Organization to Minimize Phosphorus Losses from Agriculture


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Modeling Phosphorus Transport in Agroecosystems:
Joining Users, Developers, and Scientists

Conference Schedule

Monday, July 31: Dinner, Reception and Poster Session 
3:00 - 6:00 pm Conference Registration
5:30 - 6:30 pm Dinner (included in registration)
6:30 - 6:45 Tommy Daniel, Univ. Arkansas - Welcoming remarks
6:45 - 7:30 Stirring up phosphorus and the public:  Cornell’s Lake Source Cooling project - Nelson G. Hairston, Jr., Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University - Keynote Speaker (abstract)
7:30 - 9:00 Cash bar, and poster session

Tuesday, August 1: Main Symposium
6:30 - 7:45 am Breakfast (included in registration)
7:50 - 8:00 Jerry Lemunyon, USDA-NRCS - Opening Remarks

End User Session: This session will highlight modeling needs and expectations from a model user's perspective.
8:00 - 8:20

A National Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices for Cropland

- Robert Kellogg, USDA-NRCS (abstract)
8:20 - 8:40 Terry Sobecki, US Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Sciences Branch
8:40 - 9:00 Jim Curatola, Upper Susquehanna Coalition
9:00 - 9:30 General Discussion
9:30 - 9:45 Break

Model Development Section:  This session will highlight history and the development of specific models and how they fit into a larger system of model needs and uses.
9:45 - 10:10 Modeling Phosphorus Dynamics in Watersheds with HSPF - Anthony S. Donigian, Jr. and Brian R. Bicknell; Aqua Terra Consultants (abstract)
10:10 - 10:35 The EPIC/APEX Phosphorus Component - Jimmy Williams, Texas A&M Univ.  (abstract)
10:35 - 11:00 SWAT Watershed Scale Phosphorus Process Modeling Capabilities - Jeff Arnold and Colleen Green, USDA-ARS (abstract)
11:00 - 11:25 Modeling Buffer Processes with the Riparian Ecosystem Management Model (REMM) - David Bosch, Richard Lowrance, Jennifer Gilbert, and Randy Williams, USDA-ARS (abstract)
11:25 - 12:00 General Discussion
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (included in registration)

P Researchers and Scientists Session: This session will highlight recent research results on specific P source or transport issues that may help improve existing models.
1:00 - 1:25 Complexities of P modelling at the Catchment Scale – Or Why Model P? Paul Quinn, University of New Castle  (abstract)
1:25 - 1:50 Uncertainty in Model Calibration, Validation, and Evaluation Data - R.D. Harmel, R.J. Cooper; R.M. Slade; R.L. Haney; and J.G. Arnold.  (abstract)
1:50 - 2:15 Quantifying the effects of phosphorus control BMPs using modeling and
model-based approaches - M.W. Gitau, Univ. Arkansas; W.J. Gburek, USDA-ARS; and T.L. Veith, USDA-ARS (abstract)
2:15 - 2:45 Impact of Real Watershed Hydrology on Modeling Phosphorus Transport - William J. Gburek, Tammo S. Steenhuis, and M. Todd Walter (abstract)
2:45 - 3:10 General discussion
3:10 - 3:25 Break
3:25 - 3:50 A New Model for Surface Application of Animal Manure and Manure Phosphorus Transformation and Loss in Runoff - Peter Vadas; Bil Gburek; Andrew Sharpley; Peter Kleinman; Philip Moore; and Miguel Cabrera (abstract)
3:50 - 4:15 An Alternative Subroutine for Modeling Inorganic Phosphorus Sorption and Desorption on Soils - Nathan Nelson, Kansas State Univ.  (abstract)
4:15 - 4:45 Mike White, Oklahoma State Univ, Dan Storm, Oklahoma State Univ., and Brian Haggard, Univ. Arkansas - Modeling Phosphorus Transport from Catchments using SWAT and an In-Stream Component.
4:45 - 5:10 General Discussion
5:10 - 5:40 Tom Sims, Univ. Delaware - Wrap-up and Feedback

Wednesday, August 2: Post-conference Field Tour
8:00 - 9:00 Introduction to the stops on the field tourDetails to be announced
9:00 - 5:00 Field tour: New York Phosphorus Problems and Solutions.  Tour of upstate New York with stops associated with New York Agriculture and phosphorus issues, including a visit to the Lake Source Cooling Project (Disscussed in the Keynote Address).
Evening Reception, wine/beer tasting and dinner at Ginny Lee, Wagner Winery

Contact Nathan Nelson with any questions on the conference or program