Program

Time	Tent 1	Tent 2	Tent 3	Ag Museum
8:00-9:00 a.m.	Tour A: No-Till Corn	Tour G: Crop Water Mgt.	Tour K: Hemp Production	Tour D: Pesticide Labels/History ESA
9:00-10:00 a.m.	Tour B: No-Till Cotton	Tour H: Cover Crops	Tour L: Ag Water Treatment	Tour A: No-Till Corn
10:00-11:00 a.m.	Tour C: No-Till Soybean	Tour I: Cover Crops Trends	Tour M: Transformation of AgResearch Centers Through ARP Funding	Tour F: ThryvOn Impacts
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Tour F: ThryvOn Impacts	Tour E: Herbicide-Resistant/Weed Mgt.	Tour J: Climate Smart Ag & Soil Health	Tour C: No-Till Soybean
12:00-1:00 p.m.	Tour D: Pesticide Labels/History ESA	Tour N: Soil Fertility Mgt.	Tour O: Soil Borne Soybean Diseases	Tour B: No-Till Cotton

Research Tours:

Tour A: No-Till Corn Production

Corn Production Using Broiler Litter
Shawn Hawkins
Professor
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering &
Soil Science

Utility of Biologicals in Corn
Justin Calhoun
Assistant Professor
Extension Soil & Cropping Systems Specialist
University of Missouri
Division of Plant Science & Technology

Foliar Diseases and Management in Corn
Heather Kelly
Professor
UT Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology

Nitrogen Application Timings in No-Till Dryland
Corn Production Systems
Nutifafa Adotey
Assistant Professor
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Tour B: No-Till Cotton Production

Cotton Agronomic Update
Bradley Wilson
Cotton Specialist
University of Missouri

Cotton Foliar Disease Update and Management
Amanda Strayer-Scherer
Extension Plant Pathologist
Auburn University

Addressing Compaction in Cotton
Tyson Raper
Associate Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Managing Nematodes in Cotton
Travis Faske
Professor
Extension Plant Pathologist
The University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture

Tour C: No-Till Soybean Production

Soybean Response to Planting Date
Jake McNeal
Assistant Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Desiccating Soybean
Jake McNeal
Assistant Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Foliar Diseases & Management in Soybean
Elias Zucheli
Graduate Research Assistant
UT Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology

Heather Kelly
Professor
UT Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology

Using A.I. to Detect Flower Abortion in Soybean
Avat Shekoofa
Associate Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Tour D: Update on Pesticide Labels and History of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Georgia’s Work on Pesticide Use Limitation Areas for Endangered Species

Kim Brown
Extension Specialist
University of Tennessee

Taylor Singleton
Assistant Professor
Extension Sustainability Specialist
University of Georgia

Tour E: Herbicide-Resistant Weed Management

Larry Steckel
Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Taylor Singleton
Assistant Professor
Extension Sustainability Specialist
University of Georgia

Tour F: Impacts of Thryvon Technology on Economically Important Insects in Cotton

Influence of ThryvOn on Spider Mites
Chase Floyd
Assistant Research Professor &
State Extension Crop Protection Specialist
University of Missouri

Damage Potential of Stink Bugs in ThryvOn Cotton
Nathan Arey
Graduate Research Assistant
UT Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology

Tobacco Thrips Resistance Update and ThryvOn Performance
Sebe Brown
Assistant Professor
UT Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology

Tour G: Crop Water Management

Outside of Disease Protection, What Other Benefits Can Xyway LFR Fungicide Help
Growers With?

Isha Poudel
Postdoctoral Fellow
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Avat Shekoofa
Associate Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

The Costs and Benefits of Cover Crops and No-Till in Irrigated Cotton

Carson Roberts
Assistant Professor & State Extension Specialist for
Forage Agronomy
Northern Missouri Research, Extension & Education
Center
University of Missouri

Drew Gholson
Assistant Professor & Extension Irrigation Specialist
Coordinator, National Center for Alluvial Aquifer
Research
Delta Research & Extension Center
Stoneville, MS

Irrigation Strategies for Corn and Soybean
Jake McNeal
Assistant Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Applying Irrigation Recommendations On-Farm
Brian Leib
Professor
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering &
Soil Science

Tour H: Cover Crops

Results from TN 2023 and 2024 Cover Crop Survey
Chris Boyer
Professor
UT Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics

The Southern Cover Crop Variety Trial: Identifying Top-Performing Species/Varieties Across a 10-State Region
Virginia Sykes
Associate Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Cover Crops and Soil Communities
Shelly Pate Kerns
Assistant Professor
Corn, Cotton, & Grain Sorghum Specialist
Louisiana State University

Cotton Water Dynamics and Cover Crop
Avat Shekoofa
Associate Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Tour I: Cover Crops: Current and Future Trends?

Trends in Cover Crops in TN and Future Directions?
Forbes Walker
Professor
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Policy, Economics, and Logistics of Winter Oil Seeds in Tennessee for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Aaron Smith
Professor
UT Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics

Agronomic Potential of Winter Oilseed Species/Varieties for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in the South

Lexie Worley
Graduate Research Assistant
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Virginia Sykes
Associate Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Tour J: Climate Smart Agriculture and Soil Health

Revitalizing Soil Health
Henry Sintim
Assistant Professor
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
University of Georgia – Tifton Campus

Cover Crops, Soil Health and Crop Yields

Rachel Wooliver
Research Scientist
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Sindhu Jagadamma
Associate Professor
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

42 Years of No-Tillage and Cover Cropping: Improved Soil Aeration and Resilience to Extreme Weather Events
Facundo Lussich Rachetti
Graduate Research Assistant
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Cover Crop Nitrogen Calculator
Resham Thapa
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Tennessee State University

Tour K: Hemp Production

Production Considerations to Consider Before Adventuring into Fiber Hemp
Mitchell Richmond
Assistant Professor
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Navigating Risk Management Strategies for Hemp Production
Aaron Smith
Associate Professor
UT Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics

Exploring the Potential of Industrial Hemp in Climate-Smart Tennessee Agriculture
Jashanjeet Dhaliwal
Post-Doc Research Associate
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Tour L: Ag Water Treatment: Navigating the Produce Safety Rule

Produce Safety Rule Update
Brooke Emery
Extension Assistant
Produce Safety
UT Department of Plant Sciences

Irrigation Water Disinfection
John R. Buchanan
Professor
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Tour M: The On-Going Transformation of UT AgResearch Centers Through American Rescue Funding

Introduction and Impacts at UT AgResearch and Education Center at Milan
Blake Brown
Research Center Director
UT AgResearch and Education Center at Milan

Financial Challenges of Maintaining Relevance at UT AgResearch and Educational Centers
Keith Carver
Senior Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice President
UT Institute of Agriculture

Breaking the Code – How to Access ARP Funds for UT AgResearch and Who Were the Players?
Hongwei Xin
Dean
UT AgResearch

Cooperative Partners are Imperative!
Charlie Hatcher
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Impacts on UT AgResearch Facilities
Hongwei Xin
Dean
UT AgResearch

Impacts on UT AgResearch Equipment
Barry Sims
Executive Director
UT AgResearch

Tour N: Soil Fertility Management

Liming Tennessee Soils and Lime Products
Robert Florence
Director
UT Soil, Plant & Pest Testing Center

Validation of Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilizer Recommendations for Soybean

Sydney Logwood
Graduate Research Assistant
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Nutifafa Adotey
Assistant Professor
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizers as Tool to Control Nitrogen Loss in Row Crop Production

Samuel Okai
Graduate Research Assistant
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Nutifafa Adotey
Assistant Professor
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Using Poultry Litter in Row Crops: Yield and Carbon Storage

Rahul Chandra
Graduate Research Assistant
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Shawn Hawkins
Professor
UT Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

Tour O: Soil Borne Soybean Diseases

Taproot Decline
Trey Price
Associate Professor
Louisiana State University AgCenter
Winsboro, LA

Red Crown Rot
Carl Bradley
Professor
University of Kentucky
Plant Pathology Department
Princeton, KY

Charcoal Rot Infested Field Could Affect Planting Date and Yield
Alemu Mengistu
Research Plant Pathologist
USDA-ARS Soybean Research Unit
Jackson, TN

Commercial Displays:

AgLaunch
Alliance Ag Equipment
Americot Cotton Seed
BASF
Bayer
Beck’s
Chandler Spreaders
Corteva Agriscience, Pioneer & PhytoGen
Farm Credit Mid-America
GreenPoint Ag
H&R Agri-Power
Holganix Midsouth
Inco Ag Irrigation & Drainage
Martin Industries LLC
Mid-South Ag Equipment
Primrose Oil Company, Inc
Purple Wave Auction
Rea Agri Service
Short Line Sales
Simmons Bank
Sustain Seed + Soil
Syngenta
Tennessee Farmers Cooperative
Tennessee Tractor, LLC
The KBH Corporation
Tri County Equipment
Tyson Foods Local Grain Services
UniSouth Genetics
Vantage Mid South
Wintersteiger

Educational Displays:

Center for Profitable Agriculture
Farmers for Soil Health
Gibson County Farm Service Agency
Kentucky Department of Ag
Tennessee AgrAbility
TARS – Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads
Tennessee Corn
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council
TDA Consumer & Industry Services
TDA Invasive Pests
Tennessee Forestry Association
Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Titan Ag, LLC
Union University
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA-NRCS
USDA Rainfall Simulator & Soil Health Trailer
UT AgResearch on CBS & Sustainable Aviation Fuels
UT Construction Science & Management Program (Dept
of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science)
UT Herbert College of Agriculture
UTIA AgResearch
UTIA Marketing & Communications
UT School of Natural Resources
UTM Alpha Gamma Rho
UTM College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital