April 20-22, 1994
Sheraton Plaza Hotel
Orlando, Florida
sponsored by:
University of Florida
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
co-sponsored by:
Soil and Water Division
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Florida Section of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Introduction
This national conference will highlight state-of-the-art
technology for sustaining an environmentally sound and productive
agricultural industry in the urbanizing United States. Awareness
of and sensitivity to the world's environmental problems are
forcing society, including the agricultural sector, to
re-evaluate its current modes of operation. Growers as well as
environmentalists and government agencies need to implement and
promote management practices which enhance environmental
preservation while maintaining an adequate food supply and the
economic vitality of agriculture. Much of the necessary
information is available and needs to be integrated into a
useable form in order to solve many of the environmental problems
facing agriculture today.
Who should attend
Everyone interested in agriculture and its impact on the
environment is invited to participate. Those in government
agencies responsible for research, resource management, water
quality implementation, and regulatory programs are strongly
encouraged to attend. The conference should be particularly
useful to agricultural research and extension specialists and
natural resource regulatory agencies' staff. Growers,
grower-association staff, and agricultural consultants as well as
environmentalists, consumer groups and news-media representatives
wishing to learn more about environmentally sound agriculture
also will greatly benefit by participating.
Program Summary
The two-day conference program will consist of two morning
general sessions with invited keynote speakers and eighteen
concurrent sessions with over one hundred technical
presentations. The concurrent sessions are intended to allow
individuals with interest in a specific commodity or
environmental issue to interact for greater in-depth coverage.
There will be two types of paper presentations at the conference:
1) lecture presentations, the traditional presentation form, and
2) poster presentations, for more personal interaction. Because
of the number of presentations, only the general sessions and a
summary of the concurrent sessions are described in this program.
Wednesday, April 20
p.m.
4:00 Registration
7:00 Reception
Thursday, April 21
a.m.
7:00 Registration
8:00 General Session:
Welcome and opening remarks
Environmental Issues and Agriculture
The Honorable Al Gore, Vice President of the United
States (invited)
NAFTA and its Impact on Agriculture
Dean Kleckner, President of American Farm Bureau, Park
Ridge, Illinois
Research Needs in Agro-ecology for the 22nd Century
Dr. John W. Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, Archbold
Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida
10:00 Break
10:30 Concurrent Sessions:
1. Sustainable Agriculture: Resource Management Strategies
2. Agricultural Management Systems: Nutrients
3. Agricultural Management Systems: Point Source Management
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
p.m.
1:30 Concurrent Sessions
1. Sustainable Agriculture: Management System Technologies
2. Agricultural Management Systems: Erosion Control
3. Waste Management and Regulatory Issues
3:00 Break
3:30 Concurrent Sessions
1. Sustainable Agriculture: Information Systems and Education
2. Agricultural Management Systems: Soil and Water
3. Agricultural Management Systems: Nutrients
5:00 Adjourn
Friday, April 22
a.m.
7:30 Registration
8:00 General Session:
Agriculture and the Environment
The Honorable Michael Espy, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
(invited)
Sustainable Agriculture
Dr. J. Patrick Madden, Associate Director, USDA
Sustainable Agriculture Program, Glendale, California
Everglades Restoration
Robert H. Buker, Jr., Senior Vice President, Corporate
Affairs, U.S. Sugar Corporation, Clewiston, Florida
10:00 Break
10:30 Concurrent Sessions:
1. Animal Waste Management: Dairies
2. Urban/Agricultural Interface: General
3. Sustainable Agriculture: Management System Technologies
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
p.m.
1:30 Concurrent Sessions
1. Animal Waste Management: Waste Utilization
2. Urban/Agricultural Interface: Waste Utilization
3. Sustainable Agriculture: General
3:00 Break
3:30 Concurrent Sessions
1. Animal Waste Management: General
2. Wetland Treatment Systems
3. Agricultural Management Systems: Soil and Water
5:00 Adjourn
Proceedings
The published proceedings will be distributed to all
registered participants at the conference. All presentations
will be represented by a paper in the proceedings.
Exhibitors
You can exhibit your company's products and services to
practitioners and technical professionals working in
environmentally sound agriculture. The exhibit fee is $350 and
includes one registration to the conference for a member of your
corporation and a full conference attendee list. Contact Ken
Campbell for additional details.
Accommodations information
The conference will be held at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel
located at Sand Lake Road and U.S. 441, Orlando, Florida. A
conference rate of $75.00 per night for a single or a double room
is available, but reservations must be made prior to March 19,
1994 to guarantee availability. To make reservations call the
hotel directly at 407-859-1500 or 800-231-7883 and tell the hotel
that you are attending the Second Environmentally Sound
Agriculture Conference to ensure the special rate. The hotel is
located adjacent to a large shopping mall midway between Orlando
International Airport and the Walt Disney World Resort area.
Convenient connections to all area tourist attractions are
available.
Transportation information
Delta Airlines, in cooperation with the University of
Florida, IFAS is offering special rates to the meeting. To take
advantage of these discounts, please call Delta at 1-800-241-6760
and reference file number XA0998.
Budget Rent-a-Car is offering a discounted rate to people
attending the conference. Please call 1-800-772-3773 for
reservations and reference the rate ID numbers VKR5/SESA. Budget
has rental locations both at the airport and at the conference
hotel, whichever best suits your travel plans.
Mears Motor Shuttle is offering a coupon for $2 off the
regular round trip price of $19 for transportation from the
airport to the Sheraton Plaza Hotel and return. Go to the Mears
Motor Shuttle Booth located outside the airport baggage claim
area for a ticket.
Additional information
For additional information about the conference program, please
contact:
Kenneth L. Campbell
Agricultural Engineering Department
University of Florida
PO Box 110570
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
Phone: 904-392-8534
Fax: 904-392-4092
Internet: klc@agen.ufl.edu
or
Wendy D. Graham
Agricultural Engineering Department
University of Florida
PO Box 110570
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
Phone: 904-392-9113
Fax: 904-392-4092
Internet: graham@agen.ufl.edu
For registration information contact:
Pat Neilson
Office of Conferences
University of Florida
PO Box 110750
Gainesville, FL 32611-0750
Phone: 904-392-5930
Fax: 904-392-9734
REGISTRATION FORM
Second Environmentally Sound Agriculture Conference
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