Webinars
Upcoming Webinars
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Previous Webinars
| Adapting European Models of Miscanthus Production and Use to the Midwest |
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Hosted by: The AgrowKnowledge Alternative Energy for Agriculture Resource Team, Larry Thurow, Parkland College Presenter: Eric Rund
Many countries in Europe have been producing, and utilizing Miscanthus for biomass energy for more than ten years. Although they are looking at large power plant projects, there are many producers growing Miscanthus for use in their communities, farms and homes. We can adapt much of what they have learned to our farms in the Midwest. Eric Rund of RUND FARMS | INTERNATIONAL AGTIVITIES produces seed corn, food grade corn, and seed beans on 775 acres in East Central Illinois. The past three years his operation has been experimenting with biomass crops. Eric traveled to Europe last February to learn how farmers there are producing and marketing a highly productive perennial grass Miscanthus Giganteus. What he learned has changed his focus on how we and other Midwest farmers can participate in this new market.
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| Sex Selected Semen: Technology, Performance, and Impact on Agriculture |
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Hosted by: the AgrowKnowledge Agricultural Biotechnology Resource Team, Barry Pate, College of Southern Idaho Presenter: Ian Hildon
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| An Introduction to Wind Energy Development in Central Illinois |
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Hosted by: The AgrowKnowledge Alternative Energy for Agriculture Resource Team, Larry Thurow, Parkland College Presenter: Randall Lloyd
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| Introduction to Global Positioning Systems Webinar |
| Today’s high tech world is seeing the application of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in a multitude of ways from cell phones for driving directions to tracking the movement of equipment to auto-steer tractors. It is becoming essential that today’s society understand and know how to use GPS. The objective of the Introduction to GPS webinar is to help students understand the basic elements of GPS, GPS error, and methods for correcting GPS error. The first section will cover the basic elements of GPS which include how GPS determines location, what a GPS can measure, and the three segments of GPS (control, space, and user). The second section of the webinar will focus on types and causes of error in GPS determined location. The types of error that will be discussed include poor satellite visibility, atmospheric interference, and multipath error. The final section will discuss methods for correcting or minimizing GPS location error and will include some current products on the market that can minimize location error. At the conclusion of the webinar, the student will have a good understanding of GPS and its capabilities.
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| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
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CST Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have revolutionized our transportation systems, urban and rural planning, and agricultural management by making them more efficient. Additionally, most people have used a GIS, and do not even know it. For example, have you ever looked up driving directions online or used Google Earth to look at your house; if so, you have used a GIS. The objective of the Introduction to GIS webinar is to help students understand four basic areas of GIS including: what is GIS, object representation, data structure, and GIS capabilities. The object representation section will discuss how real world objects are represented as features in a GIS. Data structure will introduce vector and raster data, and how these data structure work. The GIS capabilities section will introduce different methods for analyzing and manipulating mapped (spatial) data such as querying data, creating buffer zones, and joining spatial data. At the conclusion of the webinar, the student will have a good understand of GIS and its capabilities. |
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A course in geospatial data collection is being developed by AgrowKnowledge as a resource for colleges to teach important skills creating geospatial projects. Skills such as use of GPS for field collection, development of map features and data attributes, project development, and creation of descriptive maps to visualize collected data are included within this course. This webinar will review the objectives of the course; discuss in detail each unit within the course and its learning activities; and encourage feedback on distribution and dissemination of the materials. |
Crop Management Zones
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Central Learn how SMS precision agriculture software is used by farmers and agronomists to make management decisions. During this webinar you will see the “easy to use” features and powerful ‘analytical” capabilities of this software package. |
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Presenter: Michael Vos, Ag Leader |
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Central Holland Scientific is the recognized as a world leader in active light reflectance crop sensing technology. Learn the basics of this new technology and of second-generation active light reflectance sensor products. |
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Presenter: Kelly Kopsa, Ag Leader |
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