SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NCERA_OLD59 : Soil Organic Matter: Formation, Function and Management
- Period Covered: 10/01/2001 to 09/01/2002
- Date of Report: 12/06/2002
- Annual Meeting Dates: 09/16/2002 to 09/17/2002
Participants
Administrative Advisor: Dr. Gerald Miller, Iowa State University; Chair: Dr. Ron Turco, Purdue University; Secretary: Dr. Peter Motavalli, University of Missouri; Members in Attendance: Deborah Allan - Minnesota, Rhae Drijber - Nebraska, Peter Motavalli Missouri, Charles Rice Kansas, Ron Turco Indiana, Gerald Miller - Administrative Advisor; Additional members and federal representatives participating through conference call: David Bezdicek Washington, Jonathan Halvorson, USDA-ARS, William Horwath - California, Sigelinde Snapp Michigan, Michelle Wander - Illinois; Members Absent: Richard Dick Oregon, Serita Frey New Hampshire, Larry Halverson Iowa, Robin Harris Wisconsin, Laurie Osher - Maine, Robert Todd - North Dakota, Ray Weil Maryland; Guests: Gary Tibke - NRCS Micky Ransom - Kansas State University Ray Knighton - USDA-CSREES
The annual meeting of NCR-59 was held in Throckmorton Hall on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS on September 16-17, 2002.
Ron Turco, Chair of NCR-59, coordinated the meeting.
Dr. Turco called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM and each participant at the meeting introduced themselves.
The Chair then led a discussion on future joint projects of NCR-59:
7 Projects would need to be beneficial to mutual research programs and not unsupported add-ons;
7 Group should also consider writing joint research proposals to obtain research funds from funding sources, such as NRI, NSF and NIH;
7 Ideas for joint research:
- Biotechnology risk assessment and fate of crop residues from transgenic crops
- Transport of antibiotics from animal wastes
Environmental effects of dissolved organic C
Effects of climate and management on soil C sequestration
Focus on human health issues (e.g. dissolved organic C on chlorination, antibiotic
issues)
An update on collaboration between NCR-59 and the Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS) was discussed with Dr. Rice;
NCR-59 is co-sponsoring several symposium at the 2002 American Society of Agronomy Meetings:
7 Economics of Managing for Soil Quality chaired by Dr. Horwath - California;
7 Environmental Impact of Transgenic Crops on Soil Biological Processes and Functions chaired by Dr. Motavalli Missouri and Dr. Robert Kremer, USDA-ARS.
Dr. Turco announced the establishment of a list server for NCR-59 (send a message to NCR59-L@purdue.edu to send a message to the entire NCR-59 membership).
Members discussed requiring two-paragraph summary research reports for future NCR-59 meetings.
7 The first paragraph would be required and would be a research report of the individual NCR-59 member.
7 The second paragraph would be optional and would describe relevant research in the members state.
7 A list of publications and/or workshops that were NCR-59 related would also be prepared by each member for the report.
7 The reports will be included in the annual minutes.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the requirement for the summary research report. The motion was then approved unanimously by the members.
The host of each NCR-59 meeting will arrange for 2 3 presentations and a field trip on the first day of the meeting and then reserve the second day morning for business meeting. Meeting in June and July is preferred to facilitate participation of federal researchers.
Dr. Rice discussed the possible role of NCR-59 in the establishment of the International Carbon Network that is being targeted for scientists with limited resources. The executive committee for the project includes scientists from Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and Australia. The project would have paired sites with and without management in which several soil characteristics would be determined (e.g. soil organic C, bulk density, trace gas measurements, soil C fractions) with the objective of accumulating sufficient data for soil C and climate for modelling. Possible roles of NCR-59 are:
7 Develop reference sites in North America.
7 Have a limited role in guidance and training.
In a conference call with NCR-59 members, Ray Knighton (USDA-CSREES) reported on the state of federal programs, including proposed changes in NRI funding, the dissolution of the IFAFS program, and new integrated water quality research programs.
The conference call participants then discussed project ideas for joint research including methodologies to measure C sequestration, soil C at depth, decomposition of transgenic crop residues, environmental effects of dissolved organic C, mitigation of N2O. Dr. Wander stressed the importance of NCR-59 as a forum for technical discussions.
Group concluded that proposal development will be the future focus of NCR-59 and the list-serve and conference calls will be used to develop project ideas.
Group broke for lunch.
After lunch a presentation was given by Ed Brennan (Kansas State University) entitled Spatial Relationships of Selected Above- and Below-Ground Carbon in a Peten, Guatemala Tropical Forest.
After the presentation, the group visited Konza Prairie and was shown the extensive ongoing research studies at the site.
Day-2 September 17, 2002
The meeting got underway at 8:30 AM.
New Member at Large: Dr. Sieglinde Snapp was approved unanimously as Member-at-Large.
Dr. Micky Ransom (Kansas State University) gave a presentation on KSUs undergraduate agronomy curriculum
Dr. Gerald Miller gave a report on several issues:
7 NCR-59 on a 5-year schedule (Oct. 1, 2001 Sept. 31, 2006). Midterm review will be at the end of next year;
7 NC Region of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors web site (http://www.wisc.edu/ncra/) was modified to provide an interactive support site for regional committees and administrative advisors. The major change was the addition of the National Information Management and Support System (NIMMS) which can be accessed at: http://www.lgu.umd.edu/menu.cfm;
7 Dr. Serita Frey has changed to New Hampshire from Ohio; Ray Weil is new official representative from Maryland; and Dan Olk is a new federal participant from the USDA-ARS Soil Tilth Laboratory.
The minutes of the 2001 NCR-59 meeting were reviewed. A motion was made and seconded to approve the amended minutes. The motion was then approved unanimously by the members.
Dr. Rice then made a presentation updating members on CASMGS and a proposal to establish an International Consortium on Monitoring Greenhouse Gases. He also reported on the Kansas Coalition for Carbon Management (website: www.oznet.ksu.edu/kccm).
Next Year‘s Meeting Date and Site:
Columbia, Missouri. The date of the meeting was suggested to be during the middle week of July.
The executive committee for 2003 is: Peter Motavalli, chair; Serita Frey, secretary; Sieglinde Snapp, member-at-large; and Ron Turco, past-chair.
The members of NCR-59 thanked Ron Turco for his service as chair of this committee for 2002 and Chuck Rice for hosting the meeting at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
Ron Turco, Chair of NCR-59, coordinated the meeting.
Dr. Turco called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM and each participant at the meeting introduced themselves.
The Chair then led a discussion on future joint projects of NCR-59:
7 Projects would need to be beneficial to mutual research programs and not unsupported add-ons;
7 Group should also consider writing joint research proposals to obtain research funds from funding sources, such as NRI, NSF and NIH;
7 Ideas for joint research:
- Biotechnology risk assessment and fate of crop residues from transgenic crops
- Transport of antibiotics from animal wastes
Environmental effects of dissolved organic C
Effects of climate and management on soil C sequestration
Focus on human health issues (e.g. dissolved organic C on chlorination, antibiotic
issues)
An update on collaboration between NCR-59 and the Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS) was discussed with Dr. Rice;
NCR-59 is co-sponsoring several symposium at the 2002 American Society of Agronomy Meetings:
7 Economics of Managing for Soil Quality chaired by Dr. Horwath - California;
7 Environmental Impact of Transgenic Crops on Soil Biological Processes and Functions chaired by Dr. Motavalli Missouri and Dr. Robert Kremer, USDA-ARS.
Dr. Turco announced the establishment of a list server for NCR-59 (send a message to NCR59-L@purdue.edu to send a message to the entire NCR-59 membership).
Members discussed requiring two-paragraph summary research reports for future NCR-59 meetings.
7 The first paragraph would be required and would be a research report of the individual NCR-59 member.
7 The second paragraph would be optional and would describe relevant research in the members state.
7 A list of publications and/or workshops that were NCR-59 related would also be prepared by each member for the report.
7 The reports will be included in the annual minutes.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the requirement for the summary research report. The motion was then approved unanimously by the members.
The host of each NCR-59 meeting will arrange for 2 3 presentations and a field trip on the first day of the meeting and then reserve the second day morning for business meeting. Meeting in June and July is preferred to facilitate participation of federal researchers.
Dr. Rice discussed the possible role of NCR-59 in the establishment of the International Carbon Network that is being targeted for scientists with limited resources. The executive committee for the project includes scientists from Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and Australia. The project would have paired sites with and without management in which several soil characteristics would be determined (e.g. soil organic C, bulk density, trace gas measurements, soil C fractions) with the objective of accumulating sufficient data for soil C and climate for modelling. Possible roles of NCR-59 are:
7 Develop reference sites in North America.
7 Have a limited role in guidance and training.
In a conference call with NCR-59 members, Ray Knighton (USDA-CSREES) reported on the state of federal programs, including proposed changes in NRI funding, the dissolution of the IFAFS program, and new integrated water quality research programs.
The conference call participants then discussed project ideas for joint research including methodologies to measure C sequestration, soil C at depth, decomposition of transgenic crop residues, environmental effects of dissolved organic C, mitigation of N2O. Dr. Wander stressed the importance of NCR-59 as a forum for technical discussions.
Group concluded that proposal development will be the future focus of NCR-59 and the list-serve and conference calls will be used to develop project ideas.
Group broke for lunch.
After lunch a presentation was given by Ed Brennan (Kansas State University) entitled Spatial Relationships of Selected Above- and Below-Ground Carbon in a Peten, Guatemala Tropical Forest.
After the presentation, the group visited Konza Prairie and was shown the extensive ongoing research studies at the site.
Day-2 September 17, 2002
The meeting got underway at 8:30 AM.
New Member at Large: Dr. Sieglinde Snapp was approved unanimously as Member-at-Large.
Dr. Micky Ransom (Kansas State University) gave a presentation on KSUs undergraduate agronomy curriculum
Dr. Gerald Miller gave a report on several issues:
7 NCR-59 on a 5-year schedule (Oct. 1, 2001 Sept. 31, 2006). Midterm review will be at the end of next year;
7 NC Region of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors web site (http://www.wisc.edu/ncra/) was modified to provide an interactive support site for regional committees and administrative advisors. The major change was the addition of the National Information Management and Support System (NIMMS) which can be accessed at: http://www.lgu.umd.edu/menu.cfm;
7 Dr. Serita Frey has changed to New Hampshire from Ohio; Ray Weil is new official representative from Maryland; and Dan Olk is a new federal participant from the USDA-ARS Soil Tilth Laboratory.
The minutes of the 2001 NCR-59 meeting were reviewed. A motion was made and seconded to approve the amended minutes. The motion was then approved unanimously by the members.
Dr. Rice then made a presentation updating members on CASMGS and a proposal to establish an International Consortium on Monitoring Greenhouse Gases. He also reported on the Kansas Coalition for Carbon Management (website: www.oznet.ksu.edu/kccm).
Next Year‘s Meeting Date and Site:
Columbia, Missouri. The date of the meeting was suggested to be during the middle week of July.
The executive committee for 2003 is: Peter Motavalli, chair; Serita Frey, secretary; Sieglinde Snapp, member-at-large; and Ron Turco, past-chair.
The members of NCR-59 thanked Ron Turco for his service as chair of this committee for 2002 and Chuck Rice for hosting the meeting at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
[Minutes]
Accomplishments
Objective 3: 7 Planned two symposia for 2002 ASA annual meeting in Indianapolis
Objective 3: A soil quality website was designed by Michelle Wander and Susan Andrews and is located at http://129.186.1.36:8080/SoilQualityWebsite/home.htm (site location is in flux so may not be active). They requested that committee members send powerpoint presentations on soil quality and that members link to the site from their personal homepage. The site will also be linked to the official NCR website.
Objective 4: Interaction and discussion was conducted between NCR-59 members and the PI of the consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS).
An update on the collaboration between NCR-59 and the Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS) was presented by Chuck Rice.
Objective 3: A soil quality website was designed by Michelle Wander and Susan Andrews and is located at http://129.186.1.36:8080/SoilQualityWebsite/home.htm (site location is in flux so may not be active). They requested that committee members send powerpoint presentations on soil quality and that members link to the site from their personal homepage. The site will also be linked to the official NCR website.
Objective 4: Interaction and discussion was conducted between NCR-59 members and the PI of the consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS).
An update on the collaboration between NCR-59 and the Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS) was presented by Chuck Rice.