OSU-AGCO Hand Planter Workshop, January 16, 2014  Attending on line?  See below   Link WES WATKINS CENTER (parking North of the Center)

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Hand Planter Workshop (OSU, AGCO, CIMMYT, Drexel)
January 16, 2014, Stillwater, OK
Wes Watkins Center (corner of Hall of Fame and Washington)  Room 108
http://wwc.okstate.edu/ieo.aspx?page=70

Countries that attended included: Bangladesh, Burundi, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Nepal, Philippines, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, USA, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Hand Planter web site:  (http://nue.okstate.edu/Hand_Planter.htm)

8:00 – 8:05           Introductions, OSU and AGCO

8:05 – 8:15           AGCO update, Nyle Wollenhaupt

8:15 – 8:45           Rationale for developing the hand planter, regions hand planter will be used, Bill Raun

8:45 – 9:15           Design specifications, development, testing, constraints, assembly of the hand planter, drum and brush replacement, Randy Taylor

9:15 – 9:40           Current OSU planter results, Agronomic Evaluation, Bill Raun and Randy Taylor

9:40 – 10:00        Field trials, results documenting need, benefits of this approach, Joshua Ringer

10:00 – 10:15      Break

10:15 – 10:45      Drexel Low Cost Alternatives, Alex Moseson

10:45 – 11:10      Other markets; Wildlife Food Plots and Home Gardeners, All

11:10 – 11:40      Demonstration and testing of current OSU hand planter configurations, East of Wes Watkins Center, All

11:40 – 12:30      Lunch Provided by OSU, Wes Watkins Center

12:30 – 1:00        Strengths and weaknesses of present design, time and motion study, Randy Taylor

1:00 – 3:00           Open Discussion: Protocol for those receiving a Hand Planter, Farmer Survey, Field Trials to be Conducted, Data to be Collected, NGO-OSU Model for Distribution and Training, All

3:00                        Adjourn

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