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
Building 2
A: Ag Law Updates
Rusty Rumley, National Ag Law Center
Certified Crop Adviser Points: 1
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
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
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
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