2023 West Tennessee Grain & Soybean Producers Conference
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Dyer County Fairgrounds - 296 James H Rice Rd, Dyersburg, TN 38024
7:45 – 8:45
Registration
8:00-9:00
Visit Sponsor Trade Show
9:00-9:50
Building 1
Industry Update Roundtable
Nicky Burgess, Retail Marketing Manager, FMC
Dewain Riley, Sales Representative, Syngenta
Wes Rogers, Technical Agronomist, Bayer Crop Science
Greg Stapleton, Sr. Technical Service Representative, BASF
Suzannah Wiggins, Field Agronomist, Corteva Agriscience
Building 2
A-Alternative Fertilizers
Shawn Hawkins, Ph.D., P.E., Biosystems Engineering and Soil
Science Specialist, UT Extension
B-Weed Control Options for 2023
Larry Steckel, Ph.D., Weed Specialist, UT Extension
C-Evaluating the Economics of Grain Storage
Aaron Smith, Ph.D., Crop Marketing Specialist, UT Extension
9:50-10:00
Visit Sponsor Trade Show
10:00-10:50
Building 1
Overcoming Farm Labor Hurdles and Options
Lance Butler, Grants Program Manager, TN Labor & Work
force Development
Panelist
Freeman Brown, Crockett Gin, Maury City
Steve Little, Producer, Dyersburg
Denton Clay Parkins, Green Acres Farm, Milan
Building 2
A-Alternative Fertilizers
Shawn Hawkins, Ph.D., P.E., Biosystems Engineering and Soil
Science Specialist, UT Extension
B-Weed Control Options for 2023
Larry Steckel, Ph.D., Weed Specialist, UT Extension
C-Evaluating the Economics of Grain Storage
Aaron Smith, Ph.D., Crop Marketing Specialist, UT Extension
10:50-11:00 Visit Sponsor Trade Show
Building 1
11:00-11:45
2023 Agricultural Trade Outlook for the U.S. and Tennessee
Andrew Muhammad, Ph.D., Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy, UTIA
11:45-12:00
TN Corn Promotional Council Update
Carol Reed, Executive Director, TCPC
TN Soybean Promotion Board Update
2022 TN Top Soybean Yield Contest Winners
Stefan Maupin, Executive Director, TSPC
12:00-1:00 Lunch
(National Guard Armory)
1:15 Private Applicator Recertification and Training
Registration and Payment of $25 is required