Thursday, September 18
7:30 AM Registration & Coffee
8:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
Tom Adams, President, Industrial Resources Council
8:30 AM PLENARY: Soil Science Basics
Dr. David Lindbo, Dept. of Soil Science, NCSU
9:00 AM PLENARY: Soil Science in Horticulture & Soil Blending
Dr. Bill Fonteno, Director, Horticultural Substrates Lab, NCSU
9:30 AM PLENARY: Overview of Industrial Byproducts in Soils
Elizabeth Olenbush, Industrial Resources Council
10:00 AM BREAK
Following the Plenary Sessions, sessions will be offered in two tracks.
TRACK 1 will focus on the use of industrial materials in traditional agricultural settings.
TRACK 2 will focus on the use of industrial material in horticulture, landscaping and urban land use.
10:30 AM TRACK 1: Development of Conservation Practice Standard for Gypsum
Dr. Ray Bryant, Pasture System & Watershed Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS
TRACK 2: Horticultural Mulch Certification Program
Dr. Bill Fonteno, Director, Horticultural Substrates Lab, NCSU
11:00 AM TRACK 1: FGD Gypsum in Land Application and Phosphorus Remediation
Dr. Allen Torbert, National Soil Dynamics Lab, USDA-ARS
TRACK 2: Forest Resources and Wood Waste Use in Horticulture
Dr. Brian Jackson, Horticultural Substrates Lab, NCSU
11:30 AM TRACK 1: Research Protocols Supporting Byproduct Utilization: A Foundry Sand Case Study
Dr. Rufus Chaney, Crop Systems & Global Change Lab, USDA-ARS
TRACK 2: Biochar Feedstocks and Processing
Justin Macialek , Dept. of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, NCSU
Noon LUNCH
12:30 PM LUNCHTIME PANEL: Obtaining Regulatory Approvals for Soils-Based Applications
Michael Scott, Deputy Director, Waste Mgt., NC Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources
Jon Risgaard, Supervisor, Non-Discharge Permitting Unit, Division of Water Resources, NCDENR
Danny Turner, Seed & Fertilizer Adminstrator, NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services
1:30 PM TRACK 1: Developing and Operating Land Application Programs in the Southeast
Dr. Elwood Black, Ph.D., E.D. Black/Advanced Residuals Management
TRACK 2: Stormwater BMP's
Dr. Deanna Osmond, Dept. of Soil Science, NCSU
2:00 PM TRACK 1: Suitability Study on Pulp Mill Byproducts as Soil Amendments
Dr. Greg Evanylo, Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences, Virginia Tech University
TRACK 2: Tire Chips as Septic Field Drainage Medium
John Sheerin, Rubber Manufacturers Association
2:30 PM TRACK 1: Land Application of Pulp Mill Alkaline Byproducts
Woody Graham, Domtar Corp.
TRACK 2: Substrate Materaisl for Rain Gardens
Dr. Helen Kraus, Department of Horticultural Science, NCSU
3:00 PM BREAK
3:30 PM TRACK 1: Steel Furnace Slag for Phosphorus Remediation
Dr. Chad Penn, Department of Plant & Soil Science, Oklahoma State University
TRACK 2: Introduction to Compost & Vermiculture
Rhonda Sherman, Dept. of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, NCSU
4:00 PM TRACK 1: Steel Furnace Slag in Agricultural Applications
John Yzenas, Edw. C. Levy Co.
TRACK 2: Vermicomposting Programs at a Pulp Mill
Saul Furstein, Georgia-Pacific Corp.
4:30 PM PLENARY: Workshop Wrap-up and Identification of Action Items
5:00 PM Adjourn for the Day
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