2006 Seminar Series
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The Fall 2006 Center for Grassland Studies Seminar Series will be held 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the East Campus Union on the dates below. If you have questions, please call the Center office, 402-472-4101, or e-mail grassland@unl.edu. |
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8-22 |
Martin Massengale, UNL, Center for Grassland Studies, Introduction to the Seminar (for students taking for credit) |
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8-28 |
Martin Massengale, "The Land-Grant
University System" |
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9-11 |
Tim Arkebauer, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL, “Water Table Effects on Evapotranspiration in Sandhills Ecosystems” |
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9-18 |
Rob Mitchell, USDA-ARS, “Can You
Make Money Grazing Warm-season Grasses?” |
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9-25 |
Dave Sands, The Nebraska Land Trust,
“Conservation Easements: A Private Path to Permanent Protection” |
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10-2 |
Chelsey Wasem, Dept. of Entomology
(graduate student), UNL, “Evolution of a Biological Control System for
Japanese Beetles” |
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10-9* |
Rod Heitschmidt, Fort Keogh Livestock &
Range Research Lab, USDA-ARS, “Some Observations on the Ecology,
Economics, and Sustainability of Great Plains Rangeland Agriculture ” |
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10-16 |
No seminar (semester break) |
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10-23 |
Andrea Schwarz, Dept. of Animal
Science (senior student), UNL, will report on her undergraduate
research project: “The Effect of Brown midrib (BMR) Traits for Grazing
Beef Cattle” |
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10-30** |
John Hoffman, Hoffman Nursery, Rougemont,
NC, “20 Years of Grasses: A Niche in the Making” |
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11-6 |
Roch Gaussoin, Dept. of Agronomy and
Horticulture, UNL, “Turf Education in China” |
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11-13 |
No seminar |
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11-20 |
Craig Allen, Nebraska Cooperative
Fish and Wildlife Research Unit–USGS, “Relationship between Diversity
and Herbivore in Restored Grasslands” |
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11-27 |
CHANGE!! Pat Reece, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, UNL, is unable to be here. A video of his 2005 seminar titled “Drought- and Grazing- Induced Changes in Plant Communities on Semi-arid Grasslands” will be shown. |
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12-4 |
Robert Shearman, Dept. of Agronomy and
Horticulture, UNL, “Current Trends in Turfgrass Science in Turkey” |
** Co-sponsored by Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Refreshments will be available prior to each seminar, compliments of the Leu Foundation. Videotapes of these seminars and selected seminars from past series will be available for onsite viewing or checkout from 221 Keim Hall.
Above schedule is subject to change. Updates will be posted as they become available, so please check back.
