Overview
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), along with Kansas State University, is hosting the 2008 North Central Regional Work Planning Conference on June 23-26 at the K-State Student Union in Manhattan, Kansas.
This conference is part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey program that work with the universities of the region, other federal agencies and the USDA-NRCS. The conference will feature speakers from universities and agencies in Kansas that have worked with NRCS on special projects involving topics such as nitrate movement, instrumentation to measure carbon insitu, estimation of Hydraulic Conductivity and etc.
This conference is part of the National Soil Survey Cooperative in working with the universities of the region and the USDA-NRCS. The conference will feature speakers from universities and agencies in Kansas that have worked with NRCS on special projects involving topics such as nitrate movement in the soil near the Dodge City water well field.
There will be multiple breakout sessions for Taxonomy, New Research, Research Needs, and Interpretations committees. These sessions will allow all participants to be involved in the committee of their choice.
A tour on Wednesday will include a drive through the beautiful Konza Prairie in the scenic Flint Hills of Kansas. The Konza Prairie is native grassland owned by the Nature Conservancy. During this tour, the group will also look at soil pits that are on a nearby ranch that are similar to the soils of the Konza Prairie.