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Hubert Savoy, Associate Professor Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Annual Performance Period: January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006 A. SUMMARY AND IMPACTS. 1. Summary. Provide an overall summary (500 words or less) of your accomplishments during the reporting period. Over 20,000 soil tests were conducted and fertilizer and lime recommendations provided to Tennessee farmers and home owners. University of Tennessee demonstrations, as well as those in other states, have shown that use of University recommendations usually results in a higher return on fertilizer dollars spent than those provided by private laboratories. Continuing education opportunities were made available to county agents, agri-business and others through work shops sponsored through the Tennessee Agricultural Production Association. Nutrient management training and updates were provided through written materials, and participation in work shops,county, state and regional meetings. State 4H activities were supported through organizing and participation in the state land judging contest. Leadership in educational opportunities was provided as chairman of the Tennessee Agricultural Production Association and the Southern Extension and Research Information Exchange Group on soil testing. High potassium levels in forage has been linked to animal health problems and so correct potassium fertilization is a more critical issue in forage production. Research was conducted, evaluating potassium and sulfur needs for the production of hybrid bermudagrass hay at Highland Rim Research and Education Center as part of a graduate student masters project. Nitrogen rate studies on tobacco were conducted at Highland Rim and fertigation studies at Highland Rim and Greenville. New instrumentation was purchased and installed at the soil test lab. Efforts to consolidate laboratory services at Nashville were completed in the form of the Soil, Plant, and Pest Center. 2. Impacts. List up to three significant impacts of your program. Impact statements should be one to three sentences and should be written in a way that would be meaningful to the public. 1. Economically sound lime and fertilizer recommendations were provided to Tennessee residents. 2. Implementation of new instrumentation and consolidation of laboratory services into the Soil, Plant and Pest Center positions the U. T. soil testing laboratory to more thoroughly and efficiently meet the diagnostic requirements of modern Tennessee agriculture. 3. Continued Education Training was provided to Tennessee Certified Crop Advisors and also,agricultural industry, regulatory and Extension personel. B. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS (EXTENSION, RESEARCH AND TEACHING). As applicable, list title, names of participants (PIs, Leaders, Co-PIs, Co-leaders, Collaborators etc.), project number, sponsor, your role ( leader/co-leader/collaborator) and your percent effort on the project as stated in the project description or document. 1. Potassium requirements for hybrid bermudagrass hay production. Hubert J. Savoy, leader (90 % effort)Debbie Joines, Richard Joost and Gary Bates, collaborators. Project R12 4310 027. Foundation for Agronomic Research. 2. Fertigation and Plasticulture in the production of burley and dark tobacco. funded through Philip Morris and U.S.Tobacco. 3. Nitrogen fertility for tobacco production. Hubert J. Savoy, leader (30% effort) C. INSTRUCTION, TEACHING AND EXTENSION EDUCATION. Detail credit and non-credit instruction and teaching activities. 1. College credit instruction. List courses in which you were an instructor or guest lecturer during the current calendar year. Include special topics, independent study and internship courses. Provide course number and title, your involvement, semester(s), credit hours and number of students. Please append a summary of teaching evaluations (student and/or peer) if this information is available.
2. Formal continuing education (certification programs, seminar series, in-service training, field days, faculty and/or staff training, journal club, etc.). Provide descriptive title of activity, your involvement, number of participants or students involved, number and duration of each session.
3. Extension presentations and workshops. Indicate title, type, and scope of presentation; number of times presented; attendance estimates. Include evidence of effectiveness (e.g. evaluation summaries) where applicable.
4. Public addresses to lay audiences (TV/radio presentations, service groups, etc.). Indicate title, type, scope of presentation; number of times presented; attendance estimates. Include evidence of effectiveness (e.g. evaluation summaries) where applicable.
5. Presentations at professional meetings, without published abstracts. List presenter, co-authors (if any), title, date and name of meeting (list scientific oral or poster presentations having published abstracts or proceedings at D5). 6. Student mentoring. Fill in the boxes to indicate number of students in each category.
7. Student or commodity club activities (e.g. club advisor, team competitions, honor or professional societies, etc.). List the club or group; your role with the club or group; and the activities, honors or awards received by this group under your mentorship. 8. Other instructional and teaching activities. D. PUBLICATIONS. List only publications that were published during the annual reporting period (for #8, submitted during reporting period). Format citations as typical and appropriate for outlet. If a co-author(s) is a student or was working under your direct supervision, place an asterisk after that person's name. 1. Refereed articles or refereed reviews appearing in peer-reviewed professional journals. 2. Book chapters or books. 3. Bulletins, reports, circulars, pamphlets, factsheets. 4. Popular press, trade, UTIA magazine or newsletter articles. Savoy, H. J. 2006. U. T. lab compares favorably with others. promotion of Soil, plant and pest center. Savoy, H. J. 2006. The Importance of soil testing. promotion of soil testing. Savoy, H. J. 2006. Fall soil testing recommended. news article promoting soil testing. 5. Abstracts from scientific or discipline meetings, papers from conference proceedings, etc. 6. Theses/Dissertations completed by students that you directed. 7. Other publications. 8. Articles submitted during the reporting period that are in review, in press or rejected. Please do not list articles in preparation. Savoy, H. J. 2006. Selecting the Right Nitrogen Source for Pasture and Hay. New publication to assist forage producers in selecting the right nitrogen fertilizer material. (in review) E. FUNDING. Format each entry as a citation, include as applicable: investigators (with percent effort shown on grant or contract document), title, source/agency. 1. Grant and contract proposals submitted but not awarded during this reporting period. Indicate date of submission and status (still pending, rejected). 2. Grants and contracts awarded during this reporting period. List inclusive period of support (start and end dates) and total amount of award. Buschermohle, M. J. (70%), J. B. Wilkerson (15%), H. J. Savoy (15%). Evaluating the Potential for Using Normalized Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI) ..... Cotton, Inc.. 1/1/07-12/31/07. $12,500. 3. Grants and contracts awarded in past years that continued into this reporting period. List inclusive period of support (start and end dates) and total amount of award. Savoy, H. J. (100%), G. Bates (%). Soil Fertility Requirements for Hybrid Bermudagrass Hay Production. Foundation for Agronomic Research. 6/1/02-12/31/06. $4,000. Leib, B. G. (40%), H. J. Savoy (35%), J. R. Buchanan (10%), H. Paul Denton (15%). Fertigation of Burley Tobacco: Reducing Fertilizer Input and Nitrosamine Levels. Philip Morris USA. 6/1/05-5/31/07. $91,079. Buschermohle, M. J. (25%), J. B. Wilkerson (5%), H. J. Savoy (10%). Evaluating the Potential for Using Normalized Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI) and/or Soil Electri. Cotton Inc. 1/1/06-12/31/06. $14,333. 4. Gifts. List recipients, donor, items or amount donated and dollar equivalent received during the reporting period. 5. Grant reports submitted. List authors, title, to whom submitted, date submitted. 6. Other (e.g. sales, royalties). F. OTHER CREATIVE ACTIVITIES.
G. SERVICE. List client outreach activities (both public and private sectors) and professional service.
H. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (meetings, workshops, classes, trips, etc.). List the event or activity, sponsor, duration of event and your role. 1. Plant Nutrient Management Conference, Olive Branch, MS, Oct 3-4.. participant I. PERSONNEL SUPERVISION. List the postdoctoral fellows, research associates, research assistants, technicians, extension associates, extension assistants, graduate assistants, undergraduate students, clerical personnel or others that you supervised during the year.
J. HONORS AND AWARDS. List honors and awards received during reporting period, including the name of the organization presenting the award. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||