SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, DECEMBER 8TH
(All sessions and activities on Wednesday are limited to NCACA Consultant Members only)
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 Soil Biology Dr. Alan Franzleubbers NCSU
1:30 Response to Agricultural Production Dr. Alan Franzleubbers NCSU
2:00 Crop response to biological amendments, inoculants, and bio-stimulants Speaker TBD
2:30 Consultants Roundtable
3:00 BUSINESS MEETING
4:30 Adjourn
Thursday, December 9th
8:00 Welcome – John Burleson, NCACA President
8:15 Robert Etheridge: Mixon Seed
8:30 Scott Uzzell and Keith Waters: Coastal AgroBusiness
8:45 Matt Keefer: Bayer CropScience
9:00 Todd Rowe: Corteva
9:25 Kirk Bell: Waters Ag Labs
9:40 BREAK
EDUCATION SESSIONS:
10:00 NCSU Plant Science Initiative Adrian Percy NCSU
10:45 Consultant Involvement Sandy Stewart NCDA
11:15 Soybean Physiology Dr Bob Patterson NCSU
12:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 Brianne Reeves: BASF
1:15 Wen Carter: Amvac
1:30 Michael Jordan: FMC
EDUCATION SESSIONS:
2:00 Brown Stinkbug Biology and Insects in Sweet Potato Dr Anders Huseth NCSU
2:30 Management of Lygus Bug – Dominic Reisig NCSU
Hank Jones RHJ Ag Consulting – Winnsboro, Louisiana
Allen Hubers IMPACT Agronomics – Pantego, North Carolina
4:00 ADJOURN
5:30 Trade Show – Elks Lodge
6:30 NCACA Banquet
Friday, December 10th
9:00 Tom Pegram: Syngenta
9:15 Hal Blackmore: Marrone Bio
9:40 Greg Jackson: Brandt
9:55 Ben Arends: Ag Bitech
10:10 BREAK
EDUCATION SESSIONS:
10:30 Soil Fertility Dr Luke Gataboni NCSU Soil Science Ext
11:00 Phosphorus Studies Dr David Hardy NCDA Agronomic Division
11:30 Fertilizer – Efficiency of source, placement, and timing Speaker TBD
12:00 PM ADJOURN