Farming Systems Symposium info.

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Sun, 24 Sep 95 22:41:04 CDT

Papers - ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE
FARMING SYSTEMS
1- Bionomics: Economic Analysis and Agroecosystem Health - Emmanuel
Yiridoe, University of Guelph, Canada
2- Evaluating Sustainability of Four Cash Grain Farming Systems -
Raymond Forney, DuPont Agricultural Products; Steve Peters, Rodale
Institute; Ron Mulford, University of Maryland; and Mark Davis, Delaware
State University
3- Considerations in Developing and Conducting a Farming Systems
Economic Analysis: The Case of the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems
Trial - Richard Klemme, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Session G
Wednesday, November 8, 1995, 10:30 AM - Noon (90 Minutes);
Panel - Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Communities: Perspectives
from the Work of the Leopold Center's Human Systems Issue Team - Steve
Padgitt, Paul Lasley, Gayle Olsen, Roger Engelkes, Janel Curry Roper, and
Gordon Bultena, Iowa State University, Central College, and other

Workshop - Team Problem Solving II - Aaron Harp, University of Idaho; Rick
Exner, Iowa State University, and Tom Frantzen, Practical Farmers of Iowa

Papers - GENDER, CLASS, AND OTHER FACTORS IN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND
EXTENSION
1- Problematizing Participatory Development: Participation, Knowledge
and Gender in a NGO's Agriculture Extension Program - Steffanie Scott,
University of British Columbia, Canada
2- Extension's Outreach to Rural Women: Case Studies of Honduras -
Kathleen Colverson, State University of New York-Morrisville
3- Women's Community Reforestation Efforts in Burkina Faso - Joan
Zahler, Mennonite Central Committee, Burkina Faso
4- Class, Gender, Educational, and Commodity Differences in Ontario
Farmers' Views about Sustainability - Glen Filson, University of Guelph,
Canada

Session H
Wednesday, November 8, 1995, 1:30 - 3:30 PM (90 Minutes)
Demonstration - An Introduction to the Internet: World Wide Web (WWW)
Resources in Agriculture and Rural Communities - Gerard McKiernan, Iowa
State University

Workshop - Quality of Life in Sustainable Agriculture: an Open Discussion
for Agricultural Educators, Researchers, and Farmers - Rich Pirog, Leopold
Center, Iowa State University

Panel - Networking Among Independent Swine Producers: Practical
Applications of Social Science Research - Kendall Thu, E. Paul
Durrenberger, Randy Ziegenhorn, John McNutt, Grant Allison, and Steve
Padgitt, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and other

Papers - RESOURCE-CONSERVING TECHNOLOGIES AND MECHANIZATION OF
AGRICULTURE/MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN FARMING SYSTEMS
1- Farming Systems Research as a Tool for Successful Agricultural
Mechanization - Emilio de los Rios Ibarra, Mexico City, Mexico
2- Foundations of Controlling Erosion: Hydrological Processes under
Farming Systems Development - Anatoli Barabanov, VNIALMI, Russia
3- How Linkages Among Farming Systems and Communities Affect the
Potential of Productivity - Enhancing, Resource - Conserving Technologies
in the Tropics: the Case of Conservation Tillage in Mexico Olaf
Erenstein, CIMMYT, Mexico
4- Stream Quality Following Management-Intensive Grazing on
Southeastern Minnesota Streams - Karen Mumford, Laurie Sovell, and
Bruce Vondracek, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
5- Importance of Integrated Approach to Disease and Pest Management in
Farming Systems - P. B.Chatterjee, Ramakrishna Mission, India.

Poster Session
**note: the deadline for poster abstracts has been extended until
October 16, 1995.

(Farmers will be bringing posters of their farming systems to share)

Participatory Systems Tools (A "Tools Fair") - Ray William, Larry
Lev, et al., Oregon State University

Competitive Ability of Broad Bean Varieties Intercropped
with Maize in Central Mexico - C. Esquivel-Alvarez and
S. Guadarrama-Valentin, Univ. Auton. del Estado de Mexico

An Evaluation of the Competitive Ability of Maize and Broad Bean Varieties
in Intercropping - C. Esquivel-Alvarez, C. Martinez-Rueda, and S.
Guadarrama-Valentin, Univ. Auton. del Estado de Mexico

Reduction of Nutrient and Pesticide Losses Through the Application of
Polyacrylamide in Surface-Irrigated Crops Gary Bahr, Tim Stieber, and Kirk
Campbell, Idaho Department of Agriculture and University of Idaho

Producer-Initiated On-Farm Research: Collaborating With Those Most
Concerned in Integrated Agricultural Systems Victoria Mundy, Wyatt Fraas,
and Rose Mason, University of Nebraska and Center for Rural Affairs, Nebraska

Fallow Vegetation in the Tropics: An Opportunity for Sustainable Management
through Agroforestry - Patricia Negreros-Castillo, Marcelino Avila, and
Manuel Magana-Monforte, Iowa State University, Government of Belize, and
University of Yucatan, Mexico

Integration between Farms and Existing Household Areas: an
Interdisciplinary Study on Agroecology, Recycling Technology, and
Landscape Architecture - Karin Eksvard and Olof Thomsson, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences

Harford County Agriculture: Perspectives for the Urban Sector -
Robert D. Halman, University of Maryland Cooperative Extension
Service

Another View of Our World: Interest Groups' Perceptions of Land
Grant Universities' Agricultural and Natural Resources Research -
Lorna M. Butler, Mike Mtika, Jennifer Wilkins, Helene Murray, Larry Lev,
Lisa Gaines, Richard Carkner, and Richard Dick, Washington State University

Role of Direct Marketing in the Sustainability of Northern Californian
Small-Scale Farming Systems - Colehour Arden, University of
California-Davis

Evaluation of Beef Cattle Herd Management Software
Maria Fernandez and B.W. Woodward, University of Minnesota

Evaluating the Role of Domestic Birds on Small Farms
Laura B. DeLind, Stuart H. Gage, and M. Sean Clark, Michigan State University

Needs Assessment Using RRA - Ken Crawford and Evelyn Hurley, Massey
University, New Zealand

Complimentarity of Research-Extension Linkages of State Agricultural
Universities Towards Capacity-Building of Women Farmers in India -
Sumita Roy, Punjab Agricultural University, India

Additive Role of Rice-Fish Culture in Rainfed Fragile Ecosystem -
P.B. Chatterjee, Ramakrishna Mission, India

Appropriate Agricultural Approaches for Technology Transfer in the Bolivia
Highlands - Efrain A. Pozo, Iowa State University

On-Farm Research: Food and Animal Health and Management Center -
Neil V. Anderson, Kansas State University

GIS and Farming Systems - Paula Ford, University of Georgia
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Particulars
Registration
Registration fee for Linkages among Farming Systems and Communities is $75
if registered by October 15. After that date, the registration fee is $100.
The fee includes the Sunday night reception, lunch each day, the Tuesday
evening barbecue, and conference materials. A fee of $30 will be charged
for the Sunday tour.

The registration fee for students is $30 for the conference only or $55 for
the conference, lunch each day, and the Tuesday barbecue. Students and/or
guests may attend the Tuesday barbecue for $8 each.

Shuttle bus service between Ames and the Des Moines International Airport
is available for $30 roundtrip. Please provide your flight information on
the registration form if you want this service.

To register, please complete the registration form and mail it with your
payment to Carole Seifert, Iowa State University, Extended and Continuing
Education, 102 Scheman Building, Ames, Iowa 50011-1112. You may register
via FAX by dialing 515-294-6223 and transmitting a copy of the completed
registration form, including credit card billing information.

Location
The conference will be held at the Scheman Continuing Education Building,
located in the Iowa State Center. The four-building Center entertainment
and conference complex is located off Elwood Drive and south of Lincoln Way
in the southeast corner of the Iowa State University campus. From U.S.
Highway 30, take the Elwood Drive exit north to Center Drive. Free parking
is available near the Scheman Building.

Lodging
Blocks of rooms have been reserved for conference participants at the four
Ames hotels listed below. Free morning and evening shuttle service will be
provided between these hotels and the Scheman Building. Participants are
responsible for making their own lodging arrangements. Facilities will
hold rooms through October 5.

Please indicate on the registration form, if you will need daily shuttle
service and the hotel at which you will be staying. Other hotels are
available, but the shuttle will ONLY run from the facilities listed below.

Budgetel Inn 515-296-2500
Single/Double $55/night plus tax

Holiday Inn Gateway Center 515-292-8600
Single/Double $65/night plus tax

Ramada Inn 515-232-3410
Single/Double $60/night

Silver Saddle Motel 515-232-8363
Single $34 plus tax
Double $39 plus tax
Triple $44 plus tax

Students or participants traveling on limited budgets can check the box on
the registration panel to request information about special housing.

Financial assistance
Farmers/ranchers actively involved in farming may apply for a $60 subsidy.
Farmers/ranchers presenting a poster presentation are also eligible for a
$250 stipend/honorarium. If you are a farmer/producer and/or will be
presenting a poster during the conference, please check the appropriate
boxes on the registration form. Application forms will be sent to you with
your registration confirmation.

Messages
Messages during the conference may be left at 515-294-6222 or FAXed to
515-294-6223. Messages will be posted on a message board located on the
first floor lobby.

For More Information
To receive more information on program content, please contact Sue
Jarnagin at 515-292-6802 or Email s3.skj@iastate.edu.
If you have questions regarding registration, please contact
Carole Seifert at 515-294-1400.

... and justice for all
Iowa State University programs and policies are consistent with pertinent
federal and state laws and regulations on nondiscrimination regarding race,
color, national origin, religion, sex, age, and disability.

Registration form
1. Registration Information

First Name_____________________ Last Name__________________

Company/Affiliation________________________________________

E-Mail Address _____________________ Work Phone______________

FAX ______________________________ Home Phone _____________

Street Address _____________________________________________

City/State/Zip Code _________________________________________

County/Province _____________________ Country ________________

2. Fees
Registration:
____ Participant fee By 10/15/95 $ 75
____ Participant fee After 10/15/95 $ 100
____ Student fee, conference only $ 30
____ Student fee, with lunch each day and BBQ $ 55
____ Tour on Sunday $ 30
____ Student and/or guest for Tuesday barbecue $ 8
____ Shuttle service (complete 3. Travel below) $ 30
TOTAL ______

3. Transportation
____ I need shuttle service from Des Moines Airport to Ames.
Arrival Day and Time_______________________
Airline/Flight# ___________________________

Departure Day and Time+_______________________
Airline/Flight# ______________________________

____ I am driving.
____ I will be renting a car from the airport to the hotel.

4. METHOD OF PAYMENT
____ Check (Payable to Iowa State University)**
____ Visa ____ MasterCard ____ Discover

Cardholder Name ___________________________

Signature _____________________________

Exp. Date (Mo/Yr) ________________________

Card Number ____________________________
** $15 charge for all returned checks

5. SHUTTLE SERVICE
I will need daily shuttle service from my hotel.
Please check the hotel where you will be staying.
___Budgetel Inn
___Holiday Inn Gateway Center
___Ramada Inn
___Silver Saddle Motel

6. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
____ Please send me information about special housing.

____ Please send me information about the farmer/rancher subsidy.

____ I am a farmer/rancher who is making a poster presentation.
Please send me information about the stipend.

7. PROCEEDINGS
For those unable to attend the symposium, summary proceedings will
be available for $15 in the US and $25 for overseas mail ($20 to
Canada and Mexico). Please send a check, travellers check, or money
order in US dollars (no credit card orders) written to NCRCRD to:
Julie Stewart, 404 East Hall, ISU, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.

8. MAIL OR FAX
Please mail the completed form with fee to:
Carole Seifert
Iowa State University
Extended and Continuing Education
102 Scheman Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-1112
or FAX to 515-294-6223
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