35th Annual Texas Plant Protection Conference

 

December 5, 2023

 

7:30 am – 5 pm
Conference Registration Desk Open

 

7:30 – 8:30 am
Table-top Displays Set-up

 

7:30 – 8:30 am
Posters Set Up

 

9:00 am – 12:00 noon
General Session #1
Moderator: Greg Steele, TPPA President

 

9:00 - 9:15 am
Welcome & Conference Introduction – Greg Steele, TPPA President

 

9:15 – 9:30 am
Welcome - Dr. Cliff Lamb, Director Texas A&M AgriLife Research

 

9:30 – 10:00 am
"Update on New Farm Bill and the Impact on Texas Agriculture"
Joe Outlaw, Regents Fellow, Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M University

 

10:00 – 10:30 am
Break- Visit Displays and Posters

 

10:30 – 11:00 am
“Crop Insurance: Safety Net Linked to the Farm Program”,
Jacob Little, Agent/Owner, Crop & Range Insurance Services, Hillsboro, Texas

 

11:00 – 11:30 am
“Digital Farming Solutions for Today and the Future”,
LeAnna Guerin, Data Director of Digital Farming Solutions, Bayer Crop Science, St. Louis MO

 

11:30 – 12:00 noon
“The Endangered Species Act’s Impact on Pesticide Labeling” “Why you should be paying attention to this issue”,
Todd Baughman, Professor and Weed Scientist, Oklahoma State University

 

12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
Lunch (on your own)

 

1: 30 pm – 2:30 pm
Consultant General Session
Justin Chopelas

 

1:30 – 2:00 pm
“Drones use in Agriculture”,
Arthur Erickson, CEO, Hylio, Inc.

 

2:00– 2:30 PM
“Using Spray Drones in Central Texas”,
Matt Ashcraft, Hillsboro, TX

 

2:30 – 3:00pm
Break ---Poster Review - View Displays

 

3:00– 3:30 pm
Pest ID Contest
Barron Rector, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Chairman

 

3:30 - 5:00 pm
General Session

 

New Technology & Chemistry (9 slots)
Moderator: Sam Rustom, FMC, sam.rustom@fmc.com

 

 

December 6, 2023

 

7:30 am – 2 pm
Conference Registration Desk Open

 

Laws & Regulations - General Session
Moderator: Perry Cervantes

 

8:00 – 8:30 am
TDA Laws & Regulations

 

8:30 - 9:00 am
Laws and Regulations for Ag Spray Drones

 

9:00 –10:15am
Concurrent Sessions

 

Fertility Management Session
Moderator: Nathan Hlavinka, American Plant Food Corp.,nhlavinka@americanplantfood.com

 

Horticulture / Turf Session
Moderator: Betsy Pierson, Texas A & M University, eapierson@tamu.edu

 

10:15– 10:45
Break -Poster Review - View Displays

 

10:45 – 12:00 noon
Concurrent Sessions

 

Grain Session
Moderator: Reagan Noland, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, reagan.noland@ag.tamu.edu

 

Pasture & Rangeland
Moderator: James Jackson, Alligare , james.jackson@alligare.com

 

12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
Awards Luncheon & Business Meeting-
(Included in registration fee) Moderator, TPPA President Greg Steele

 

1:30 – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions

 

Water & Irrigation Management
Moderator: Dana Porter, Texas A&M AgriLife, d-porter@tamu.edu

 

Cotton
Moderator: David Kerns, Texas A&M AgriLife, david.kerns@ag.tamu.edu

 

3:00 pm Adjourn