2025 West Tennessee Grain & Soybean Producers Conference
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Dyer County Fairgrounds - 296 James H Rice Rd, Dyersburg, TN, 38024
8:00 – 9:00 – Registration
8:00 – 9:00 – Visit Sponsor Trade Show
9:00 – Welcome:
Dr. Keith Carver
Senior Vice Chancellor/Senior Vice President, UTIA
9:00 – 9:50:
Building 1
Understanding the Endangered Species Act & Regulatory Label Changes
Taylor Randell Singleton, Ph.D., Extension Sustainability Specialist, University of Georgia
Building 2
A: Overview of Precision Ag Tech & Software
Jason Davis, Ph.D., Remote Sensing and Pesticide Application Extension Specialist, University of Arkansas Extension
B: Soybean and Wheat Response to Planting Date and Seeding Rate
Jake McNeal, Ph.D., Corn & Soybean Specialist, UT Extension
Tyson Raper, Ph.D., Cotton & Small Grains Specialist, UT Extension
9:50 – 10:00 – Visit Sponsor Trade Show
10:00 – 10:50:
Building 1
Identifying and Monetizing Agricultural Programs That Promote Conservation, Sustainability, Carbon, or Regenerative Ag
Aaron Smith, Ph.D., Crop Marketing Specialist, UT Extension
Building 2
A: Agronomics and Nitrogen Management in Corn
Jake McNeal, Ph.D., Corn & Soybean Specialist, UT Extension
Nutifafa Adotey, Ph.D., Soil & Nutrient Specialist, UT Extension
B: Let’s Talk Money
Logan Meeks, Ph.D, Farm Management Specialist, UT Extension
10:50 – 11:00 – Visit Sponsor Trade Show
11:00 – 12:00:
Building 1
What Is Driving Agriculture Now
Mike Pearson, This Week in Agribusiness Host, RFD-TV, Farm Progress America
12:00 – 12:20:
Tennessee Corn Update
Amy McNeil, Executive Director, TN Corn
2024 TN Top Soybean Yield Contest Winners
Stefan Maupin, Executive Director, TSPC
12:20 – 1:30 – Lunch in Building 2
2025 Cotton Focus:
February 11, 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
West Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center
605 Airways Boulevard, Jackson, TN
2025 Sprayer Clinic:
February 19, 7:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
McNairy County Ag Event Center
851 High School Road, Selmer, TN
8:00 – 9:15:
Utility of Spray Drones in Commercial Ag
Justin Skinner, West TN Agronomist, GreenPoint Ag
Jack Tearman, Chief Pilot, Henry Farmers Co-op
Lori Duncan, Ph.D., Row Crop Sustainability Specialist, UT Extension
9:15 – 9:30 – Break
9:30 – 12:00:
Maximizing Your Sprayer From A-Z
Thomas R. Butts, Ph.D, Extension Weed Scientist, Purdue University
Pre-register below by February 13!
2025 Planter Clinic:
February 21, 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Silver Oaks Farm
260 Alamo Highway, Trenton, TN
Join us for our keynote speaker: Missy Bauer with B&M Crop Consulting!
Pre-register below by February 13!