WICS Conference 2022

November 30 - December 1
Lincoln, NE – Graduate Hotel

  • WICS Conference
    Dr. Mike Boehm, Vice Chancellor Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, opens up the first WICS Conference. Photo by Alisa Kushner
  • WICS Conference
    We had a great turn out!Photo by Alisa Kushner
  • WICS Conference
    Lots of time for Q & A's. Many issues were addressed. Photo by Alisa Kushner
  • WICS Conference
    Poster Session was a big success! Photo by Alisa Kushner

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Agenda

Day 1

9:00 AM Registration, Coffee, and Poster Setup

10:00 AM Welcome and Introduction

  • Welcome and IANR Hub overview – Mike Boehm
  • WICS Hub vision and introduction – Ron Yoder
  • WICS conference overview – Daren Redfearn and Daran Rudnick

10:30 AM Research Overview, Panel & Discussion

  • Opening comments and panel moderator - Archie Clutter
  • Research updates
  • Research Panel
    • Soil Health – Michael Kaiser
    • Water Quantity – Trenton Franz
    • Water Quality – Dan Snow
    • Digital/Precision Ag – Yeyin Shi
    • Integrated Cropping Systems – Nicolas Cafaro La Menza
    • Ag Econ – Taro Mieno
    • Crops/Livestock – Amy Schmidt
  • Collaboration Space - Informal open discussion with colleagues (break integrated)

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Teaching Overview, Panel & Discussion

  • Opening comments and panel moderator - Tiffany Heng-Moss
  • Teaching updates
  • Teaching- Facilitated Panel
    • Andrea Basche
    • Saleh Taghvaeian
    • Tamra Jackson-Ziems
    • Don Lee
    • Leah Sandall
  • Collaboration Space – Informal open discussion with colleagues (break integrated)

2:30 PM Extension Overview, Panel & Discussion

  • Opening comments and panel moderator - Charlie Stoltenow
    • Regional educator updates
      • Panhandle - John Thomas, Gary Stone, Karen DeBoer
      • Southwest – Chuck Burr, Samantha Daniel
      • Central – Sarah Sivits, Todd Whitney, Ron Seymour, Amy Timmerman
      • Northeast – Wayne Ohnesorg, Bruno Lena, Mitiku Mamo, Luan Oliveira, Nate Dorsey
      • Southeast – Jenny Rees, Steve Melvin, Gary Lesoing, Aaron Nygren, Nathan Mueller
  • Extension Panel – Specialist/Statewide Educator panel
    • Soil Health – Katja Koehler-Cole
    • Water Quantity – Xin Qiao
    • Water Quality – Troy Gilmore
    • Digital/Precision Ag – Andrew Little
    • Integrated Cropping Systems – Justin McMechan

4:00 PM Poster Session and Social

6:00 PM Dinner on own at local restaurants

Day 2

9:00am Welcome and Day 1 Recap - Daren Redfearn and Daran Rudnick

9:15am WICS Theme Group Discussions with Regional Integration

11:00am Conference Summary and Take-away, Looking Forward

11:30am Lunch (Free to go)

12:00pm Theme Group Planning Sessions

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