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Welcomes

THE U NIVERSITY of TENNESSEE. INSTITUTE of AGRICULTURE. SERA-IEG-6, NEC-17, & NCRA-13. to Nashville, TN Home of Country Music. John Wilkerson Interim Assistant Dean, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station Professor of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Welcomes

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  1. THEUNIVERSITYof TENNESSEE INSTITUTE of AGRICULTURE SERA-IEG-6, NEC-17, & NCRA-13 to Nashville, TN Home of Country Music John Wilkerson Interim Assistant Dean, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station Professor of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Knoxville, Tennessee Welcomes

  2. THEUNIVERSITYof TENNESSEE INSTITUTE of AGRICULTURE • College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources • College of Veterinary Medicine • Extension • Agricultural Experiment Station

  3. Seven Academic Departments • Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science • Plant Science • Entomology & Plant Pathology • Food Science • Animal Science • Agricultural Economics • Forestry, Wildlife, & Fisheries • 105 Faculty

  4. Seven Departments Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Plant Science Entomology & Plant Pathology Food Science Animal Science Agricultural Economics Forestry, Wildlife, & Fisheries Ten Research and Education Centers Ames Plantation West Tennessee Milan Highland Rim Middle Tennessee Dairy Plateau Forest Resources East Tennessee Greeneville SCIENTISTS

  5. Research and Education Center At Greeneville Highland Rim Research And Education Center Research and Education Center at Milan Dairy Research and Education Center Plateau Research And Education Center Middle Tennessee Research and Education Center Research and Education Center at Ames Plantation Research & Education Centers Forest Resources Research and Education Center East Tennessee Research and Education Center West Tennessee Research and Education Center

  6. CHANGE “Are we staying relevant with the current changes in agriculture?

  7. Changes in Agriculture: Farm Sizes in US USDA Agricultural Census 2002 (Summarized from Census Table 1) Growthin number of smalland largefarms Decreasein number of medium-sized farms

  8. Changes in Agriculture: Farms Sales in US USDA Agricultural Census 2002 (Summarized from Census Table 57) 150% >$500 Growthin % offarms withlowest or highest sales 100% Percent Change 1982 to 2002 50% <$2.5 0% $100-$499 $5.0-$9.9 $2.5-$4.9 $10-$24.9 Decreasein % of farms in middle categories. $25-$49.9 $50-$99.9 -50% Farm sales ($1,000)

  9. Changes in US Agriculture: % Sales by Sales Category USDA Agricultural Census 2002 (Summarized from Table 57) 60% % of US Farms % of US Sales 7.5% of farms 77% of sales 50% 40% 70% of farms 3% of sales Percentage 30% 20% 10% 0% <$1 $5-$9.9 >$1000 $50-$99 $25-$49 $10-24.9 $1-$2.49 $2.5-$4.9 $100-$249 $500-$999 $250-$499 Farm Sales Categories (x $1,000)

  10. Changes in TN Agriculture: % Sales by Sales Category USDA Agricultural Census 2002 (Summarized from Table 57) 30% % of TN Farms 4.5% of farms 73% of sales % of TN Sales 25% 20% 77% of farms 7% of sales Percentage 15% 10% 5% 0% <$1 $5-$9.9 >$1000 $50-$99 $25-$49 $10-24.9 $1-$2.49 $2.5-$4.9 $100-$249 $500-$999 $250-$499 Farm Sales Categories (x $1,000)

  11. SHAPING THEFUTURE GIVEN CHANGE • Predicting the Future • Anticipating the Future • Planning for the Future

  12. Shaping The Future Implies - Knowledge Of What The Future Holds DELIMMA ! THE FUTURE IS ALWAYS UNKNOWN

  13. Information Information Information Information Information Information TIME Information Predictions Of The Future Are Extrapolations Of Historical Information

  14. More certain than guessing about the future 0 Information Information Information Information Information Information TIME Information ∞

  15. From A Historical Perspective No Reason To Believe Soil, Plant, Byproduct, and Water Analyses Testing Will Not Continue To Play An Important Role In The Future

  16. Soil Science Plant Science Production Economics “All the easy problems have been solved, only the difficult ones remain.” …Thomas Klindt Problem Solution

  17. We have a We need a Discovery “Bench Science” Solutions • Missing Part  “Application” • System Level Challenge • Information  Decisions

  18. SOLUTION NEEDED

  19. Missing Part  “Application” • System Level Challenge • Information  Decisions We have a We need a Discovery “Bench Science” Solutions

  20. We have a We need a Discovery “Bench Science” Solutions Translational Research “Application of the Discovery”

  21. Translational Research NIH Definition: “Translational research includes two areas of translation. One is the process of applying discoveries generated during research in the laboratory, and in preclinical studies, to the development of trials and studies in humans. The second area of translation concerns research aimed at enhancing the adoption of best practices in the community.” • Application of Discovery • Adoption of Best Practices

  22. Translational Research Opportunities from an Engineering Prospective Development, integration, and implementation of new measurement technologies and methods for both laboratory and in-field measurements • What is the future for real-time field sensors and what role will they play? • Can we develop an on-farm protocol that will allow producers to define their own yield response functions using conventional production equipment ?

  23. “Old chemist never die, they just stop reacting.”.. by Richard Gouin     

  24. THEUNIVERSITYof TENNESSEE INSTITUTE of AGRICULTURE Welcome & Have a great meeting !

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