2022 MIDDLE TENNESSEE GRAIN CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, February 1st
UT Space Institute – Tullahoma, TN
UTSI Hallway – TRADE SHOW LOCATION
8:30-9:15 am Auditorium
Welcome to the Middle Tennessee Grain Conference
Bruce Steelman | Lincoln County Extension
Welcome & Update on Master Row Crop Producer
Rob Holland | Interim Assistant Dean, UT Extension
Wine & Spirits Industry / Utilizing Spent Grains & Local Sources
Kyle Hensley | TDA Business Consultant
Tennessee Corn Producers Board Update
Carol Reed | Executive Director
Tennessee Soybean Council Update
Park Wells | Executive Director
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
9:30-10:15 am Auditorium
Market Outlook and Payments for Carbon Credit
Dr. Aaron Smith | UT Crop Marketing Specialist
9:30-10:15 am Jacobs Conference Room
Controlling Mycotoxins & Diseases in Corn
Ms. Autumn McLaughlin | PhD Student, UT Plant Pathology
9:30-10:15 am Library
Grain Storage Economics: Bins vs. Bags
Tori Marshall | UT Area Farm Management Specialist
10:30-11:15 am Auditorium
Grass & Vine Control in Corn
Dicamba-Resistant Pigweed Management in Soybean
Dr. Larry Steckel | UT Weed Specialist
Delaney Foster | UT Graduate Research Assistant
10:30-11:15 am Jacobs Conference Room
Corn & Soybean Fertility Research & Resources
Dr. Nutifafa Adotey | UT Soil & Nutrient Management Specialist
10:30-11:15 am Library
Implementation of TN Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy
Forbes Walker | UT Environmental Soil Specialist
11:30-12:15 am Auditorium
Farm Transition Planning
Kevin Ferguson | Manage Coordinator
11:30-1:15pm LUNCH – “The View” Dining Hall | Visit Trade Show
{Sponsored by Tennessee Farmers Cooperative}
11:30-1:15 pm Auditorium
Fertilizer Market Update
GreenPoint Ag. | Crop Nutrient Representative
1:30 pm Auditorium: KEYNOTE
Futuristic Farming Technologies
Shannon Norwood | Precision Ag. Manager, Tri-Green Equip.
2:30 pm Auditorium
Dicamba & Paraquat Recertification ($25.00)
Pre-register for re-certification session in Trade Show
*Will immediately follow conclusion of Keynote in Auditorium*
2:30 pm Evaluations & Adjourn –
Please complete evaluation & leave it at our registration table. Don’t forget to pick up your Middle Tennessee Grain Conference toboggan and other materials on your way out. If you’re staying for re-certifications, please see info above & don’t forget to sign up for CCA or Commercial Applicator points (see below)
Certified Crop Advisor points
(CCA sign-up sheets will be posted in the Trade Show area)
Commercial Pesticide Application Re-certification points.
(CPA sign-up sheets will be posted in the Trade Show area)
