2026 West Tennessee Grain & Soybean Producers Conference
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Dyer County Fairgrounds - 296 James H Rice Rd, Dyersburg, TN, 38024
7:45 – Registration Opens
7:45 – 9:00 – Visit Sponsor Trade Show
9:00 – Welcome:
Dr. Aaron Smith
Professor & Interim Assistant Dean of UT Extension
9:00 – 9:50:
Building 1
Weed Management Before and After the Crop
Larry Steckel, Ph.D., Field Crop Weed Specialist, UT Extension
Private Applicator Points: 1
Commercial Applicator Points: 4 (1 in categories 1, 4, 10, 12)
Certified Crop Adviser Points: 1
Master Row Crop Points: 1 (Crop Management)
Building 2
A: Ag Law Updates
Rusty Rumley, National Ag Law Center
Certified Crop Adviser Points: 1
Master Row Crop Points: 1 (Farm & Financial Management)
9:50 – 10:00 – Visit Sponsor Trade Show
10:00 – 10:50:
Building 1
Tariffs, Trade, and the Shifting Landscape of Corn and Soybean Demand
Andrew Muhammad, Ph.D., Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy, UTIA
Aaron Smith, Ph.D., Professor & Interim Assistant Dean of UT Extension
Certified Crop Adviser Points: 1
Master Row Crop Points: 1 (Farm & Financial Management)
Building 2
A: Entomology and Pathology Essentials in a Down Grain Market
Sebe Brown, Ph.D., Field Crops Entomologist, UT Extension
Heather Kelly, Ph.D., Field Crops Pathologist, UT Extension
Private Applicator Points: 1
Commercial Applicator Points: 4 (1 in categories 1, 4, 10, 12)
Certified Crop Adviser Points: 1
Master Row Crop Points: 1 (Crop Management)
10:50 – 11:00 – Visit Sponsor Trade Show
11:00 – 12:00:
Building 1
Weather Outlook
Drew Lerner, World Weather, Inc.
Certified Crop Adviser Points: 1
Master Row Crop Points: 1 (Soil & Water Management)
12:00 – 12:20:
Tennessee Corn Update
Amy McNeil, Executive Director, TN Corn
2025 TN Top Soybean Yield Contest Winners
Stefan Maupin, Executive Director, TSPC
12:20 – 1:30 – Lunch in Building 2
2026 Cotton Focus:
February 19, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
West Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center
605 Airways Boulevard, Jackson, TN
2026 Sprayer Clinic:
Will NOT be held in 2026.
2026 Planter Clinic (Two Sessions):
February 18, 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
McNairy County Ag Event Center
851 High School Rd, Selmer, TN
February 19, 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Tosh Farms
55 Tosh Ln., Henry, TN
Join us for keynote speaker
Missy Baur
B&M Crop Consulting
Private Applicator Points: 3
Commercial Applicator Points: 16 (4 in categories 1, 4, 10, 12)
Certified Crop Adviser (CCA): 3 total (1–Integrated Pest Management, 1–Crop Management, 1–Precision Ag)
Master Row Crop: 2 total (1–Crop Management, 1- Equipment & Technologies)