Symposium on tillage and Greenhouse gases

Can different tillage methods reduce Greenhouse gas emissions?

This issue will be dealt with at a one-day symposium for agricultural scientists, farmers, landcare and conservation groups, politicians and interested members of the public at the University of Queensland on Thursday, April 30, 1998.

Organised through the Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, the symposium at the Schonell Theatre on the St Lucia campus will feature two keynote speakers from the USA - Dr DC Reicosky from the USDA-ARS at Minnesota and Professor Rattan Lal from Ohio State University.

The symposium will examine the potential release of carbon dioxide from tillage and the potential of conservation tillage to mitigate the problem. Papers will cover the following subjects: soil organic matter and soil quality; tillage and soil degradation; tillage and carbon dioxide emission; conservation tillage and carbon sequestration as a sink for carbon dioxide; and adoption of conservation tillage practices.

For more information, contact Associate Professor Bing So or Dr Neal Menzies (telephone 07 3365 2888 or 07 3365 2059, facsimile 07 3365 1188, email h.so@mailbox.uq.edu.au or n.menzies@mailbox.uq.edu.au). Cost of registration is $35.