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Grass & Grain, March 16, 2010 Page 17 KSU agronomy department to be a part of $50 million research study Kansas State University change, Welch said. The for- what they are studying,” sure how plants will re- Dan Stanzione, deputy di- iPlant computer systems professor of agronomy mal name of the five-year said Welch, who is based in spond to climate change. rector of the Texas Ad- will be able to handle huge Steve Welch is helping lead effort is the Plant Science K-State´s Department of Will crops perform better or vanced Computing Center amounts of data and able to a group of life scientists and Cyberinfrastructure Collab- Agronomy. “We are work- worse? Will the same be at The University of Texas create computer displays in computer researchers who orative (PSCIC) program. ing to make that collabora- true of weeds? What about at Austin; and Matt Vaughn, easy-to-understand forms.” are attempting to solve one iPlant hosted workshops tion easier.” “This is an ex- plants in natural ecosys- specialist in computational In addition to the iPlant of the “grand challenges” in for researchers from the bio- citing area. We have some tems? And how do the an- genomics at Cold Spring working groups, Welch said, the plant sciences. The chal- logical and computational of the best people in the swers to these questions Harbor Laboratory, New the University of Arizona lenge is to predict how sciences that yielded the world working on these vary from place to place?” York. and University of Texas are plants will grow and devel- “grand challenge” questions projects,” said Welch, who Other K-State faculty “Plants are good systems building extensive software op based on their particular that iPlant would tackle, as is a systems agronomist working on the project are to work in, but genotype to systems to support the ef- genetic makeup and the var- well as the tools, strategies with K-State Research and Sanjoy Das, associate pro- phenotype issues go across fort. More information ious environments where and approaches needed to Extension. fessor in electrical and com- all biology. Our task is not about iPlant is available on they are found or planted. find answers to the ques- “In a world where the en- puter engineering and Doina to solve the problem but to the web at http://www.iplant Solving this problem re- tions. The particular iPlant vironment is undergoing Caragea, assistant professor develop computer support collaborative.org/. quires new computer soft- team involving Welch is the rapid change, predicting al- of computer science. to work on the problem,” ware and computational Genotypes to Phenotypes in tered plant responses is cen- Other leaders on the Welch said. “When finished, capabilities, including pow- Complex Environments tral to studies of plant adap- iPG2P team include Tom FARM EQUIPMENT erful tools to allow sci- (iPG2P) committee, which tation, ecological genomics, Brutnell, molecular geneti- entists around the globe to will help researchers study crop improvement, plant de- cist at the Boyce Thompson AUCTION collaborate on plant re- the relationship between velopment and more,” Institute; Doreen Ware, search. plant genotypes — the ge- Welch said. Crop improve- computational biologist SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 10 AM with the U.S. Department of 2800 S. 20th St., MANHATTAN, KS The principles of iPlant, netic makeup of particular ment activities could in- (Ashland Bottoms) a nearly $50 million project plants - and how those geno- volve impact areas from in- Agriculture´s Agricultural TRACTORS, COMBINE, funded by the National Sci- types interact and express ternational agriculture to Research Service; Dan IMPLEMENTS, TRUCKS, WAGON, ence Foundation, include themselves in various envi- biofuels. “In nature, individ- Kliebenstein, plant physiol- LOADER, TRAILER & MISC. See next week’s Grass & Grain or development of a cyberin- ronments. “One of the is- ual plants, like people, will ogist at University of Cali- go to www.ruckertrealty.com frastructure collaborative sues researchers face when have their own particular set fornia, Davis; Ruth Grene, for more information! effort and also to train the working on such a project is of genes,” Welch said. “One plant physiologist at Vir- SELLER: next generation of scientists simply understanding the of the questions is, what ginia Tech; Chris Myers, CURRIE FARMS in computational thinking vocabularies and viewpoints traits will a plant with spe- computational biologist at UNITED COUNTRY and to reinvent itself as the of other researchers in the cific genes develop given Cornell University; Steve RUCKERT REALTY & AUCTION needs of the scientific com- many different fields that different environments? For Goff, iPlant project director Jeff Ruckert, Auctioneer munity and technologies may have some bearing on example, we don´t know for at the University of Arizona; 785-565-8293 COMM. CATTLE AUCTION MANHATTAN CO.INC. EVERY FRIDAY 1-800-834-1029 Toll-Free STARTING 9:00 A.M. ON CULL COWS FOLLOWED BY STOCKER FEEDERS — 11:00 A.M. OFFICE PHONE 785-776-4815 • OWNERS MERVIN SEXTON & JOHN CLINE For our sale Friday, March 12. Steer and heifer calve R&R Suther Farm Westmoreland 1 blk cow 1015 @ 78.00 Kevin Stallbaumer Baileyville 7 blk 5-6 7-8 @ 960.00H suitable for grass were selling at fully steady prices. Bob Avery Olsburg 1 blk cow 985 @ 73.00 Harold McElfresh Emporia 3 blk 5 5-6 @ 875.00H Doug Berkley Vermillion 2 blk cows 1230 @ 63.50 Umscheid Farms Flush 2 blk 26@ 850.00H Stocker feeder cattle were in good demand at mostly Calvin Zimmerman Alta Vista 1 blk cow 1120 @ 61.00 Kevin Stallbaumer Baileyville 2 blk 8 7-8 @ 850.00H steady with several offerings carrying mud and extra Harold McElfresh Emporia 1 cow 1280 @ 58.50 Myron Feuerbarn Lawrence 4 blk 3-4 5-6 @ 850.00H flesh. Cull cows and bulls sold from steady to $3 Wickstrum Farms Westmoreland 1 blk cow 1460 @ 56.25 higher on the high dressing cows. Gary Becker Centralia 1 blk cow 1220 @ 55.75 Michael Dikeman Manhattan 1 blk cow 1935 @ 54.75 CONSIGNMENTS FOR MARCH 19 STEER CALVES — 425-550 LBS. Mueller Farms Hanover 1 blk cow 1190 @ 53.75 150 choice reputation blk heifers, weaned, shots, grass Renee Spellman Paxico 1 cross cow 1685 @ 53.75 Ted Anderson Manhattan 6 Angus strs 406 @ 125.50 condition, 550-650 lbs. Bush Brothers Allen 10 blk strs 517 @ 122.00 Orwin Havenstein Westmoreland 1 blk cow 1630 @ 53.25 Brad Becker Alta Vista 1 blk cow 1275 @ 51.75 150 black & bwf steers & heifers, grass condition, weaned FEEDER STEERS — 550-1,025 LBS. Duncan Farm Westmoreland 1 blk cow 1470 @ 51.50 & shots, 550-650 lbs. Terry Eberhard Peabody 11 blk strs 567 @ 128.00 Howard Rusch Trust Chapman 1 bwf cow 1140 @ 49.25 107 choice blk heifers, South Dakota origin, grass condi- Terry Eberhard Peabody 9 blk strs 585 @ 126.00 Bush Brothers Allen 1 blk cow 1200 @ 47.00 Kevin Boeckman Goff 7 blk bulls 587 @ 113.75 Travis Ross Blaine 1 cross cow 1160 @ 47.00 tion, longtime weaned, shots, 500-550 lbs. Kathleen Sinn Manhattan 6 blk strs 610 @ 113.25 Brian Koch Wamego 1 cross cow 1225 @ 42.25 75 choice blk steers & heifers, weaned, shots, 550-750 lbs. Terry Eberhard Peabody 15 blk strs 670 @ 112.50 60 black steers, 775-825 lbs. We had a light run of cows for our special cow sale Murrfield Farms McLouth 12 blk strs 659 @ 110.75 50 blk, bwf & rwf steers, 800-900 lbs. Bush Brothers Allen 7 blk strs 633 @ 107.00 held Wednesday, March 10 with the younger pairs Oleen Brothers Dwight 28 mix strs 767 @ 103.55 showing a very good demand. 48 black steers & heifers, weaned, 500-700 lbs. Kathleen Sinn Manhattan 7 bwf strs 702 @ 102.50 45 Hereford steers, 550-650 lbs. Murrfield Farms McLouth 29 blk strs 801 @ 101.85 COW/CALF PAIRS AGE 45 black steers & heifers, weaned, shots, 600-700 lbs. Murrfield Farms McLouth 14 blk strs 878 @ 95.75 Zabel Farms Westmoreland 5 blk 2 @ 1450.00H 40 choice black steers & heifers, 650-750 lbs. Kelly Farr Emporia 9 blk strs 865 @ 95.35 Zabel Farms Westmoreland 5 blk 2 @ 1400.00H Kelly Farr Emporia 13 blk strs 807 @ 96.00 Dennis/Jason Bernasek Topeka 5 blk 2 @ 1400.00H 39 blk & bwf heifers, weaned, poured, 625-675 lbs. Fred/Martha BiesenthalOnaga 8 herf strs 834 @ 94.00 Dennis/Jason bernasek Topeka 56 blk 2 @ 1375.00H 38 blk & bwf strs & hfrs, 2 rds shots, longtime weaned, Bill M. Miller Sr. Enterprise 6 mix strs 1024 @ 91.60 Dennis/Jason Bernasek Topeka 5 blk 2 @ 1350.00H bunk broke, 500-700 lbs. John Moeller Carbondale 8 blk 5 @ 1325.00H 32 blk steers, longtime weaned, all shots, 650-700 lbs. HEIFER CALVES — 450-550 LBS. John Moeller Carbondale 3 blk 5 @ 1300.00H Terry Eberhard Peabody 12 blk hfrs 523 @ 114.00 John Moeller Carbondale 6 blk 5-6 @ 1275.00H 30 fancy Hereford steers, 700-800 lbs. Kevin Boeckman Goff 8 blk hfrs 527 @ 113.75 John Moeller Carbondale 5 blk 5-6 @ 1250.00H 28 black steers & heifers, 450-500 lbs. Kathleen Sinn Manhattan 7 mix strs 546 @ 110.00 Justin Anderson Baldwin City 3 mix 5-8 @ 1250.00H 26 Longhorn bulls & heifers, fresh, never been roped, 350- Mark Meisinger Marion 7 blk hfrs 471 @ 109.00 John Moeller Carbondale 5 blk 4-6 @ 1200.00H Dennis/Jason Bernasek Topeka 4 blk 2 @ 1175.00H 550 lbs. FEEDER HEIFERS — 550-800 LBS. John Moeller Carbondale 6 blk 5-6 @ 1175.00H 26 crossbred bulls & heifers, 450-600 lbs. Terry Eberhard Peabody 16 blk hfrs 610 @ 104.00 Duane Davis Westmoreland 1 blk 5 @ 1175.00H 20 black steers & heifers, fall shots, 450-550 lbs.

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