North Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Carolina State University, Raleigh, 2Animal Science, University of Florida, Ona, 2UF/IFAS North Florida University of Idaho, Moscow. Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna. 10:30 AM 48 Effect of Cow-Size and Stocking Rate on Calf 8:45 AM 42 Growth, Hay Requirements and Cow Herd Grazing Behavior of Heifers Grazing Mixed, Efficiency Adjacent or Monoculture Pastures of Ryegrass P. Beck 1,*, B. Stewart 2, H. Gray 2, S. Gadberry 3, and Clovers 1Department of Animal Science, 2SWREC, University G. Scaglia 1,*, H. T. Boland 2, 1Iberia Research Station, of Arkansas, Hope, 3Cooperative Extension Service, LSU AgCenter, Jeanerette, 2Prairie Unit, Mississippi University of Arkansas, Little Rock. State University, Prairie. 10:45 AM 49 9:00 AM 43 Toxic Tall Fescue Exposure Timing Negatively Additivity of Stacked Technologies in Stocker Affects Reproductive Success in Two and Three Cattle Year Old Beef Cows R. Reuter 1,*, D. Dhuyvetter 2, D. Hufstedler 3, M. G. Burns 1, J. G. Andrae 2,*, M. C. Miller 1, F. N. 1Agriculture Division, The Noble Foundation, Schrick 3, S. L. Pratt 1, 1Dept. of Animal and Vet Ardmore, OK, 2Research Dept., Ridley, Inc., Mankato, Science, 2School of Ag Forestry and Environmental MN, 3Technical Services, Elanco Animal Health, Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 3Dept of Guthrie, OK. Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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11:00 AM 50 9:45 AM Break Feeding Ergot Alkaloids to Gestating Ewes Reduces Lamb Weight, Organ Size and Muscle 10:00 AM 56 Mass Prenatal Transportation and Immune Indices in S. K. Duckett 1,*, T. A. Burns 1, M. C. Miller 1, K. J. Neonatal and Growing Brahman Calves Mercer 1, M. G. Burns 1, J. G. Andrae 1, F. N. Schrick D. M. Price 1, 2,*, B. P. Littlejohn 1, 2, D. Neuendorff 2, 2, S. L. Pratt 1, 1Animal and Veterinary Sciences, A. W. Lewis 2, N. C. Burdick Sanchez 3, J. A. Carroll 3, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 2Animal Science, R. C. Vann 4, S. D. Lawhon 5, T. H. Welsh, Jr. 1, R. D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Randel 2, 1Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2Texas A&M Agrilife Research, Physiology Texas A&M University System, Overton, 3Livestock Issues Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX, Chair: Mark J. Estienne, Virginia Tech Tidewater 4MAFES-Brown Loam, Mississippi State University, AREC Raymond, 5Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M Tangerine A University, College Station.
8:00 AM 51 10:15 AM 57 Emerging Young Scholar: Effect of Ergot Changes in Immune Indices in Response to Alkaloids from Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue on Primary Vaccination in Weaned Brahman Calves Ruminal Vasculature, Blood Flow, and Nutrient Exposed to Prenatal Transportation Absorption N. C. Burdick Sanchez 1,*, D. M. Price 2, J. A. Carroll 1, A. P. Foote*, University of Kentucky, Lexington. B. P. Littlejohn 2, D. A. Neuendorff 2, A. W. Lewis 2, R. C. Vann 3, S. D. Lawhon 4, T. H. Welsh, Jr. 4, R. D. 8:30 AM 52 Randel 2, 1Livestock Issues Research Unit, USDA- Emerging Young Scholar: Characterization of the ARS, Lubbock, TX, 2Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Interactions between Porcine Reproductive and Texas A&M University, Overton, 3MAFES-Brown Respiratory Syndrome Virus and Its Intracellular Loam, Mississippi State University, Raymond, 4Texas Environment A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, J. Hicks, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. College Station.
9:00 AM 53 10:30 AM 58 Does Sex of Littermate Affect Reproductive Circulating Concentrations of NEFAS as Performance of Ewes? Mediators of the Innate Immune Response in J. A. Brown 1,*, D. P. Kirschten 2, G. S. Lewis 2, Cattle 1Department of Biology, Wingate University, Wingate, N. C. Burdick Sanchez 1,*, J. A. Carroll 1, J. R. NC, 2USDA, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Donaldson 2, J. O. Buntyn 3, T. B. Schmidt 4, Sheep Experiment Station, Dubois, ID. 1Livestock Issues Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, 2Department of Biological Sciences, 9:15 AM 54 3Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Effect of Dietary Menhaden Fish Oil (MFO) on Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Growth Performance in Gilts Farrowed by Sows 4Department of Animal Science, University of Fed Gestation and Lactation Diets with or without Nebraska, Lincoln. MFO M. J. Estienne*, A. F. Harper, Tidewater Agricultural 10:45 AM 59 Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, National Pork Board Swine Industry Award for Suffolk. Innovation: Novel Use of Lipid-Producing Bacteria to Increase Circulating Triglycerides in 9:30 AM 55 Swine Effect of Citrus Pulp on the Viability of the J. R. Donaldson 1,*, J. A. Carroll 2, T. B. Schmidt 3, T. Probiotic Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Boulardii R. Callaway 4, J. Grissett 1, N. C. Burdick Sanchez 2, and Subsequent Effects in Presence of 1Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Pathogens Mississippi State, 2Livestock Issues Research Unit, J. R. Donaldson 1,*, J. A. Carroll 2, T. C. McLaurin 1, N. USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX 3Animal Sciences, C. Burdick Sanchez 2, 1Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 4Food and Feed Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Safety Research Unit, USDA-ARS, College Station. 2Livestock Issues Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX.
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Extension I 10:45 AM 66 The Southeast Cattle Advisor: an Integrated Chair: Jeffrey W. Lehmkuhler, University of Educational Program Kentucky L. Stewart 1,*, R. C. Lacy 2, J. W. Prevatt 3, G. C. Lamb Largo 4, D. E. Mayo 5, B. Beer 6, 1Animal and Dairy Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, 2Agricultural and 9:00 AM 60 Applied Economics, The University of Georgia, Tifton, Efficacy of Concurrent Use of Fenbendazole and 3Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn Ivermectin versus Ivermectin Alone on Parasite University, Auburn, AL 4Animal Sciences, 5Jackson Egg Count and Performance of Beef Steers County Extension, University of Florida, Marianna, R. S. Wells*, R. Reuter, Agriculture, Noble 6Clemson University Extension, Clemson University, Foundation, Ardmore, OK. Lancaster.
9:15 AM 61 11:00 AM 67 Effect of Injection Site Protocol on Efficacy of a The Kentucky Beef Leadership Program: Modified-Live Virus Respiratory Vaccine and Empowering Industry Leaders to Shape Injectable Anthelmintic Administered to Beef Educational Programming Cattle L. Anderson 1,*, K. D. Bullock 1, J. W. Lehmkuhler 1, J. G. Powell 1,*, J. T. Richeson 2, E. B. Kegley 1, J. L. W. R. Burris 2, 1Animal & Food Science, University of Reynolds 1, J. A. Hornsby 1, 1Department of Animal Kentucky, Lexington, 2Animal & Food Science, Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, University of Kentucky, Princeton. 2Department of Agricultural Sciences, West Texas A & M University, Canyon. 11:15 AM 68 Deep South Stocker Conference: Multi-State 9:30 AM 62 Extension Programming for Stocker Cattle Characteristics of Drought Stressed Corn Silage Operators across the Southeast J. Lehmkuhler 1,*, W. Burris 1, C. Lee 2, 1Animal and B. B. Karisch 1,*, L. L. Jury 1, J. A. Parish 1, R. L. Food Sciences, 2Plant and Soil Sciences, University Stewart 2, D. Rankins, Jr 3, 1Animal and Dairy Science of Kentucky, Lexington. Department, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 2Animal Science, University of Georgia, 9:45 AM 63 Athens, 3Animal Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Southern Carcass Improvement Project AL. T. Brink 1,*, M. Gardiner 2, L. Corah 3, 1Vice President, J&F Oklahoma Holdings, Inc., Greeley, OK, 2Owner, Small Ruminant Production Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, KS, 3Animal Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan. Chair: Kenneth M. Andries, Kentucky State University 10:00 AM Break Palms Ballroom D
10:15 AM 64 9:00 AM 69 Population and Price Differences for Sale Barn Parasite Management Practices and Anthelmintic Marketed Calves in 2000, 2005, and 2010 due to Resistance in Alpaca Herds in the Mid-Atlantic Genetically Influenced Phenotype Region - a Survey M. S. Gadberry*, T. R. Troxel, Animal Science, S. Wildeus 1,*, A. Zajac 2, 1Agricultural Research University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Sation, Virginia State University, Petersburg, 2Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, 10:30 AM 65 Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Population and Price Differences for Sale Barn Medicine, Blacksburg. Marketed Calves in 2000, 2005, and 2010 due to Management Influenced Phenotype 9:15 AM 70 M. S. Gadberry, T. R. Troxel*, Animal Science, Gastro-Intestinal Parasitic Infestation in Bucks on University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Performance Test and Its Relationships with Production Traits K. Nadarajah 1,*, S. Schoenian 2, M. Penick 3, D. L. Kuhlers 1, 1Animal Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 2Extension Office, University of Maryland, Keedysville, 3Livestock Division, Kerr Center, Poteau, OK. 81 82
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9:30 AM 71 Ruminant Animal Production II Sericea Lespedeza Alters Trace Mineral Status of Lambs and Haemonchus Contortus Chair: Russell B. Muntifering, Auburn University J. Burke 1,*, J. Miller 2, T. Terrill 3, M. Acharya 4, S. Tangerine A Orlik 2, J. Garza 2, 1USDA, ARS, Booneville, 2School of Veterinary Medicine, LSU, Baton Rouge, 1:00 PM 78 3Agricultural Research Station, FVSU, Fort Valley, Impact of Protein Supplementation and/or GA, 4Animal Science, University of Arkansas, Increased Forage Allowance on Growth and Fayetteville. Reproductive Performance of Replacement Heifers 9:45 AM 72 D. H. Poole 1,*, A. Shaeffer 1, S. Freeman 1, G. Sericea Lespedeza Affects Serum Concentrations Hansen 1, M. Alley 2, S. Whisnant 1, M. Poore 1, of Trace Minerals in Small Ruminants 1Animal Science, 2Population Health and J. Burke 1,*, J. Miller 2, T. Terrill 3, S. Orlik 2, J. Garza 2, Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, 1USDA, ARS, Booneville, 2School of Veterinary Raleigh. Medicine, LSU, Baton Rouge, 3Agricultural Research Station, FVSU, Fort Valley, GA. 1:15 PM 79 Effect of Supplement Level on Adaptation to 10:00 AM 73 Dried Distillers Grains in a Round Bale Silage Evaluation of Producer Submitted Meat Goat Based Diet for Beef Steers Performance Data E. Alava, M. Hersom*, J. Yelich, Animal Sciences, K. Andries*, Food and Animal Science, Kentucky University of Florida, Gainesville. State University, Frankfort. 1:30 PM 80 10:15 AM Break Effects of Different Calf Management Systems Following Early-Weaning on Growth Performance 10:30 AM 74 of Beef Calves Summer Annual Grasses for Meat Goats P. Moriel*, P. G. Martins, A. D. Aguiar, J. M. J.-M. Luginbuhl*, J. P. Mueller, Crop Science, North Vendramini, J. D. Arthington, Range Cattle Research Carolina State University, Raleigh. and Education Center, University of Florida, Ona.
10:45 AM 75 1:45 PM 81 Fatty Acid Profile and Lipid Oxidation of Meat Evaluation of High Moisture and Dry Feed Both Goat Fed Varying Levels of Pine Bark with and without Hay Fed to Weaned Calves B. R. Min*, S. Solaiman, N. Gurung, E. Taha, Animal Subjected to Transportation Shrink. and Poultry science, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, D. Rankins, Jr., J. Starnes*, Animal Sciences, Auburn AL. University, Auburn, AL.
11:00 AM 76 2:00 PM 82 Corn Gluten Feed Supplementation Effects on Effects of Copper Oxide Bolus Administration on Growth and Intake in Hair Sheep Lambs Fed Hay- Productivity and Copper Status in Grazing Beef Based Diets Calves Supplemented with Dried Distillers Grains S. Wildeus 1,*, C. D. Teutsch 2, 1Agricultural Research J. Hawley, E. B. Kegley*, J. G. Powell, J. M. Bauer, J. Sation, Virginia State University, Petersburg, A. Hornsby, J. L. Reynolds, D. L. Galloway, 2Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Department of Animal Science, University of Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Blackstone. Arkansas, Fayetteville.
11:15 AM 77 2:15 PM 83 Residual Frying Oil Reduces Fiber Digestibility of Finishing Steers with Corn or Soybean Hulls on Feedlot Sheep Ryegrass Pastures F. B. O. Scarpino 1,*, J. M. B. Ezequiel 1, E. H. C. B. G. M. Hill1,*, R. C. Lacy 2, G. W. Stone1, D. R. van Cleef 2, 1Animal Science, Sao Paulo State Tillman1, A. N. Franklin1, 1Animal and Dairy Science, University, Jaboticabal, Brazil, 2Animal Science and 2Agricultural Economics, The University of Georgia, Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan. Tifton.
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2:30 PM 84 3:15 PM 90 The Effects of Stocker-Phase Implant Strategies Impact of a Wild Game Safety and Processing on Subsequent Feedlot Performance and Carcass Program on Attendee Food Safety, Quality, and Characteristics Processing Knowledge D. O. Alkire*, R. R. Reuter, Agricultural Division, The D. Griffing 1,*, M. Cheshire 1, S. Talley 2, C. Carr 1, D. Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK. Johnson 1, L. Eubanks 1, 1Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 2Florida Fish and Wildlife Extension II Conservation Commission, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee. Chair: Jeffrey W. Lehmkuhler, University of Kentucky Largo
2:00 PM 85 Misconceptions that Lead to Straightbreeding in Commercial Beef Cattle Operations D. Bullock*, L. Anderson, J. Lehmkuhler, R. Burris, Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
2:15 PM 86 Performance of Beef Calves Fed Supplements Containing Glycerin R. Burris,*, J. Lehmkuhler, J. Randolph, Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Princeton.
2:30 PM 87 The Junior Beef Excellence Program and Comparison of Carcass Characteristics from Southern Oklahoma Show Steers versus the Commercial Beef Industry B. Nichols 1,*, R. Reuter 1, F. Schmedt 1, S. Ingram 1, L. McDaniel 2, 1Agriculture Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, 2Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University, Ardmore, OK.
2:45 PM 88 Beef Cattle Herd Health and Operation Facilities Interactive Video Short Courses J. A. Parish 1, B. B. Karisch 1, C. L. Huston 2, S. Hankins 3, L. L. Jury 1,*, 1Animal and Dairy Sciences, 2College of Veterinary Medicine, 3Extension Center for Technology Outreach, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State.
3:00 PM 89 Hands-On Workshops Spark Interest in North Carolina Beef Producers M. H. Poore, S. R. Freeman, M. L. Alley, J. L. Etheridge, A. D. Shaeffer*, Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
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110th Annual Meeting of PROGRAM The Southern Association of Agricultural 73rd ANNUAL MEETING Scientists Southern Region Biochemistry and Biotechnology Division American Society for Horticultural Science Oleander B, Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, FL Orlando, FL, Monday, February 4, 2013 February 1-4, 2013
SPECIAL EVENTS AND SESSIONS 8:55 Introductory Remarks – Dr. Jeff Boles, President FRIDAY, February 1, 2013 Dr. SK Ballal, Program Chair 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Sweet Potato SCRI Room: Oleander B 9:00 Kundai Chibanguza, Ramesh Katam, Kelechi “Proteome changes in xylem tissue in SATURDAY, February 2, 2013 response to Pierce's Disease in Vitis species” 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration Department of Biological Sciences, Florida A&M Room: Hotel Lobby University, Tallahassee FL 32307 8:00 am - 5:00 pm National Sweet Potato Collaborators 9:30 Andrew G. Palmer and Michael Riley, Room: Oleander B “Improving the legume-rhizobia symbiosis,” 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Pecan Research and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Extension Forum Technology, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne, FL. Room: Largo 32901 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Southern Blueberry/Small Fruit Workers 10:00 Devaiah Kambiranda1, Mehboob B. Sheikh1 Room: Tangerine B and Ramesh Katam2, “Characterization of Muscadine 10:00 am - 11:30 am ACB Program, Share grape berry proteome to identify proteins associated Club Activities and with berry quality,” 16505 Mahan Drive, Center for Refreshments Viticulture and Small Fruits, Florida A&M University, Room: Lime Tallahassee, Florida 32317, 2 Department of Biology, 12:00 noon 5:00 pm ACB Group Lunch and/or Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307. Tour Room: TBA 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Horticulture Administrators 10:30 Safaa Al-Hamdani. “Nutritional Assessment Room: Longboat of Kudzu as a Food Source,” Professor of Biology, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Executive Committee Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville AL, 36265 Meeting
Room: Longboat 6:00 pm - until ACB Reception and 11:00 J. Lucas Boatwright, Danielle Robinson, Mixer Xiaoyu Liu, Karolina M Mukhtar, “Novel Functions of Room: Lime IRE1 in Plant Immunity and Cell Death Control, “
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2013 University Blvd., Campbell Hall 370, Birmingham, AL 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Registration 35294 Room: Citrus Ballroom 11:30 Margaret Johnson, Ryan Harding and Foyer 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Set up Posters Brittney Kindall, “Assessing the Function of Inositol Room: Palms Ballroom Phosphate in Thylakoids of Chlamydomonas Salon E reinhardtii,” Department of Biological Sciences/ The 8:00 am – 12:00 noon J. Benton Storey University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Horticulture Judging
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8:00 am - 10:00 am Extension Section MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013 Room: Palms Ballroom 7:00 am - 10:30 am Registration Salon C Room: Citrus Ballroom 8:00 am - 5:00 pm National Sweet Potato Foyer Collaborators 8:00 am - 10:30 pm Poster Session Viewing Room: Oleander Room: Palms Ballroom 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Watermelon Research Salon E Group 8:00 am - 10:45 am Vegetable Crops Section Room: Lime Room: Biscayne 8:00 am - 10:30 am J. B. Edmond 8:00 am - 10:30 am Fruit Crops Section Undergraduate Student Room: Lime Paper Competition 8:00 am - 10:30 am Floriculture, Room: Lemon Ornamentals and Turf 9:00 am – 12:00 noon Vigna Crop Germplasm Section Committee Room: Siesta Room: Orange 8:00 am - 9:30 am Postharvest/ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Education Section Biotechnology/Plant Room: Palms Ballroom Biology Section Salon C Room: Executive 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Norman F. Childers M.S. Boardroom Student Lemon 9:00 am - 10:30am ACB Business Meeting Lemon Room: Lemon 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm Poster Session Viewing 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Annual Business Room: Palms Ballroom Meeting and Award Salon E Program 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm J. Benton Storey Room: Lemon Horticulture Judging 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Vegetable Crops Section Contest Room: Biscayne Room: Palms Ballroom 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Fruit Crops Section Salon I Room: Lime 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm National Cowpea 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Floriculture, Improvement Ornamentals and Turf Association Section Room: Orange Room: Siesta 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Warren S. Barham Ph.D. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Poster Session Take Student Paper Down Competition Room: Palms Ballroom Room: Lemon Salon E
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4:00 pm - 4:30 pm SAAS Business Meeting SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2013 Room: Jasmine Ballroom 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm SAAS Graduate Student J. B. EDMOND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Mixer PAPER COMPETITION Room: Poolside Pavilion Room: Lemon 6:00-pm - 10:00 pm Super Bowl Party Presiding: Alaina Tobbe, President, ACB NASCAR Sports Grille David Creech, President, SRASHS (University City Walk) John Clark, Section Chair and Judging Shuttle starts at 5:00. Coordinator Driving a personal vehicle Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see is not recommended. instructions at end of program. Submit on There will be a $15 parking disk at meeting or email to Chair: fee assessed per vehicle. ([email protected]).
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8:00 am –10:30 am Order of presentations NORMAN F. CHILDERS determined by drawing at beginning of contest. M.S. GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION Assessing the Effects of Horticulture Therapy on Room: Lemon School-Aged Children. Clotivel Hernandez*1, Presiding: Curt Rom, President-Elect, Southern Nathan Phillips1, and Debra H. Sullivan2, School of Region ASHS Agribusiness and Agriscience, Middle Tennessee Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, 2School of instructions at end of program. Submit on Nursing, Middle Tennessee State University, disk at meeting or email to Chair: Murfreesboro, TN, 37132. ([email protected]) ([email protected]). Cool Season Bedding Plant Leaf Tissue Content 10:30 am – 2:30 pm Order of presentations In Relationship to Lime Rates. Ben Agnew* and Ed determined by drawing at beginning of contest. Bush, 137 J. C. Miller Hall, LSU Ag Center, Baton Rouge LA, 70803. ([email protected]) A new grafting procedure decreases grafting cost Descriptive Sensory Analysis and Composition of and increases grafting efficiency by eliminating Blackberry Genotypes. Bethany Sebesta1*, rootstock re-growth. Shawna Daley* and R.L. John R. Clark1, Renee T. Threlfall2, and Luke R. Hassell, School of Agriculture, Forest, and Howard2 , 1316 Plant Science, Department of Environmental Sciences, Clemson University Coastal Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR REC, Charleston, SC 29414. ([email protected]) 72701, 2Department of Food Science, University of A Physiological Comparison of Heat Tolerance Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Between Two Cultivars of Ivy Geranium ([email protected]) (Pelargonium peltatum). Anna M. Horton1 *, Richard Effect of 4-CPA on Fruit Set and Yield of Heat L. Harkess1, David Chevalier2 ,Guihong Bi3 and Cetin Tolerant Tomato Cultivars. Shamali Dennery and Yuceer4, 1Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Dilip Nandwani, Agricultural Experiment Station, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39759, University of the Virgin Islands, Kingshill VI 00850. 2Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State ([email protected]) University, Starkville, MS 39759, 3Truck Crop Evaluation of Cover Crops in High Tunnel Experiment Station, Mississippi State University, Vegetable Production Rotation. Tyler A. Patrick Crystal Springs, MS 39059, 4Department of Wildlife and Curt. R. Rom, Department of Horticulture, 316 Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State Plant Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, University, Starkville, MS 39759. AR 72701. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Influence of Nitrogen Source and Rate on Growth Comparing Phenotypical Variation Among and Leaf Nutrient Content of a Taxodium Clone. Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea angustifolia Spence Simmons* and D. L. Creech, Agriculture Varieties Grown as Medicinal Herbs in Two Department, Stephen F. Austin State University, Environments. Jennifer Crumley1*, Lijing Zhou1, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3000. John Balles2, and Jeanine Davis1 . Dept. of ([email protected]) Horticultural Science, NC State University, Mountain Influence of Organic Groundcovers on Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, Mycorrhizal Colonization and Symbiosis of 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, 2 Organically Managed Fruit Crops. Raven A. Nutrition Product Development, Amway Corporation, Bough* and Curt R. Rom. Department of Horticulture, 19600 6th St., Lakeview, CA 92567. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Determining Salinity Tolerance of Three High Release Curves of Calcium and Magnesium Plains Bedding Plant Species in a Hydroponics Fertilizers in Nursery Production. Lee Rouse* and Setting. Rebecca Grubbs1*, C.B. McKenney1, D.T. Ed Bush, 137 J. C. Miller Hall, LSU Ag Center, Baton Montague1, & S. Oswalt2, 1Department of Plant and Rouge LA, 70803. ([email protected]) Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Substitution of a Soilless Medium with Yard 79409-2122, 2 Bayer Crops Science Trait Waste Compost for Basil Transplant Production. Development, 1301 East 50th St., Lubbock, TX Courtney D. DeKalb1*, Brian A. Kahn1, Allen V. 79404. ([email protected]) Barker2, and Bruce L. Dunn1, 1 358 Agricultural Hall, Effects of Cover Crops and Reduced Tillage on Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, 2 Yield and Weed Population in Organic Lettuce 202 Bowditch Hall, University of Massachusetts, Production Yushen Huang*, Xin Zhao, Carlene A. Amherst, MA 01003. ([email protected]) Chase, and Jason M. Neumann, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. ([email protected])
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Evaluation of an Organic Nitrogen Source in a Response of Hydroponic Bibb Lettuce (Lactuca Yellow Squash - Collard Rotation. C.Z. Ogles1*, sativa) to Salt Additives in Integrated Aquaponic J.M. Kemble1, A.N. Wright1, and E.A. Guertal2, Systems W. Robert Beauchamp*1, Jeff L. Sibley1, Auburn University, 1 Dept. of Horticulture, 101 Jesse A. Chappell2, N. Rob Martin3, and Jeremy M. Funchess Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, 2 201 Funchess Pickens1. 1Department of Horticulture, Funchess Hall; Hall, Dept. of Agronomy & Soils, Auburn, AL., 36849, 2Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, ([email protected]) Swingle Hall; 3Emeritus Professor, Department of Evaluation of Salinity Effects on Four Texas Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Comer Native Plants Using a Hydroponics System. Hall; Auburn University, AL 36849. Jessica Poole*, C.B. McKenney, and D.T. Montague, ([email protected]) Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech Saline Irrigation of Selected Annual Bedding University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2122. Plants for the Southeastern United States. Judson ([email protected]) S. LeCompte1*, Amy N. Wright1, J. Raymond Implementing Irrigation on Small-Scale Farms: An Kessler1, Charlene Lebleu2, 1Department of Economic Feasibility Study Using Sweet Potato Horticulture ,101 Funchess Hall, Auburn University, Irrigation. Rockiell Woods*1, Gretchen F. AL 36849, 2Department of Landscape Architecture, Sassenrath2, John Halloran3, and Wesley Whittaker4, 305 Dudley Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849. 1Alcorn State Experiment Station, Mound Bayou, MS, ([email protected]). 38762, 2USDA-ARS Crop Production Systems Utilization of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L.) and Research Unit, Stoneville, MS 38776, 3USDA-ARS Sorghum Sudangrass [Sorghum bicolor (L.) New England Plant, Soil and Water Research Moench var. sudanense (Piper) Hitchc.] Summer Laboratory, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, Cover Crops to Improve Yield of Fall Cabbage. 4Alcorn State University, Department of Agriculture Dakson Sanon1*, Danielle D. Treadwell1, Lincoln Education, Alcorn State, MS 39096. Zotarelli1, and Oscar E. Liburd2, 1 Department of ([email protected]) Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, P.O. Box Influence of Planting Density on Growth and Fruit 110690, Gainesville, FL 32611, 2Department of Yield of Grafted Tomatoes Ruhiyyih Dyrdahl- Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Young1*, Xin Zhao1, Stephen M. Olson2, and Jason Bldg.970, Natural Area Dr., Gainesville, FL 32611 M. Neumann1, 1Horticultural Sciences Department, ([email protected]) University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, 2North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL WARREN S. BARHAM 32351. ([email protected]) Ph.D. GRADUATE STUDENT Optimizing Sweetpotato Seed Bed Density for PAPER COMPETITION Plant Production. Susan L. Barkley*, Jonathan R. Room: Lemon Schultheis, Katie M. Jennings, Department of Presiding: Curt Rom, President-Elect, Southern Horticultural Sciences, North Carolina State Region ASHS University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609. Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see ([email protected]) instructions at end of program. Submit on Phosphorus uptake by two southeastern native disk at meeting or email to Chair: plant species in flooded and non-flooded ([email protected]). bioretention substrates. Amanda Meder* and A.N. 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Order of presentations Wright, Department of Horticulture, Auburn determined by drawing at beginning of contest. University, Auburn, AL, 36849. ([email protected]) Anthocyanin profile of organically grown Planting/Population Density and Its Effects on blackberries Moo Jung Kim1, Penelope Perkins- Yield and Quality of Sweet Corn (Zea Mays.) Kyle Veazie2, and Gina Fernandez1 1Department of Schmitt1* , Jonathan Schultheis1, and Chris Gunter1, Horticulture Sciences, North Carolina State Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina University, Raleigh NC 27695; 2Plants for Human State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, Ron Heiniger2 Health Institute, NC Research Campus, North ,Vernon G. James Research & Extension Center Carolina State University, Kannapolis, NC 28081 207 Research Station Road, Plymouth, NC 27962. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Effects of Nitrogen Rates on Reblooming Iris. Xiaojie Zhao1* , Guihong Bi2, and Richard L. Harkess1. 1Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39759, 2Truck Crop Experiment Station, Mississippi State University, Crystal Springs, MS 39059, ([email protected]) 93 94
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Evaluation of Irrigation Scheduling Regimes for 8:45 Twitter for the Extension Specialist. Eric T. Drip Irrigated Sweetpotatoes in Eastern North Stafne*, Coastal Research and Extension Carolina. Robert L. Vick, Jr.1*, Jonathan R. Center, Mississippi State University Poplarville, Schultheis2, and Garry L. Grabow1, 1Department of MS 39470. ([email protected]) Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North 9:00 Break Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 9:15 Integrating Teaching, Research and 27695, 2Department of Horticultural Science, North Community Outreach Using Coastal Roots Carolina State University, Raleigh, Nursery Program. Edward Bush1* and Pam Grafting Specialty Melons for Root-knot Blanchard2, 1LSU AgCenter, School of Plant, Nematode Management Wenjing Guan1*, Xin Environmental and Soil Sciences Louisiana Zhao1, Donald W. Dickson2, and Judy Thies3, State University 147 JC Miller Hall, Baton 1Horticultural Sciences Department, 2Entomology and Rouge, LA 70803, 2 Louisiana State University Nematology Department, University of Florida, Curriculum and Instruction 223-D Peabody Gainesville, FL 32611, 3USDA, ARS, U.S. Vegetable Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Laboratory, 2700 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC ([email protected]) 29414. ([email protected]) 9:30 Using Electronic Newsletters to Irrigation and tillage regime affects soil quality Communicate with the School Garden and yield of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Community. Kathryn Fontenot*, LSU Zheng Wang* and Timothy Coolong, Department of AgCenter, School of Plant, Environmental and Horticulture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Soil Sciences 155 JC Miller Hall, Baton Rouge, 40546-0091. ([email protected]) LA 70803. ([email protected]) Soil Type and Cultivar Effect on Root Growth and 9:45 Horticulture Extension in China: 2 Case Stomatal Conductance of Muskmelon (Cucumis Studies. Mengmeng Gu 1*, Yan Chen2, melo L.). Sat Pal Sharma11*, Daniel Leskovar1, Kevin Guihong Bi3, Genhua Niu4, and James A. M.Crosby2, A.M.H Ibrahim3 and Astrid Volder2, 1Texas Robbins5. 1 Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1619 College Station, TX, 77843, 2LSU AgCenter, Garner Field Rd, Uvalde, TX 78801, 2Department of Hammond Research Station, 21549 Old Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, Covington Hwy, Hammond, LA, 70403, College Station, TX 77843, 3Department of Soil and 3Mississippi State University, Truck Crops Expt. Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Sta., Crystal Springs, MS, 39059, 4 Texas A&M Station, TX 77843 ([email protected]) Agrilife Research, El Paso, TX 79927, 5Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 72204. EXTENSION SECTION ([email protected]) Room: Palms Ballroom Salon C Presiding: Kathryn Fontenot EDUCATION SECTION Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see Room: Palms Ballroom Salon C instructions at end of program. Submit on Presiding: Garry McDonald disk at meeting or email to Chair: Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see ([email protected]). instructions at end of program. Submit on 8:00 Teaching and Demonstration of Urban Nano disk at meeting or email to Chair: Farm Techniques. Gary R. Bachman*, Coastal ([email protected]). Research and Extension Center, Mississippi 10:00 Experiences Teaching Plant Growth and State University, Biloxi, MS 39532. Development Online. Richard L. Harkess, ([email protected]) Dept. Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi 8:15 Timely Communication to Nursery and State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Landscape Industry Clientele: Facebook, E- [email protected] News Updates and Trial Garden Reports. 10:15 Where Did All the Students Go? Cynthia B. Allen Owings*, LSU AgCenter, Hammond McKenney* and Thayne Montague, Research Station, 21549 Old Covington Hwy, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Hammond, LA 70403. Tech University, Lubbock TX 79409-2122 ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 8:30 Promoting The Crosby Arboretum Through Social Media. Richelle Stafne*, Mississippi State University Extension Service P.O. Box 1639, 370 Ridge Road, Picayune, MS 39466. ([email protected])
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10:30 Extending the International Experience nto 1:00 Sensory Attributes of Tomato and the Horticulture Classroom: The Creation Muskmelon Fruits as Affected by Grafting and Use of Reusable Learning Objects Xin Zhao1*, Charles A. Sims2, Charles E. (RLOs). M’Randa Sandlin*, Theresa Pesl Barrett1, and Eric Q. Dreyer2, 1Horticultural Murphrey, Kim Dooley, James Lindner, Leo Sciences Department, 2Food Science and Lombardini, and Dan Lineberger, Department Human Nutrition Department, University of of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. ([email protected]) Communications, Ag and Life Sciences 1:15 Influence of Planting Density on Growth and Building, 600 John Kimbrough Boulevard, Fruit Yield of Grafted Tomatoes Ruhiyyih Room 128J, Texas A&M University, College Dyrdahl-Young1*, Xin Zhao1, Stephen M. Station, TX 77843-2116 (m- Olson2, Robert McSorley3, and Jason M. [email protected]) Neumann1, 1Horticultural Sciences Department, 10:45 Use of Interaction and Chat Platforms to University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, Bring Connections to an On-line Class. C.R. 2North Florida Research and Education Center, Rom*, Department of Horticulture, Plant Quincy, FL 32351, 3Entomology and Sciences 316, University of Arkansas, Nematology Department, University of Florida, Fayetteville, AR 72701 ([email protected]) Gainesville, FL 32611. ([email protected]) 11:00 Break 1:30 Nitrogen Rates Effects on Yields and 11:15 Teaching a Greenhouse Management Profitability of Tomato with Subsurface Laboratory On-Line. Michael R. Evans* Irrigation in Florida. Monica Ozores- Department of Horticulture, Plant Sciences 316, Hampton1*, Eric Simonne2, Fritz Roka1, Kelly University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Morgan1, Steven Sargent2, Crystal 72701([email protected]) Snodgrass3 and Eugene McAvoy4. 1University 11:30 Using Blogs to Communicate Student of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural International Experiences Mengmeng Gu1*, Sciences, South West Florida Research and Xin Zhao2, Guihong Bi3, and James A. Education Center, Immokalee, FL. 2University Robbins4,1Texas Agrilife Extension, College of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Station, TX 77843, 2Horticultural Sciences Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Department, 1235 Fifield Hall, University of Gainesville, FL.3Manatee County Extension Florida, P.O. Box 110660, 3Mississippi State Service, Palmetto, FL. 4Hendry County University, Truck Crops Expt. Sta., Crystal Extension Service, LaBelle, Springs, MS 39059, 4 Division of Agriculture, FL. [email protected]. University of Arkansas System, Little Rock, AR 1:45 Effect of Plant Population and Pruning on 72204. ([email protected]) Grafted Tomatoes for Open Field 11:45 Opportunities and Challenges in Production. Joshua H. Freeman* and Internationalizing Organic Agriculture Theodore P. McAvoy, Virginia Tech, Eastern Education. Xin Zhao1*, Charlene A. Chase1, Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Marilyn E. Swisher2, and Teresa Briz3, Center, Painter, VA 23420. ([email protected]) 1Horticultural Sciences Department, 2:00 Evaluation of Colored Shade Cloth in 2Department of Family, Youth and Community Tomato Production in Oklahoma. Joshua W. Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Chaney*, Charles T. Rohla and Steve D. 32611, 3Agricultural Economics Department, Upson, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid Spain Ardmore, OK 73401. ([email protected]) 28040. ([email protected]) 2:15 Break 2:30 Nitrogen Rate Effect Using a Hybrid VEGETABLE CROPS SECTION Controlled-Release and Soluble Fertilizer Room: Largo Program on Tomato Production in South Presiding: Chris Gunter Florida. Luther C. Carson*, Monica Ozores- Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see Hampton, and Kelly T. Morgan, Southwest instructions at end of program. Submit on Florida Research and Education Center, disk at meeting or email to Chair: University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142. ([email protected]). ([email protected]).
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2:45 Influence of a Soil Surfactant on the Lateral Student Poster Competition Movement and Control of Nutsedge “G” or “U” following the poster number indicates (Cyperus spp.) Populations with Metam graduate and undergraduate poster, respectively, for Potassium in Tomato and Pepper. Bielinski the National Cowpea Poster Competition. M. Santos*, Gulf Coast Research and Undergraduate and Graduate students in the poster Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, competition must be by their poster at the appointed Wimauma, FL 33598 ([email protected]). time listed above. 3:00 Methods for controlling soil moisture-based irrigation in field-grown vegetables. Timothy Floriculture, Ornamentals and Turf Coolong* and Zheng Wang, Department of 1) Salinity Tolerance of Lantana X 'Luscious Horticulture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Citrus', Buddleia davidii ‘Nanho Blue’, and KY 40546-0091. ([email protected]) Artemesia schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’ 3:15 Irrigation and tillage regime affects soil Genhua Niu1, Youping Sun1, and Pedro Osuna2, quality and yield of bell pepper (Capsicum 1Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at El annuum L.). Zheng Wang* and Timothy Paso, 1380 A&M Circle, El Paso, TX 79927, Coolong, Department of Horticulture, University 2Universidad Autónoma de Cd. Juárez, of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0091. Chihuahua, México 3:30 Implementing Irrigation on Small-Scale 2) Effect of Ethylene on Adventitious Root Farms: An Economic Feasibility Study Formation in Abelia. Bodie Pennisi* and C. Using Sweet Potato Irrigation. Rockiell Robacker. University of Georgia, Dept. of Woods*1, Gretchen F. Sassenrath2, John Horticulture, 1109 Experiment St. Griffin, GA Halloran3, and Wesley Whittaker4, 1Alcorn State 30223 ([email protected]) Experiment Station, Mound Bayou, MS, 38762, 2USDA-ARS Crop Production Fruit Crops Systems Research Unit, Stoneville, MS 3U) Characterization of Seediness Attributes of 38776, 3USDA-ARS New England Plant, Soil Blackberry Genotypes. Bethany Sebesta1*, and Water Research Laboratory, University of John R. Clark1, Renee T. Threlfall2, and Luke R. Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, 4Alcorn State Howard2, 1316 Plant Science, Department of University, Department of Agriculture Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Education, Alcorn State, MS 39096. AR 72701, 2Department of Food Science, ([email protected]) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. 3:45 Inheritance of pericarp thickness and fruit ([email protected]) shape traits of consumer interest in 4U) Papaya: The Influence of Sex on Plant Height Capsicum annuum. Denee K. Salazar*1, Ann and Production. Tyrone Pascal* and Thomas M. Greene1, Lucianne Vilharinho1,2, and Bala W. Zimmerman, Agricultural Experiment Station, Rathinasabapathi1 1Horticultural Sciences University of the Virgin Islands, RR#1 Box Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, 10,000, Kingshill, VI 00850. FL 32611-0690, 2Universidade Federal de ([email protected]) Roraima, Aeroporto-Boa Vista 69304220, Brazil 5G) Characterization and Lineage Verification of NC Raspberry Germplasm Using POSTERS Microsatellite Markers Christine Bradish*, Room: Palms Ballroom Salon E Nahla Bassil, April Nyberg, Gina Fernandez; Presiding: Bodie Pennisi Department of Horticultural Science; North Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see Carolina State University, Campus Box 7609 instructions at end of program. Submit on Raleigh, NC 27695 ([email protected]) disk at meeting or email to Chair: 6) Blueberry Cultivar Trial in Central ([email protected]). Mississippi: 2012 Yield and Fruit Quality Set-Up: Sunday, 8:00 am –12:00 pm Update. William B. Evans1* Sarah Reynolds1 Poster Viewing Sunday noon to Monday 10:30 am and Donna Marshall2. 1MAFES Truck Crops Authors at Poster: Branch, P.O. Box 231, Crystal Springs, MS Sunday, 1:00 - 2:30 pm even numbered posters 39059-0231; USDA Thad Cochran Southern Sunday, 2:30 - 4:00 pm odd numbered posters Horticultural Laboratory, 810 Highway 26 West Students in Competition at Poster: (P. O. BOX 287) Poplarville MS 39470 Sunday, 1:00 - 2:30 pm even numbered posters ([email protected]) Sunday, 2:30 - 4:00 pm odd numbered posters Take-down: Monday, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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7) Evaluation of Antioxidant Potential of 13G) Use of Fatty Alcohol Treatments to Control Selected Georgia-grown Banana Cultivars: Rootstock Regrowth in Grafted Watermelon An Underutilized Fruit Crop. F.M. Woods*1, (Citrullus lanatus [Thunb.]. Shawna Daley* E.G. Fonsah2, E. Coneva1, E.L. Vinson1 and and R.L. Hassell, School of Agriculture, Forest, J.S. Parker3. 1101 Funchess Hall, Department of and Environmental Sciences, Clemson Horticulture, Auburn University, AL 36849, 2230 University Coastal REC, Charleston, SC 29414. Rainwater Road, Department of Agricultural and ([email protected]) Applied Economics, University of Georgia, 14G) Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L.) and Sorghum Tifton, GA 31793. 3Coastal Botanic Garden, 2 Sudangrass [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Canebrake Road Savannah, GA31419 var. sudanense (Piper) Hitchc.] Management 8) Response of Muscadine Grape (Vitis Changes Populations of Pest and Beneficial rotundifolia Michx) Cultivars to Cane Insects in Cabbage. Dakson Sanon1*, Dr. Pruning. Stephen J. Stringer*, Donna A. Danielle D. Treadwell1, Dr. Lincoln Zotarelli1, Marshall and Blair J. Sampson. USDA ARS and Dr. Oscar E. Liburd2, 1 Department of Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Laboratory, Poplarville, MS, 39466. P.O. Box 110690, Gainesville, FL 32611, 2 [email protected] Department of Entomology and Nematology, 9) Storage retention of Stilbene, Ellagic Acid, University of Florida, Bldg.970, Natural Area Dr., Flavonol, and Phenolic Content of Gainesville, FL 32611 ([email protected]) Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx.) 15) Growth of Tomato (Lycopersicon Cultivars Donna A. Marshall, and Stephen J. esculentum) Seedlings in Commercial Stringer. USDA-ARS Thad Cochran Southern Substrate Amended with Dewatered Horticultural Laboratory, Poplarville, MS 39470, Aquaculture Effluent. Jason J. Danaher1*, USA; Address correspondence to this author at Jeffrey L. Sibley2, Jesse A. Chappell1, Jeremy USDA-ARS Thad Cochran Southern M. Pickens2, Terrill R. Hanson1, Claude E. Horticultural Laboratory, Poplarville, MS 39470, Boyd1, 1 Auburn University, Department of USA; E-mail: [email protected] Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, 203 Swingle 10) Growth of Seedling Vaccinium arboreum Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, 2 Auburn University, Influenced by Provenance and Substrate pH. Department of Horticulture, 101 Funchess Hall, Jonathan Meador1, James Spiers*1, Elina Auburn, AL 36849. ([email protected]) Coneva1, Jeff Sibley1, and Rebecca Darnell2, 16) Can Exogenous Abscisic Acid Application 1101 Funchess Hall, Department of Horticulture, Improve Survival Rate and Quality of Grafted Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, 21131 Tomato Transplants? Shuan Hao Teo1*, Xin Fifield Hall, Department of Horticultural Zhao1, Craig Campbell2, and Stephen M. Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Olson3, 1Horticultural Sciences Department, 32611. ([email protected]) University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, 11) Pitaya (Hylocereus sp.) Cultivation in the 2Valent Biosciences Corporation, Ocoee, FL CNMI . Dilip Nandwani1* and Anthony Tudela, * 34761, 3North Florida Research and Education Plant Science Laboratory, Agricultural Center, Quincy, FL 32351. ([email protected]) Experiment Station, University of the Virgin 17) Responses of Bioactive Compounds in Islands, Kingshill, VI 00850, 2Cooperative Jalapeño Peppers to Potassium Fertilization Research, Extension and Education Service John Jifon1*, Gene Lester, Kevin Crosby, Daniel (CREES), Northern Marianas College, Saipan Leskovar; 1Texas A&M AgriLife Research and MP 96950 ([email protected]) Extension Center, Weslaco, TX 78596. ([email protected]). Vegetable Crops 18) Economics of Growing Microgreens for the 12U) Differences in Phenotype, Growth, and Local Food Market. Gary R. Bachman*, Maturation among Five Accessions of Coastal Research and Extension Center, Mucuna pruriens (Velvetbean) Grown in Mississippi State University, Biloxi, MS 39532 Middle Tennessee. Ethan M. Swiggart, Bryan ([email protected]) Sallman, and Nathan C. Phillips, School of 19) Grower Trials for Heat-Set Capabilities in Agribusiness and Agriscience, Middle Tomato. Lynn Brandenberger1*, Brian Kahn1, Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN and Jim Shrefler2, 1358 Agriculture Hall, 37130. ([email protected]) Stillwater, OK 74078, 2P.O. Box 749, Durant, OK 74702, ([email protected])
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20) Heavy Pest Pressure in 2012 Pumpkin 26) Freezing Characteristics of Soils with Variety Trial. George E. Boyhan1*, Suzzanne Various Moisture Content. Bodie Pennisi*1, O. C. Tate1, Ryan D. McNeil1, and William A. Mills2, Lindstrom1, and M. Habtessellassie2. University 1Department of Horticulture, University of of Georgia, Dept. of Horticulture, 1109 Georgia, 1111 Miller Plant Science Bldg., Experiment St. Griffin, GA 30223; 2 University of Athens, GA 30602, 2Attapulgus Research & Georgia, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences Education Center, PO Box 189, Attapulgus, GA ([email protected]) 39815. ([email protected]) 27) Overview of the ASHS Local Foods Working 21) Comparison of Tomato Varieties Under Group. Christine Coker, Coastal Research and Organic Production Practices. George E. Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Boyhan*, Jeffrey McConnaughey, Suzzanne C. Biloxi, MS 39532. ([email protected]) Tate, and Ryan D. McNeil, Department of 28) The Role of Universities in Local Food Horticulture, University of Georgia, 1111 Miller Systems. Christine Coker, Coastal Research Plant Science Bldg., Athens, GA 30602. and Extension Center, Mississippi State ([email protected]) University, Biloxi, MS 39532. 22) Cool Season Organic Vegetable Rotation for ([email protected]) the Southeast: A Wholistic Assessment. George E. Boyhan1*, Julia W. Gaskin1, Elizabeth Monday, February 6, 2012 L. Little1, E. Greg Fonsah2, Sam K. Tshikala1, POSTERS Suzzanne Tate1, and Ryan McNeil1, Room: Palms Ballroom Salon E 1Department of Horticulture, University of Presiding: Bodie Pennisi Georgia, 1111 Miller Plant Science Bldg., Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see Athens, GA 30602, 2Agricultural Economics, PO instructions at end of program. Submit on Box 1209, Tifton, GA 31793. disk at meeting or email to Chair: ([email protected]) ([email protected]). 23) Effect of Preemergence Herbicide on Weed Set-Up: Sunday, 8:00 am –12:00 pm Control in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) Poster Viewing Sunday noon to Monday 10:30 am Dilip Nandwani, Plant Science Laboratory, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of the Virgin Islands, Kingshill, VI 00850 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AND ([email protected]) AWARDS PROGRAM 24) Evaluation of Reflex (fomesafen) Herbicide Room: Lemon for Watermelon in Oklahoma. James Time: 11:00 – 12:30 Shrefler1, Merritt Taylor1, Lynn Brandenberger2 Presiding: David Creech, President and Charles Webber III3, 1Wes Watkins Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Oklahoma State University, P O Box 128, Lane, VEGETABLE CROPS SECTION OK 74555, 2Department of Horticulture and Room: Biscayne Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State Presiding: Chris Gunter University, Stillwater, OK 74078 and Sugarcane Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see Research Unit, United States Department of instructions at end of program. Submit on Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 5883 disk at meeting or email to Chair: USDA Road, Houma, LA 70360. ([email protected]). ([email protected]) Morning Session Cross Commodity 8:00 Microgreens: Specialty Crop for the Local 25U) Hibiscus sabdariffa Breeding for Plant Food Market. Gary R. Bachman*, Coastal Improvement. Kalunda Cuffy*, Khalid Matthew, Research and Extension Center, Mississippi Kenya Emanuel and Thomas W. Zimmerman, State University, Biloxi, MS 39532 Agricultural Experiment Station, University of the ([email protected]) Virgin Islands, RR#1 Box 10,000, Kingshill, VI 8:15 Comparison of In-row Distances of 00850. ([email protected]) Determinate and Indeterminate Colored Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) under High Tunnel Culture. Emmanuel A. Torres- Quezada* and Bielinski M. Santos, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL 33598 ([email protected]). 103 104
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8:30 Conducting Variety Trials for an Emerging 10:00 Evaluation of Pollenizer Varieties for Southeastern Hops Industry. Jeanine Triploid Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Davis1*, Scott King2, and Robert Austin2. 1Dept. Production in Southwestern Indiana. Shubin of Horticultural Science, NC State University, K. Saha1* and Dan Egel2, 1Horticulture and Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Landscape Architecture Department, 2Botany Extension Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills and Plant Pathology Department, Southwest River, NC 28759, 2Dept. of Soil Science, NC Purdue Ag Program, Purdue University, State University, Box 7619, Raleigh, NC 27695. Vincennes, IN 47591. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 10:15 Degradeable Mulches May Have a Place in 8:45 Studies in Support of Western NC Mountain Southern Vegetable Farming. William B. Broccoli Production. Jeanine Davis* and Evans*, Richard G. Snyder, and Vasile Cerven. Emily Bernstein, Dept. of Horticultural Science, MAFES Truck Crops Branch, P.O. Box 231, NC State University, Mountain Horticultural Crystal Springs, MS 39059-0231. Crops Research and Extension Center, 455 ([email protected]) Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759. 10:30 High Tunnel Vegetable Update From ([email protected]) Mississippi: Crops, Fertilizers, and 9:00 Comparing Phenotypical Variation Among Production techniques. William B. Evans*, Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea Guihong Bi and Vasile Cerven. MAFES Truck angustifolia Varieties Grown as Medicinal Crops Branch, P.O. Box 231, Crystal Springs, Herbs in Two Environments. Jennifer MS 39059-0231. ([email protected]) Crumley1*, Lijing Zhou1, John Balles2, and Jeanine Davis1 . Dept. of Horticultural Science, Afternoon Session NC State University, Mountain Horticultural 1:00 Soil Type and Cultivar Effect on Root Crops Research and Extension Center, 455 Growth and Stomatal Conductance of Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, 2 Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). Sat Pal Nutrition Product Development, Amway Sharma11*, Daniel Leskovar1, Kevin M.Crosby2, Corporation, 19600 6th St., Lakeview, CA A.M.H Ibrahim3 and Astrid 92567. ([email protected]) Volder2, 1Texas A&M AgriLife Research and 9:15 Break Extension Center, 1619 Garner Field Rd, 9:30 Phytoremediation of Aquaculture Effluent Uvalde, TX 78801, 2Department of Horticultural Using Beit Alpha Cucumber Production. Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Jeremy M. Pickens1, Jeff L. Sibley1, Jesse A. Station, TX 77843, 3Department of Soil and Chappell2, Jason J. Danaher2, Terrill R. Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Hanson2, Claude E. Boyde2. 1101 Funches Station, TX 77843 ([email protected]) Hall, Department of Horticulture, Auburn 1:15 Plant Spacing Affects Number and Weight University, AL, 36849, 2203 Swingle Hall, of Small Paintable Pumpkins. Greg D. Hoyt1* Department of Fisheries and Allied and Liz A. Driscoll2, Departments of Soil Aquaculture, Auburn University, AL, 36849 Science and Horticultural Science, North ([email protected]) Carolina State University, 1 Mountain 9:45 Micropropagation of Artemisia annua, a Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Medicinal Plant with Anti-malarial and Anti- Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC cancer Activities. Theophilus M. Mutui1, 28759, 2 Department of Horticulture, 218 Jorge F.S. Ferreira2, and Hazel Y. Kilgore Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609. Wetzstein3*, 1Department of Seed, Crop and ([email protected]) Horticultural Sciences, Chepkoilel University 1:30 Growth and Yield Response of Okra College (Moi University), P.O. Box 1125-30100, (Abelmoschus esculentus) in the island of Eldoret, Kenya, 2US Salinity Laboratory, St. Croix Dilip Nandwani, Plant Science USDA/ARS, 450 W. Big Springs Rd., Riverside, Laboratory, Agricultural Experiment Station, CA 92507-4617, 3Department of Horticulture, University of the Virgin Islands, Kingshill, VI 1111 Plant Science Building, University of 00850 ([email protected]) Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7273. 1:45 Selected Insecticides for Soil Insect Control ([email protected]) in Sweetpotato. Shaun A. Francis*, James O. Garner and Obadiah M. Njue, Department of Agriculture, University of Agriculture at Pine Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, Mail Slot 4913, Pine Bluff, AR 71601 ([email protected] )
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2:00 Grafting Specialty Melons for Root-knot 8:15 ‘Correlating fruit maturity at harvest with fruit Nematode Management Wenjing Guan1*, Xin quality in peach by Ksenija Gasic* and G.L. Zhao1, Donald W. Dickson2, and Judy Thies3, Reighard, School of Agricultural, Forestry and 1Horticultural Sciences Department, Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, 2Entomology and Nematology Department, Clemson, SC 29634. ([email protected]) University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, 8:30 ‘Osage’ Thornless Blackberry and ‘Hope’, 3USDA, ARS, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, 2700 Faith’, ‘Joy’, and ‘Gratitude’ Table Grapes. Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414. John R. Clark and James. N. Moore, 316 Plant ([email protected]) Science, Department of Horticulture, University 2:15 Break of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. 2:30 Effects of Cover Crops and Reduced Tillage ([email protected]) on Yield and Weed Population in Organic 8:45 Investigations to Determine the Performance Lettuce Production. Yushen Huang*, Xin of Recently Released Seedless Table Grapes Zhao, Carlene A. Chase, and Jason M. and Advanced Selections from the University Neumann, Horticultural Sciences Department, of Arkansas Breeding Program. Elina D. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. Coneva*1, Y. Hu1, J.R. Clark2, R. Kessler1, J. ([email protected]) Spiers1, E. Vinson1, and A.W. Caylor3, 1101 2:45 Opportunities to produce broccoli in Funchess Hall, Department of Horticulture, Florida. Monica Ozores-Hampton1*, Lincoln Auburn University, AL 36849, 2316 Plant Zotarelli2 and Gene McAvoy3. 1University of Science Bldg., Department of Horticulture, Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, Sciences, South West Florida Research and 3765 County Road 1466, North Alabama Education Center, Immokalee, FL. 2University Horticulture Research Center, Cullman, AL of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural 35055. ([email protected]) Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, 9:00 Preliminary Results of Performance of Three Gainesville, FL. 3Hendry County Extension Arkansas Seedless Table Grape Cultivars Service, LaBelle, FL. [email protected]. (‘Faith’, ‘Hope’, and ‘Mars’) under High 3:00 Evaluation of Three Foliar Fertility Programs Tunnel Conditions. M. Elena Garcia*, D. in Bell Pepper in North Carolina. Christopher Dickey, and S. Frey, Dept. of Horticulture, C. Gunter*1,Christopher J. Biai1, Jose G. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 Garzon1, Jonathan R. Schultheis1, Ronald J. ([email protected]). Gehl2. 1Department of Horticultural Science, 9:15 Break North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 9:30 Assessing the Crop Potential and Vigor of NC2Department of Soil Science, North Carolina Selected Pierces Disease Tolerant Bunch State University, Mills River, NC Grape Cultivars in North Alabama’s ([email protected]). Environment During the Years of Vineyard 3:15 Poblano Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) Establishment. Elina D. Coneva*1, Y. Hu1, R. Cultivars as Affected by Color of Plastic Kessler1, J. Spiers1, E. Vinson1, and J. Ducar2, Film Mulch. Juan Carlos Díaz-Pérez, 1101 Funchess Hall, Department of Horticulture, Department of Horticulture, University of Auburn University, AL 36849, 213112 Highway Georgia, Tifton, GA 31793. ([email protected]) 68, Crossville, AL 5962 ([email protected]) 9:45 Is it Feasible to Grow Pierces Disease FRUIT CROPS SECTION Resistant 87% Vitis vinifera Grapes within Room: Lime the High Disease Pressure Southeastern Presiding: Elena Garcia Region? Elina D. Coneva*1, E. Vinson1, and J. Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see Pitts2, 1101 Funchess Hall, Department of instructions at end of program. Submit on Horticulture, Auburn University, AL 36849, disk at meeting or email to Chair: 2Chilton Research and Extension Center, 120 ([email protected]). Co. Rd. 756, Clanton, AL, 35045. ([email protected]) Morning Session 10:00 An Improved and Efficient 8:00 Amoore Sweet’ and ‘Bowden’ Nectarines and Micropropagation System for Grapevine (Vitis ‘Souvenirs’ Peach Offer New Options for sp.) Kyung-Hee Kim*, Zhijian T. Li, Jonathan R. Mid-South Growers. John R. Clark and Paul Jasinski and Dennis J. Gray Mid-Florida Sandefur, 316 Plant Science, Department of Research & Education Center, University of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Florida/IFAS, 2725 Binion Road, Apopka, FL AR 72701. ([email protected]) 32703. ([email protected])
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10:15 Evaluation of Freeze Protection Methods FLORICULTURE, ORNAMENALS AND for Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) TURF SECTION Production in Florida. Ixchel M. Hernandez- Room: Siesta Ochoa* and Bielinski M. Santos, Gulf Coast Presiding: Raymond Kessler Research and Education Center, IFAS, Abstracts: To publish abstract in HortScience, see University of Florida, Wimauma, FL 33598. instructions at end of program. Submit on ([email protected]). disk at meeting or email to Chair: ([email protected]). 11:00 – 12:30 Attend Business Meeting and Awards Program Morning Session 8:00 Easy Elegance roses - Landscape Afternoon Session Observations on Cultivars Recommended 1:00 Influence of Late Nitrogen and Potassium for the South. Allen Owings*, Roger Rates on Fruit Yield and Quality of Rosendale and Regina Bracy. LSU AgCenter, Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) Cultivars. Hammond Research Station, 21549 Old Bielinski M. Santos* and Vance M. Whitaker, Covington Hwy, Hammond, LA 70403. Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL 8:15 The Gardens at the LSU AgCenter Hammond 33598. ([email protected]). Research Station. Allen Owings*, Regina Bracy, Yan Chen, Roger Rosendale and Joey 1:15 Comparison of Population Densities of Quebedeaux. LSU AgCenter, Hammond Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) Cultivars Research Station, 21549 Old Covington Hwy, Growing in High Tunnels and in Open Fields. Hammond, LA 70403. Bielinski M. Santos* and Vance M. Whitaker, 8:3 Landscape Evaluation of Acalypha (Copper Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Plant) Cultivars. Allen Owings* and Roger IFAS, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL Rosendale. LSU AgCenter, Hammond 33598. ([email protected]). Research Station, 21549 Old Covington Hwy, 1:30 Chestnut Gall Wasp Susceptibility of Hammond, LA 70403. Castanea Cultivars and Seedlings. Gregory L. 8:45 Determining the Carbon Footprint of a Field- Reighard, SAFES, Clemson University, grown Colorado Spruce Tree using Life Clemson, SC 29634. ([email protected]). Cycle Assessment. Dewayne L. Ingram*. Department of Horticulture, University of 1:45 lternative Flood Irrigation Strategies That Kentucky, N-318 ASN, Lexington, KY 40546- Improve Water Conservation in Citrus 0091. Production. Shad D. Nelson*1, Juan Enciso2, 2 3 9:00 Landscape Performance of Caladiums in Full Hugo Perea , Lou Beniken , Mamoudou Sun in Southern Louisiana. Yan Chen*, Setamou4, Mac Young5, and Clinton F. Regina Bracy, and Allen Owings LSU Williams6. 1700 University Blvd, MSC 228, AgCenter, Hammond Research Station, 21549 Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness and Old Covington Hwy, Hammond, LA 70403. Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2 9:15 Break Kingsville, TX 78363, Texas A&M University, 9:30 Effects of TopflorG on KnockOut rose Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Weslaco, Growth in Container Production. Yan Chen*, TX 78596, 3N.E. Borlaug Fellow Visiting Regina Bracy, and Allen Owings LSU Scientist, Institut National De La Researche AgCenter, Hammond Research Station, 21549 Agronomique (INRA), Morocco, 4312 N Old Covington Hwy, Hammond, LA 70403. International Blvd, TAMU-Kingsville Citrus 5 9:45 Finding a Fit in Floriculture: A Qualitative Center, Weslaco, TX 78596, Texas A&M Study on why Graduate Students Struggle University, Texas Agricultural Experiment 6 to Find Floriculture as a Career Path. Lauri Station, Corpus Christi, TX 78410, United 1 2 2 M. Baker *, Quisto Settle , and Tracy Irani , States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural 1 Kansas State University, Department of Research Service, Maricopa, AZ 85238. Communications and Agricultural Education, ([email protected]) 307 Umberger Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66506, 2:00 Effects of Irrigation Regime on Gas 2University of Florida, Agricultural Education Exchange of Field Grown Olea Europeaea L. and Communication Department, 121E Bryant Staci Parks*,Thayne Montague, C.B. McKenney. Hall Gainesville, FL 32611. Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2122. ([email protected]) 109 110
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10:00 Use of Artificial Shade for Heliconia Cut- POST HARVEST/PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Flower Production. Alma R. Solis-Perez1,2, SECTION Raul I. Cabrera2*, and Edgardo Zalazar- Room: Executive Boardroom Marcial1, 1Colegio de Postgraduados, Carr. Presiding: Cecilia McGregor Fed. Cordoba-Veracruz km. 348, Amatlan de Abstracts: To publish abstracts in HortScience, los Reyes, Veracruz, 94946 (Mexico), see instructions at the end of the program. 2Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas Submit on disk at meeting or email to Chair: A&M AgriLife Research, 1619 Garner Field ([email protected]). Road, Uvalde, TX 78801. 8:00 Postharvest Curing, Treatment and Storage 10:15 Alternative Irrigation Sources for Urban of Short-Day Onions. George E. Boyhan1*, Landscape Water Conservation. Raul I. Manish K. Bansal1, Daniel MacLean2, Anthony Cabrera* and Daniel I. Leskovar, Department of G. Bateman3, and Suzzanne Tate1, Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife 1Department of Horticulture, University of Research, 1619 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, TX Georgia, 1111 Miller Plant Science Bldg., 78801. Athens, GA 30602, 2Agrofresh, 620 Cantrill Drive, Davis, CA 95618, Vidalia Onion 11:00 – 12:30 Attend Business Meeting and Research Laboratory, 2360 Rainwater Road, Awards Program Tifton, GA 31793. ([email protected]) 8:15 Effectiveness of Ethephon for De-greening Afternoon Session Satsuma (Citrus unshiu). James D. Spiers1*, 1:00 Rooting Response of Cuttings from Three Bryan S. Wilkins2, David H. Picha3, and William Woody Ornamentals Using Water-Soluble 1 1 A. Dozier, Jr ., 101 Funchess Hall, Department Forms of IBA. Eugene K. Blythe*, Coastal of Horticulture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL Research and Extension Center, Mississippi 2 State University, South Mississippi Branch 36849, Gulf Coast Research and Extension Experiment Station, Poplarville, MS 39470. Center, Fairhope, AL, 3School of Plant, 1:15 Field and GIS-based Surveys Implicate Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana Anthropomorphic Causes for Population State University Agricultural Center, Baton Losses and Decline of Georgia plume, Rouge, LA 70803. ([email protected]) Elliottia racemosa, a Rare Endemic Tree. 8:30 Evaluation of Peach Browning in North Justin A. Porter*, David Berle, and Hazel Y. Carolina Yellow and White Fleshed Wetzstein, Department of Horticulture, 1111 Selections. Penelope Perkins-Veazie*, Shawn Plant Science Building, University of Georgia, Beam, Joyce O'Neal, PHHI, NC State Athens, GA 30602-7273. University, Kannapolis NC 28081. 1:30 Gas Exchange and Growth of Field Grown, ([email protected]) Ornamental Landscape Tree Species to 8:45 Anthocyanin Composition in Organically Post Establishment Applied Organic Mulch Produced Blackberries after Storage. Moo and Drought. Thayne Montague*, C.B. Jung Kim1*, Penelope Perkins-Veazie1, McKenney, K. Decker, and S. Parks. 1 2 1 Guoying Ma , Gina Fernandez , PHHI, NC Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas 2 State University, Kannapolis NC 28081, Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2122. Department of Horticultural Sciences, Raleigh, 1:45 Timing Effects of Growth Retardants Applied NC 27695. ([email protected]) to Herbaceous Perennials Grown Under 9:00 Fresh Market Muscadines: Evaluation of Night- interrupted Lighting Outdoors in the New Selections and Postharvest Treatments Southern United States. J. Raymond Kessler* for Longer Shelf life. Penelope Perkins- and Gary J. Keever. 101 Funchess Hall, 1 2 1 1 Veazie *, Jim Ballington , Joyce O’Neal , Auburn University, AL 36849. PHHI, NC State University, Kannapolis NC 2 28081, Department of Horticultural Sciences,
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9:15 Genetic Factors Associated with Seed Oil 9:30 Lenticel proliferation and flooding Percentage in Watermelon. Geoffrey Meru1*, associated soft rot in sweetpotato. Chris Jason Prothro2, Katherine C. Sandlin2, Clark1, Washington da Silva1, and Arthur Rattandeep Gill2, Cecilia McGregor1, 1 Villordon2. 1Department of Plant Pathology & Department of Horticulture, University of Crop Physiology, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge Georgia, Athens GA, 30602, 2 Institute of Plant 70803-1720; 2 LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University Research Station, Chase, LA 71324. of Georgia, Athens GA, 30602. 9:45 Response of Sweetpotatoes To Weed ([email protected]) Interference and Clomazone H.F. Harrison, Jr. and D.M. Jackson, U.S. Vegetable 11:00 – 12:30 Attend Business Meeting and Laboratory, ARS-USDA, Charleston, SC. Awards Program 10:00 Evaluation of Various Insecticides in Sweetpotato Production for Control of WORKING GROUPS Wireworms in the Mid-South, 2012. Larry (Contact Chairs for Agenda and Presentation times) Adams1, Randall Luttrell1 and Tara Smith2, 1USDA, ARS, SIMRU, Stoneville, MS 38776, Sweet Potato SCRI Project 2LSU AgCenter, Chase, LA 70803 Presiding: Tara Smith 10:15 Evaluation of Selected Insecticides ([email protected]) Regimes for Management of Sugarcane Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Beetle in Sweetpotato. T.P. Smith*1, J. Room: Oleander B Beuzelin2, T. Arnold1. *1LSU Agricultural Center: Sweet Potato Research Station, National Sweet Potato Collaborators Group Chase, LA, *2 LSU Agricultural Center: Dean Presiding: Arnold Caylor ([email protected]) Lee Research Station, Alexandria, LA. Saturday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 10:30 Break Room: Oleander B 10:45 Optimizing insecticide applications for management of white grubs and wireworms Sweetpotato Insect, Disease, and Weed in Ontario sweetpotato Melanie Filotas and Management Jason Deveau, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, 9:00 Sweetpotato tip and end rot incidence in Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA-Simcoe response to pathogen inoculations and Resource Centre, Simcoe, ON, Canada N3Y preharvest foliar applications of ethephon. 4K3 Ramón Arancibia1, Chris Clark2, Lori Grelen1 11:00 Field survey and detection of sweetpotato Washington da Silva2, and Jeff Main1. viruses in North Carolina. Christie V 1Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Almeyda, Tamara Abernethy and Zvezdana Station, North Mississippi Research and Pesic-VanEsbroeck, Department of Plant Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Pathology, NCSURaleigh, NC 27695-7616 Pontotoc, MS 38863; 2Department of Plant 11:15 Evaluation of weed control and sweet Pathology & Crop Physiology, LSU AgCenter, potato tolerance to alternative herbicides. Baton Rouge 70803-1720. D. K. Miller, T. P. Smith, and M. S. Mathews, 9:15 End rots, tip rot, and internal necrosis: LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, La. investigations into cause and resistance. 11:30 ‘Covington Sweetpotato Tolerance to Dual Chris Clark1, Washington da Silva1, Ramón Magnum Applications Followed by Arancibia2, Jeff Main2, Jonathan Schultheis3, Simulated Rainfall. Stephen L. Meyers, Katie Zvezdana Pesic van-Esbroeck3, and Chen M. Jennings, and David W. Monks, NCSU, Jiang3. 1Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Raleigh, NC. Physiology, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge 70803-1720; 2Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods NSCG Student Contest Branch Experiment Station, North Mississippi PhD Papers Research and Extension Center, Mississippi 1:00 S-metolachlor, rainfall and temperature on State University, Pontotoc, MS 38863; 3North sweetpotato storage root development. Issah Carolina State University, Department of A. Abukari1*, Mark W. Shankle2, K. Raja Reddy1, Horticultural Science, Box 7609, 2721 and Ramon A. Arancibia2. 1Plant and Soil Founders Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Sciences Dept. Mississippi State University, 117 Dorman Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762; 2Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment
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Station, North Mississippi Research and 2:45 Selected Insecticides for Soil Insect Control Extension Center, Mississippi State University, in Sweetpotato. Shaun A. Francis*, James O. Pontotoc, MS 38863 ([email protected]) Garner and Obadiah M. Njue, Department of 1:15 Changes in the level of lignification/ Agriculture, University of Agriculture at Pine suberization in sweetpotato skin with Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, Mail Slot preharvest defoliation and ethephon induced 4913, Pine Bluff, AR 71601 stress by confocal microscopy. Nestor ([email protected]) Bonilla1*, Ramon A. Arancibia2, Frank Matta1, Mark Shankle2, K. Raja Reddy1, Juan Silva3, 3:00 Optimizing Sweetpotato Seed Bed Density and Don LaBonte4. 1Plant and Soil Sciences for Plant Production. Susan L. Barkley*, Dept. Mississippi State University, 117 Jonathan R. Schultheis, Katie M. Jennings, Dorman Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762; Department of Horticultural Sciences, North 2Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695- Station, North Mississippi Research and 7609. ([email protected]) Extension Center, Mississippi State University, 3:15 Implementing Irrigation on Small-Scale Pontotoc, MS 38863; 3Food Sciences, Nutrition Farms: An Economic Feasibility Study Using and Health Promotion, Mississippi State Sweet Potato Irrigation. Rockiell Woods*1, University, Miss. State, MS; 4School of Plant, Gretchen F. Sassenrath2, John Halloran3, and Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana Wesley Whittaker4, 1Alcorn State Experiment State University Agricultural Center, Baton Station, Mound Bayou, MS, 38762, 2USDA-ARS Rouge, LA 70803 ([email protected]) Crop Production Systems Research Unit, 1:30 Effect of Cultivar, Curing, and Preparation Stoneville, MS 38776, 3USDA-ARS New Method on Water-soluble Vitamin Content in England Plant, Soil and Water Research Sweetpotatoes. Wilmer Barrera* and David Laboratory, University of Maine, Orono, ME, Picha, School of Plant, Environmental and Soil 04469, 4Alcorn State University, Department of Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Agriculture Education, Alcorn State, MS 39096. Rouge, LA 70803 ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 1:45 Modeling Respiration Rate of Five 3:30 Internal Necrosis in ‘Covington’ Sweetpotato Varieties (Ipomoea batatas (L) Sweetpotato; its Occurrence and Severity in Lam) at Different Temperature Ranges by the Commercial Industry and in Response to Applying the Mass Balance Principle. José G. Various Chemistries. Chen Jiang1*, Mike D. Garzon* and Michael D. Boyette. Department of Boyette2, Sylvia M. Blankenship1, and Jonathan Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North R. Schultheis1, 1 Department of Horticultural Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695. Science, 2 Department of Biological & ([email protected]) 4:15 Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina 2:00 Evaluation of Irrigation Scheduling Regimes for Drip Irrigated Sweetpotatoes in Eastern Poster presentation: North Carolina. Robert L. Vick, Jr.1*, Jonathan 5:00` Simultaneous Analysis of Thiamine and R. Schultheis2, and Garry L. Grabow1, Riboflavin in Sweetpotato by HPLC. Wilmer 1Department of Biological and Agricultural Barrera* and David Picha, School of Plant, Engineering, North Carolina State University, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana Raleigh, NC 27695, 2Department of State University, Baton Rouge, LA Horticultural Science, North Carolina State 70803 ([email protected]) University, Raleigh, NC 27695. 2012 USDA, ARS, Southern Insect ([email protected]) Management Research Unit Sweetpotato 2:15 Break Demonstration Study, Chris Johnson and Larry MS Papers Adams USDA, ARS, SIMRU, Stoneville, 2:30 Development of a Mechanical Undercutting MSDuring the 2012 growing season USDA, System to Minimize Sweetpotato Skinning ARS, Southern Insect Management Research during Harvest. Bradley H. Hayes1*, Jason K. Unit transplanted sweetpotato demonstration Ward1, John W. Lowe1 Jeremiah D. Davis1, plots to illustrate the value in taking soil samples Mark W. Shankle2, Ramon A. Arancibia2, for nematode populations and applying a Agricultural and Biological Engineering, preplant incorporated insecticide to control soil Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, insects attacking the developing sweetpotato MS 39762, 2Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch roots. Three Mississippi Delta locations, Experiment Station., 8320 Hwy 15 S., Pontotoc, MS 38863 ([email protected]) 116 115
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Sanders Farm, Mound Bayou, MS, Alcorn State 9:00 Yield response to potassium sidedressing University Research Farm, Mound Bayou, MS in sweetpotato under drip irrigation. Ramon and Livingston Farm, Elizabeth, MS were A. Arancibia* and Jeff L. Main. Pontotoc Ridge- transplanted with Beauregard 14 slips in mid Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station, North May. Treatments were applied approximately Mississippi Research and Extension Center, two weeks prior to transplanting and included Mississippi State University, Pontotoc, MS Lorsban, K-Pam, Lorsban and K-Pam, a grower 38863. ([email protected]) field and an untreated control. Soil samples 9:15 Use of confocal microscopy to determine were taken preplant, mid season and preharvest skin characteristics and the degree of to determine nematode populations. All locations lignification/suberization in sweetpotato. were harvested at ~115 days. Yield, quality and Ramon A. Arancibia1*, Nestor Bonilla2, Don insect damage were recorded and analyzed. LaBonte3, and Jeff L. Main. 1Pontotoc Ridge- Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station, North Presiding: Arnold Caylor ([email protected]) Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Sundayy: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Mississippi State University, Pontotoc, MS Room: Oleander B 38863; 2Plant and Soil Sciences Dept. Sweetpotato Production, Physiology, and Mississippi State University, 117 Dorman Hall, Plant/Seed Production Mississippi State, MS 39762; 3School of Plant, Presiding: C. Scott Stoddard (University of California) Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana ([email protected]) State University Agricultural Center, Baton 8:00 Sweetpotato variety evaluation and Rouge, LA 70803 ([email protected]) development in California. C. Scott Stoddard 9:30 Three years of winter cover crops effect on (1)* and Don La Bonte (2). (1) University of soil characteristics and sweetpotato California Cooperative Extension, 2145 production in North Mississippi. Jeff L. Wardrobe Ave., Merced, CA 95341; (2) Main*, Xiang Wang, Lori B, Grelen, and Ramon Louisiana State University, 131 J.C. Miller Hall, A. Arancibia, Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Branch Experiment Station, North Mississippi ([email protected] Research and Extension Center, Mississippi 8:15 Diversity and density indices of the State University, Pontotoc, MS 38863. pathogenic microbial community present in ([email protected]) tip/end rot disease of sweetpotato. C. 9:45 Three years sweetpotato production with Elizabeth Stokes1*, Richard E. Baird1, and winter cover crops and stale beds in North Ramon Arancibia2, 1 Department of Mississippi. Jeff L. Main* and Ramon A. Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, Arancibia, Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch and Plant Pathology, 32 Creelman St., Mail Experiment Station, North Mississippi Research Stop 9655, Mississippi State University, and Extension Center, Mississippi State Mississippi State, MS 39762, 2 North University, Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Watermelon Research Group Station, 8320 Highway 15 South, Pontotoc, MS Presiding: Jonathan Schultheis, Chair 8:30 Comparison of light-emitting diode, ([email protected]) fluorescent, and ambient light treatments Sunday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm for sweetpotatoes grown in greenhouse Room: Lime conditions. Arnold, Theresa*, Tara Smith, and Arthur Villordon Morning Program 8:45 Influence of nitrogen rates on lateral root 8:00 Welcome: Jonathan Schultheis, Chair, development in ‘Beauregard’ sweetpotato WRDWG adventitious roots. Arthur Villordon1*, Don 8:10 Introductions: All in attendance LaBonte2 and Nurit Firon3. 1LSU AgCenter Regional Watermelon Production Updates Sweet Potato Research Station, Chase, La 8:20 California & Arizona – James Brusca 71324 USA; 2LSU AgCenter School of Plant, Carolinas – Allan Thornton / Gilbert Miller Environmental, and Soil Sciences, 137 J.C. DelMarva – Gordon Johnson Miller Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2120 USA; Georgia – George Boyhan 3Institute of Plant Sciences, The Volcani Indiana & Midwest – Shubin Saha Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Texas – Juan Ansico P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel
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International Updates from Seed Company Afternoon Program Representatives 1:00 Update promotion activities National 8:50 Snapshot of the Australian watermelon Watermelon Promotion Board in 2012 industry. Jérôme Bernier, Watermelon Mark Arney, Exec. Director, Orlando, FL Breeder, Monsanto Vegetable Seeds, 37437 Research Reports (continued) State Highway 16, Woodland, CA, 95695, USA Flowering and Pollination ([email protected]) 1:15 Flowering Time in Watermelon. Cecilia Other Updates, dependent on availability of McGregor* and V. Waters, Department of Seed Company representatives, TBA Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Updates from Seed Companies 30602. ([email protected]) 9:20 agroGene – Peter Mes 1:30 Evaluation of Pollenizer Varieties for Monsanto – Jerome Bernier Triploid Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Syngenta – James Brusca Production in Southwestern Indiana. Shubin Issues Affecting National Watermelon K. Saha1* and Dan Egel2, 1Horticulture and Industry Landscape Architecture Department, 2Botany 9:50 Bob Morrissey, National Watermelon and Plant Pathology Department, Southwest Association, Executive Director, Lakeland, FL Purdue Ag Program, Purdue University, Funding, Immigration Reform, New Farm Bill, Vincennes, IN 47591. ([email protected]) Other NWA Activities Disease Hot Topic Issues 1:45 North Carolina Triploid Watermelon 10:10 Shaker Kousik, Research Scientist, USDA, Cultigen Evaluations for 2012. Jonathan R. Charleston, SC Schultheis* and Bradfred Thompson, Dept. of 10:25 Break Horticultural Science, North Carolina State Research Reports: University, Box 7609, 2721 Founders Drive, Cultivar Considerations Raleigh,NC 27695- 10:45 Texas Statewide Watermelon Trials for 2012. 7609.([email protected]) Juan R. Anciso1*, Larry Stein2, Joseph 2:00 Use of SqVYV resistant germplasm line Masabni, and Russ Wallace4, Department of 39291-VDR as a pollenizer for managing Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1 watermelon vine decline in Florida. C.S. Weslaco TX, 2 Uvalde TX, 3 College Station Kousik1*, S. Adkins2, W.W. Turechek2, C. G. TX, 4 Lubbock TX. ([email protected]). Webster2 and P.D. Roberts3, 1 U.S. Vegetable 11:00 Delaware Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Laboratory, USDA, ARS, 700 Savannah Evaluations. Gordon C. Johnson and Highway, Charleston, SC 29414, USA, 2U.S. Emmalea G. Ernest*,University of Horticultural Research Laboratory, USDA, Delaware, Carvel REC, 16483 County Seat ARS, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, 3SWFREC, Highway, Georgetown, DE 19947 University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142 ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 11:15 2012 Evaluation of Triploid Watermelon 2:15 Exploiting genetic resources of Citrullus Varieties in Southwestern Indiana. Shubin K. spp. to enhance disease or pest resistance Saha* and Larry Sutterer, Horticulture and in watermelon cultivars. A. Levi*, J. A. Thies, Landscape Architecture Department, W. P. Wechter, H. Harrison, A. Simmons, K. Southwest Purdue Ag Program, Purdue Ling, and C. Kousik. USDA, ARS, U.S. University, Vincennes, IN 47591. Vegetable Laboratory 2700 Savannah ([email protected]) Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29414, 11:30. Comparison of staminate flower USA. ([email protected]) production and Fusarium wilt reaction in 2:30 Response of Citrullus lanatus var. citroides diploidcultivars used as pollenizers for Rootstocks for Grafted Watermelon to Root- triploid watermelon. Chris Gunter1* and knot Nematodes. Judy A. Thies1, Sharon Daniel S. Egel2, 1 Department of Horticultural Buckner1, Richard Hassell2, and Amnon Levi1. Science, 230 Kilgore Hall, Box 7609, North 1U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, USDA, ARS, 2700 Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695- Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC, 29414- 7609 ([email protected]), 2Department of 5334; 2Clemson University, 2700 Savannah Botany and Plant Pathology, 4369 North Highway, Charleston, SC, 29414-5334 Purdue Road, Purdue University, Vincennes, IN [email protected]) 47591 ([email protected]) 11:45 LUNCH BREAK
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2:45 MelCast Fungicide Application Scheduling National Cowpea Improvement Assoc. for mid-Atlantic Watermelons: A Re- Presiding: J. Trachta, Chair evaluation. Kathryne L. Everts* and Mason J. ([email protected]) Newark, Department of Plant Science and Sunday: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm LARC, University of Maryland College Park, Room: Orange LESREC- Salisbury, 21801([email protected]) 3:05 Break Horticulture Administrators Hot Topic Issues Presiding: Wayne Mackay, Chair 3:30 Shaker Kousik, Research Scientist, USDA, ([email protected]) Charleston, SC Saturday: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Research Reports (continued) Room: Longboat Research Methods and Cultural Management Vigna Crop Germplasm Committee 3:45 Optimum Plot Size and Number of Presiding: Jeff Ehlers Replications for Watermelon Trials and 2012 ([email protected]) Watermelon Trial Results. George E. Sunday: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Boyhan*, Suzzanne C. Tate, and Ryan D. Room: Orange McNeil, Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, 1111 Miller Plant Science Bldg., Pecan Research and Extension Forum Athens, GA 30602. ([email protected]) Presiding: Charles Rohla, Chair 4:00 Grafting Methods: What Makes Each ([email protected]) Acceptable and Unacceptable. Richard L. Saturday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Hassell, Clemson University CREC, 2700 Room: Largo Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC ([email protected]) S. Blueberry/Small Fruit Workers 4:15 The Effect of Particle Films, Growth Presiding: Elina Coneva, Chair Regulators, and a Bacterial Inoculant on ([email protected]) Stress Indicators, Fruit Yield, and Fruit Saturday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Quality in Triploid Watermelons. Gordon C. Room: Tangerine B Johnson*, Emmalea G. Ernest, and D. Janine Sherrier University of Delaware, Carvel REC, 16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown, DE 19947 ([email protected]) 4:30 Health Comparison of Watermelon and Gatorade on Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Immune Dysfunction in Masters Cyclists. Penelope Perkins-Veazie*, Plants for Human Health Institute, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Kannapolis, NC 28081 and R. Andrew Shanley, Human Performance Laboratory,Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC 28081 ([email protected]) 4:45 Watermelon Group Business 5:00 Adjourn
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2013 RCAS Winter Meeting, Orlando, Florida 2:15 – 3:00 Operating Policies and Procedures – Wyndham Orlando Resort Steve Hawkins, Purdue University; Mark Schroeder University of Sunday, February 3 Nebraska
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – RCAS Executive Business 3:00 – 3:30 Break Meeting, Siesta Room 3:30 – 5:00 RCAS Business Meeting 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. – SAAS Business Meeting – Jasmine Ballroom 5:00 Adjourn
5:00 p.m. to till - SAAS Reception/Super Bowl Party, Tuesday, February 5 NASCAR Sports Grille (Universal City Walk) Begin loading shuttle bus. Driving a personal vehicle Morning Session – Magnolia Room is not recommended. There will be a $15 parking fee Moderator – Robert Ellis, University of Tennessee assessed per vehicle. 8:00 – 9:00 Equipment Leasing Experiences – Monday, February 4 Gerald Reid, Ohio State Univ.; Ray Cartee, Utah State Univ.; Donnie Morning Session – Magnolia Room Davis, Univ. of Kentucky; Sandy Moderator: George Granade, University of Georgia Stewart, North Carolina Dept. of Registration – 7:30 a.m. Agriculture & Consumer Sciences
8:00 a.m. 9:00 – 9:45 Managing two research stations from to 8:15 Welcome and announcements one location – Phillip Winslow, North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture and 8:15 to 9:00 University of Florida Institute of Food Consumer Sciences and Agricultural Sciences Mary Duryea, Associate Dean 10:00 Depart for bus tour Epcot Horticultural Tour 9:00 – 9:45 Communications for Research & Orlando County and City of Orlando Extension Centers – Bob Hayes and Water Reclamation Project Blake Brown, University of Univ. of Florida IFAS Mid Florida Tennessee Research and Extension Center
9:45 – 10:00 Break 6:00 pm Dinner and awards - Mid Florida Research and Extension Center 10:00 – 11:30 Implementing Technology at Purdue Ag Centers – Jeff Boyer, Jim Beaty, 9:00 pm Arrive at hotel Nate Linder, Steve Hawkins - Purdue University
11:30 – 12:00 How the Western Colorado Research Station Functions, Calvin Pearson, Colorado State University
Noon – 1:30 Lunch – on your own
Afternoon Session Moderator – Barry Sims, University of Tennessee
1:30 – 2:15 Experiences with research center housing - Bob Brashear, University of Kentucky; Ken Scaife, Ohio State University
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SOUTHERN RURAL SOCIOLOGICAL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3 ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING 7:45 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. “Social Stabilization in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Rural Communities” REGISTRATION Palms Ballroom Foyer February 2- February 5, 2013 Orlando, Florida 8:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.
Southern Rural Sociological Association Annual SRSA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING Meeting Palms Ballroom Salon F February 2-5, 2013 9:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, Florida PAPER SESSION Palms Ballroom Salon F “Social Stabilization in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Rural Communities” Rural Communities I
Executive Officers Moderator: Patricia H. Dyk, University of Kentucky President: Andrew A. Zekeri Tuskegee University The Role of Tolerance and the Creative Class on Email: [email protected] Economic Development in Rural Communities Jessica Crowe and Nicholas Recker, Metropolitan President Elect: Keiko Tanaka State College of Denver University of Kentucky Email: [email protected] Attendance at Religious Meetings and Community-Level Interactions in Rural Texas Program Chair: Robert Zabawa C. S. Robinson, Gene L. Theodori and Cheryl L. Tuskegee University Hudec, Sam Houston State University Email: [email protected] Public Budgeting Theories and Their Implications Program Chair Elect: Kenneth Robinson and Impacts on Rural Community Development Clemson University Tyson Elbert and Rachael Carter, Mississippi State Email: [email protected] University
Secretary-Treasurer: James Bukenya Using Performance Based Budgeting to Engage Alabama A&M University Communities in Economic Development Email: [email protected] Tyson Elbert and Rachael Carter, Mississippi State University Past President: Thomas Gray USDA, Rural Development 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Email: [email protected] PAPER SESSION Palms Ballroom Salon F Co-Editors: Journal of Rural Social Sciences Rural Communities II Douglas H. Constance and Gene L. Theodori Moderator: Sam Houston State University Gene L. Theodori, Sam Houston State University Email: [email protected] Impacting Policy that Affects Rural Communities Web Development: at the National Level Douglas Clayton Smith Hannah Carter and Kevan W. Lamm, University of Western Kentucky University Florida Email: [email protected]
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Perceptions of Rural Leaders Regarding Their Public Awareness of Environmental Pollution in Communities and Constituents Turkey Jessica Burk, Usha Brandon, Cheryl Hudec, Gene L. Murat Cankurt, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Theodori and Colter Ellis, Sam Houston State Turkey University PAPER SESSION Community Attachment, Satisfaction, and Palms Ballroom Salon G Organizational Involvement in Rural Communities Jasmine Dotson, Gene L. Theodori and Cheryl L. Southern Black Belt and Land Issues Hudec, Sam Houston State University Moderator: Turning the Tide on Poverty: Voices of Ntam Baharanyi, Tuskegee University Community Participants Patricia H. Dyk, University of Kentucky Participation of Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in USDA Programs in Selected Black Belt Low-Income Housing Concerns: Insights from the Counties in Georgia Rural Families Speak about Health Project Lucy Asare-Baah, Robert Zabawa and Henry Findlay, Patricia H. Dyk, University of Kentucky, Jessica Tuskegee University Kropczynski, The Penn State University, Christine Cook, Iowa State University, Ann Berry, University of The Socioeconomic and Demographic Predictors Tennessee, Tiffany Bice-Wigington, Stephen F. of Job Change Rates in the Mid-South (2008-2011) Austin State University and Kimberly Greder, Iowa W. Trevor Brooks, Austin Peay State University, State University Shannon Lane, Mississippi State University, Joshua Turner, Mississippi State University and Alejandro 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. - Lunch (on your own) Serna, Austin Peay State University
1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Investigating the Objectives of the New Owners of Alabama’s Timberlands PAPER SESSION Lord Kwakye Ameyaw and Conner Bailey, Auburn Palms Ballroom Salon F University
International Development Issues An Analysis of the Determinants of Land Use Decisions in the Alabama Black Belt Region Moderator: Maribel N. Mojica-Howell, Colmore Christian and Andrew Zekeri, Tuskegee University Rory Fraser, Alabama A&M University
The Role of Women in Post-Harvest Handling and A Examination of Hunting Issues in a Western Marketing of Peanuts: A Case of Aflatoxin State Contamination in Ghana Stephen L. Eliason, Montana State University Akua Adu-Gyamfi, Auburn University 3:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. Women’s Perception of Child Development in Rural Communities of Oro State, Nigeria Journal of Rural Social Sciences Editorial Board M. B. Malik, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Palms Ballroom Salon F Nigeria 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Appropriate Technology and Rural Resources Development: Lessons from a Nigeria River Basin SAAS Business Meeting Zacchaeus O. Ogunnika, Virginia State University Jasmine
Rural Banks for Rural Agricultural Productivity in Graduate Student Mixer Zimbabwe in the 21st Century Poolside Pavilion Jephias Matunhu, Midlands State University
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6:00 P.M. – Onward Rural Landscapes and Change
SAAS Annual Super Bowl Party/Reception Moderator: NASCAR Sports Grille Kenneth L. Robinson, Clemson University (Continuous bus service starting at 5 pm) Driving a personal vehicle is not recommended. Toward a More Appealing Approach to There will be a $15 parking fee assessed per vehicle. Sustainable Living Education: Understanding and . Overcoming Perceptions and Connotations MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Associated with Traditional Sustainable Living Terminology 7:45 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Brooklynn J. Wynveen, Clemson University
REGISTRATION Deciphering the Discourses: Exploring Palms Ballroom Foyer Perceptions Surrounding Homeowners' Landscaping Practices 8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. Jessica L. Gouldthorpe and Glenn Israel, University of Florida PAPER SESSION Palms Ballroom Salon F Rural Resistance: Tactics, Strategy, and Will in the Global Arena Political Economy and Inequality Nicholas Weitzel, Auburn University
Moderator: Community Based Social Marketing, Cooperative Keiko Tanaka, University of Kentucky Extension and Community Resiliency: An Innovative Approach to Preparing for Disasters in Eliminating Organizational Friction, Dis- Rural Communities embedding Farmers: A Ten-Year Retrospective Paul Monaghan, Dionne Banks and Tracy Irani, on (Organizational) Political-Economic Losses of University of Florida Dakota Growers Pasta Cooperative Thomas W. Gray, USDA/Rural Development The Effect of Race in Agent/Clientele Homophily on Client Opinion about the Quality of Service in Patterns of Inequality in Federal Funding of U.S. Cooperative Extension Counties in the Post-Devolution Era Milton G. Newberry, III and Glenn D. Israel, University Danielle Deemer, The Ohio State University of Florida
Spatial Variation in Agricultural Farm Land Values 9:30 A.M. – 9:45 A.M. in Kentucky Buddhi R. Gyawali, Albert O. Assibey-Mensah and BREAK Marion Simon, Kentucky State University Palms Ballroom Foyer
Surviving the Tournament: Asset Specificity, Hold 9:45 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. Up and Monopsony Opportunism in the Poultry Industry PAPER SESSION Douglas H. Constance, Jason Konefal and Anthony, Palms Ballroom Salon F Rainey, Sam Houston State University Consumers, Marketing and Rural Businesses Returns to Education by Categories of Inequality, Including Rural Versus Urban Differences Moderator: Edward B. Reeves, Morehead State University Doug Constance, Sam Houston State University
PAPER SESSION An Analysis of the Impact of Selected Palms Ballroom Salon G Socioeconomic Factors on Financial Education Nii O. Tackie and Judith N. Aboagye, Tuskegee University
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A Socio-Technical Look at Post-Production College Readiness for Rural Youth Agricultural Information Systems Jason Hedrick, Mark Light and Jeff Dick, The Ohio Alicia Fisher, University of Kentucky State University
Consumer Decision-Making Styles: Investigation Attraction and Retention of Young Adults in Rural of Food Shopping Behavior Areas Terrence Thomas, North Carolina A&T State Mark Light, Jason Hedrick and Jeff Dick, The Ohio University, Cihat Gunden, Ege University, Turkey, State University Bulent Miran, Ege University, and Murat Cankurt, Adnan Menderes University, Turkey Cultivating Change In/Through Cooperative Extension and the Farm to School Movement PAPER SESSION Matthew C. Benson, Virginia Tech Palms Ballroom Salon G Working with Young Children Manifesting Small and Immigrant Farm Issues Challenging Behaviors: Training for Rural Childcare Providers Moderator: Donna Long, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore Thomas W. Gray, USDA/Rural Development PAPER SESSION An Examination of the Prospect of Linking Small Palms Ballroom Salon G Farmers with Food Banks and Other New Markets Kenneth L. Robinson, Clemson University Food Security, Nutrition and Health
Developing Strategies for a Diversity of Small Moderator: Farmers to Manage Their Risks Zacchaeus O. Ogunnika, Virginia State University Marion Simon, Buddhi Gyawali and Siddhartha Dasgupta, Kentucky State University Enhancing Community Food Security in Rural Appalachia: From the Bottom Up Social Capital and American Immigrant Farming Phil D'Adamo-Damery, Kim L. Niewolny, Nikki Programs: Developing Social Networks, Agency, D'Adamo-Damery and Susan Clark, Virginia Tech and Trust Among Immigrant Farmers and Local Food System Stakeholders Mothers as Consumers: Buying in to the Medical Lisa S. Hightower, Kim L. Niewolny, Mark A. Definition of Childbirth Brennan, R. Bruce Hull, Virginia Tech Michelle McGuckin and Jin Young Choi, Sam Houston State University 11:15 A.M. – 12:45 P.M. Exploring Social Movements Online: An Analysis SRSA AWARDS LUNCHEON AND PRESIDENTIAL of Hyperlink Network Change of the Community ADDRESS Food Security Coalition Garden Room Gabriele Ciciurkaite, University of Kentucky
“Social Stabilization in the Twenty-First Century: The Rural Environment and the Roles of Rural Parents Role of Rural Communities” in Childhood Obesity Jin Young Choi, Sam Houston State University SRSA President: Andrew A. Zekeri, Tuskegee University 2:30 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.
1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. Break Palms Ballroom Foyer PAPER SESSION Palms Ballroom Salon F 2:45 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Education, Extension and Rural Youth PANEL DISCUSSION Palms Ballroom Salon F Moderator: Jeff Dick, The Ohio State University
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TBA 2012-2013 SAAS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION OFFICERS Palms Ballroom Salon G President: Dr. Jack Payne, Sr., University of TBA Florida, Agriculture & Natural Resources, P. O. Box 110180, Gainesville, FL 32611-0180; Phone: 4:15 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. 352.392.1971; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 352.392.6932 SRSA GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING Palms Ballroom Salon F President-Elect: Dr. Mark Cochran, University of Arkansas System, Agriculture, 2404 N. University 6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72207; Phone: 501.686.2540; Email: [email protected]; Fax: SRSA PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION 501.686.2540 TBA Member-at-Large: Dr. Brian Kahn, Oklahoma State TUESDAY, FEBRURY 5 University, Dept of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, 358 Agriculture Hall, Stillwater, OK 8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. 74078; Phone: 405.744.7585; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 504.744.9709 SRSA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING TBA Secretary/Treasurer (since 2001): Mr. Mark Legendre, LSU AgCenter, Chief Fiscal Officer, 101 Posters Efferson Hall-LSU Campus, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Palms Ballroom Salon E Phone: 225.578.4164; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 225.578.4143 Immigrants, Gender, and Farming in the U.S.: A Mixed Method Study of Gender Roles Among Past President: Dr. William H. Richardson, LSU Immigrant Farmers AgCenter, Chancellor's Office, 101 Efferson Hall-LSU Lisa S. Hightower, Virginia Tech Campus, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Phone: 225.578.4161; Email: [email protected]; On Cue: Revisiting Open-ended Questions Fax: 225.578.4143 Glenn Israel and Garnet C. Flecker, University of Florida
Promoting Rural Business through Digital Technology: The Case of the National E- Commerce Extension Initiative Erica L. Odera, Alexa J. Lamm and Glenn D. Israel, University of Florida
Are Public Schools Addressing Food Insecurity in Food Deserts? A Case Study of One Urban Food Desert Bethany P. Pratt, University of Kentucky
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2012-2013 SAAS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (cont’d) SECTION OFFICERS Past President: Darren Hudson, Texas Tech ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT HEADS University, Cotton Economics Research Institute, PO Box 42022, Lubbock, TX 79409-2022; Past President: Steve Halbrook, University of Phone: 806.742.1921 ext. 272; Email: Arkansas, Department of Agricultural Economics & [email protected]; Fax: 806.742.1099 Agribusiness, Agriculture Bldg. Room 217, Fayetteville, AR 72701; Phone: 479.575.2258; Email: AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION [email protected]; Fax: 479.575.5306 President: Brian Myers, University of Florida, 307A AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS Rolfs Hall; PO Box 110540, Gainesville, FL 32611; Phone: 352.273.2567; Email: [email protected] President: Chris Morgan, University of Georgia; Email: [email protected] Co-Program Chair: Nicole Stedman, University of Florida, 217B Rolfs Hall; PO Box 110540, Vice President: Frankie Gould, LSU AgCenter; Gainesville, FL 32611; Phone: 352.273.2585; Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Craig Gautreaux, LSU AgCenter; Co-Program Chair: Kirby Barrick, University Email: [email protected] of Florida, 219 Rolfs Hall; PO Box 110540, Gainesville, FL 32611; Phone: 352.273.2587; Treasurer: Jeff Miller, University of Arkansas; Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Vice President: Tim Murphy, Texas A&M Grad Student Rep: Joy Goodwin, University of University, Dept of Agricultural Education, 2116 Florida; Email: [email protected] TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2116; Phone: 979.862.3419; Email: [email protected]; Fax: Past President: Dr. Traci L. Naile, Oklahoma State 979.458.2698 University, Department of Agricultural Education, Communications & Leadership, 437 Agricultural Hall, Past President: Thomas Broyles, Virginia Tech Stillwater, OK 70748; Phone: 405.744.8135; Email: University, Agriculture & Extension Education, 268 [email protected] Litton-Reaves Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061; Phone: 540.231.8188; Email: [email protected]; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS Fax: 540.231.3824
President: C. Parr Rosson, Texas A&M University; AGRONOMY Email: [email protected] President: Philip Moore, University of Arkansas, President-Elect: Wes Harrison, LSU AgCenter; USDA/ARS, Plant Science 115, Fayetteville, AR Email: [email protected] 727101; Phone: 479.575.5724; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 479.575.7465 Director (2012): Duncan Chembezi, Alabama A&M University; Email: [email protected] Vice President & Program Chair: Steve Hague, Texas A&M University, Department of Soil & Crop Director (2013): Marco Palma, Texas A&M Sciences, 370 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, University; Email: [email protected] TX 77843-2474; Phone: 979.845.8242; Email: [email protected] Director (2014): Daniel R. Petrolia, Mississippi State University; Secretary/Treasurer: Yoana Newman Email: petrolia@[email protected] Past President: Rebecca Gilfillen, Western Secretary: John Vansickle, University of Florida; Kentucky University, Department of Agriculture, 1906 Email: [email protected] College Heights Boulevard #41066, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066; Phone: 270.745.5970; Treasurer: Jeffrey Jordan, University of Georgia; Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
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ANIMAL SCIENCE HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
President: Robert W. Godfrey, University of Virgin President: David Creech, Stephen F. Austin Islands, Agricultural Experiment Station, St. Croix, VI State University, Department of Agriculture, PO 340.692.4042; Phone: 340.692.4035; Box 13000, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3000; Email: [email protected] Phone: 936.468.4343; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 936.468.4747 President-Elect: Dr. Wayne Greene, Auburn University, Department of Animal Sciences, 210 President-Elect: Curt Rom, University of Upchurch Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849-0001; Arkansas, Department of Horticulture, 316 Plant Phone: 334.844.1521; Email: [email protected]; Science Buidling, Fayetteville, AR 72701-0121; Fax: 334.844.1519 Phone: 479.575.7434; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 479.575.8619 Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. David Lalman, Oklahoma State University, Animal Science Department, 201 Secretary-Treasurer: David Wm. Reed, Texas A&M Animal Science, Stillwater, OK 74078; Phone: University, Dept. of Horticultural Sciences, College 405.744.6060; Email: [email protected] Station, TX 77843-2133; Phone: 979.458.0710; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 979.845.6083 Secretary/Treasurer Elect: John Arthington, University of Florida, Range Cattle Research & Educ Past President: Brian Kahn, Oklahoma State Center, Ona, FL 33865-9503; Phone: 863.735.1314; University, Department of Horticulture and Land Email: [email protected] Architecture, 360 Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078; Phone: 405.744.7585; Fax: 405.744.9709 Past President: Dr. Tom Welsh, Texas A&M Email: [email protected] University, Department of Animal Science, 2471 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2471; RESEARCH CENTER ADMINISTRATORS Phone: 979.845.5929; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 979.862.2662 President: Walt Hitch, University of Tennessee, Plateau Research & Education Center, 320 Southern Section Director: Joel V. Yelich, Experiment Station Road, Crossville, TN; University of Florida, , P.O. Box 110910, Gainesville, Email: [email protected] FL 32611-0910; Phone: 352.392.7560; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 352.392.7652 Vice-President & 2013 Meeting Program Chair: Kenneth Scaife, The Ohio State University, 1680 Grad Student Rep: Amanda Davis, University of Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691; Phone: Arkansas, 1537 N. Oakland Ave., Fayetteville, AR 330.263.3752; Email: [email protected] 72703-1743; Email: [email protected] Secretary: Larry Earnest, University of Arkansas, Grad Student Rep (2013): Andrea N. Loyd, Rohwer Research Station, P. O. Box 155, Rohwer, Texas A&M University, 24445 State Hwy 6 S, AR 71666; Phone: 870.644.3101; Navasota, TX 77868-8223; Phone: 903.834.6191; Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Past President: George Granade, University BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY of Georgia-Griffin Campus, Research Station Superintendent, 1109 Experiment St., Research President: Dr. Jeffrey O. Boles, Tenn Technological Services Building, Griffin, GA 30223-1797; University, Professor & Chair, Department of Phone: 770.228.7263; Fax: 770.467.6081 Biochemistry, TTU Box 5055, Cookville, TN 38505; Phone: 931.372.3844; RURAL SOCIOLOGY Email: [email protected]; Fax: 931.372.6257 President: Andrew Zekeri, Tuskegee University, Program Chair: Dr. S. K. Ballal, Tenn Technological Department of Psychology & Sociology, 44-325 John University, Department of Biology, TTU Box 5055, Kenney Building, Tuskegee, AL 36088; Phone: Cookville, TN 38505; Phone: 931.372.3444; 334.727.8006; Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; Fax: 931.372.6257
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RURAL SOCIOLOGY (cont’d) Palms Ballroom President Elect: Keiko Tanaka, University -Salon A -Salon F of Kentucky, Department of Community & -Salon B -Salon G Leadership Development, 500 Garrigus Building, Lexington, KY 40546-0215; Phone: 859.257.6878; -Salon C -Salon H Email: [email protected] -Salon D -Salon I - Salon E Program Chair: Robert Zabawa, Tuskegee Palms Foyer Salon A/B Foyer University, Anthropology & Rural Development, Floral Ballroom Tuskegee, AL 36088; Phone: 334.727.8114; -Jasmine Email: [email protected] -Magnolia
Program Chair-Elect: Kenneth Robinson, -Oleander A Clemson University, Applied Economics & Statistics, -Oleander B Clemson, SC 29634; Phone: 864.656.1449; Floral Foyer Email: [email protected] Hibiscus Azalea Rooms (A & B) Secretary/Treasurer: James O. Bukenya, Alabama Citrus Ballroom A&M University, Department of Agribusiness, P. O. -Orange Box 1042, Normal, AL 35762; Phone: 256.372.5729; -Lemon Email: [email protected]; -Lime Fax: 256.372.5911 -Tangerine A Past President: Thomas W. Gray, USDA, Rural -Tangerine B Development Program on Cooperatives, Stop 3253, Citrus Foyer 1400 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20250-3253; Phone: 202.690.3402; Key Rooms Email: [email protected]; Fax: 202.690.2724 -Largo
-Marathon -Cedar -Longboat -Biscayne -Siesta Key Rooms Foyer
Exec utive Boardroom Augustine’s Areas 1 & 2 Garden Room Poolside Pavilion and Pool Hotel Lobby
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Alphabetical listing Augustine’s Grille – On site restaurant Azalea Rooms (A & B) – Floral Ballrooms Biscayne– Key Rooms (near Lobby) Cedar – Key Rooms (near Lobby) Citrus Foyer – Citrus Ballrooms corridor Executive Boardroom – in hall near lobby Floral Foyer – Floral Ballrooms cooridor Garden Room – Building behind Lobby Hibiscus – Floral Ballrooms Jasmine – Floral Ballrooms Key Rooms Foyer – Key Rooms corridor Largo – Key Rooms (near Lobby) Lemon – Citrus Ballrooms Lime – Citrus Ballrooms Longboat– Key Rooms (near Lobby) Magnolia – Floral Ballrooms Marathon– Key Rooms (near Lobby) Oleander A – Floral Ballrooms Oleander B – Floral Ballrooms Orange – Citrus Ballrooms
Palms Foyer – Palms Ballroom corridor Poolside Pavilion and Pool – behind Lobby Salon A – Palms Ballrooms (farthest from lobby)
Salon A/B Foyer– (farthest from lobby) Salon B – Palms Ballrooms (farthest from lobby) Salon C – Palms Ballrooms (farthest from lobby)
Salon D – Palms Ballrooms (farthest from lobby)
Salon E – Palms Ballrooms (farthest from lobby) Salon F – Palms Ballrooms (farthest from lobby) Salon G – Palms Ballrooms (farthest from lobby)
Salon H – Palms Ballrooms (farthest from lobby) Salon I – Palms Ballrooms (farthest from lobby) Siesta– Key Rooms (near Lobby)
Tangerine A – Citrus Ballrooms Tangerine B – Citrus Ballrooms
WEATHER/ADA NOTE: This hotel is spread out over a large area and is undergoing construction in various areas. The meeting rooms are on the same grounds, however, it could be a several minute walk from your room to the meeting rooms. If weather is bad or you are not able to walk the distance, you can call the hotel for a ride and they will pick you up in a golf cart. Give them ample time to get to you as there may be others needing rides at the same time. Hotel: 407-351-2420 141 142
Poster Demonstrations NOTES
All posters will be set up in Palms Ballroom Salon E
Agricultural Communications
Setup: Sunday 2 pm Viewing: Sunday – 2:30 pm till taken down
Agricultural Economics Viewing: Sunday – 2 pm – Tuesday 5 pm Presentations: Tuesday 10:15am - Noon
Agricultural Education Setup: Sunday Presentations: Monday – 7 am – 8 am Presentations: Tuesday – 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Agronomy Sunday – 1 pm – 4 pm
Authors present Sunday 1-3 pm
Viewing: Monday – 8 am – noon
Horticulture Set-Up: Sunday, 8:00 am –12:00 pm Viewing: Sunday noon - Monday 10:30 am Authors at Poster: Sunday, 1:00 - 2:30 pm even numbered posters Sunday, 2:30 - 4:00 pm odd numbered posters Students in Competition at Poster: Sunday, 1:00 - 2:30 pm even numbered posters Sunday, 2:30 - 4:00 pm odd numbered posters Take-down: Monday, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Rural Sociology
Setup: Monday Presentation: Tuesday – 8 am – 9:30 am
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ANNUAL RECEPTION Southern Association Sponsored by of
SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE Agricultural Scientists INSURANCE COMPANY
An affiliate of the following ten state Farm Bureaus:
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Randy Veach, President Future Meeting Dates & Locations P.O. Box 31, Little Rock, AR 72203-0031
Florida Farm Bureau Federation John Hodlick, President 2014 – Dallas, Texas (Feb 01-04) 5700 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608 2015 – Atlanta, Georgia (Jan 31-Feb 03) Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Zippy Duvall, President 2016 – Jacksonville, Florida (Feb 06-09) 1620 Bass Road, Macon, GA 31210
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation 2017 – Mobile, Alabama (Feb 04-07) Mark Haney, President P.O. Box 20700, Louisville, KY 40250-0700
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Ronald Anderson, President P.O. Box 95005, Baton Rouge, LA 70895-9005 SAAS website: www.saasinc.org Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Randy Knight, President 6311 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39215
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation Larry Wooten, President P.O. Box 27427, Raleigh, NC 27611-7427
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation David Winkles, President P.O. Box 754, Columbia, SC 29202
Texas Farm Bureau Kenneth Dierschke, President P.O. Box 2689, Waco, TX 76702-2389
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Wayne F. Pryor, President P.O. Box 27552, Richmond, VA 23261
Conference participants are encouraged to write and thank their state Federation for the support of the SAAS Social and Reception.