Conference Registration Desk Open

Table-top Displays Set-up

Posters Set Up

General Session #1

Moderator: Ben McKnight , TPPA President

"Welcome & Conference Introduction"

Ben McKnight, TPPA President

"Welcome"

Dr. Rick Avery, Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

“AI and it’s use in Texas Agriculture”

Dr. Juan Landivar, Texas A&M AgriLife Center Director, Corpus Christi, Texas

Break

“Overview of Biologicals in Texas Agriculture”

Rick Melnick, Chief Operating Office & Partner, DunhamTrimmer LLC

“Biologicals use in Pest Control”

Matthew Pyle, Biologicals Subject Matter Expert, FMC Corporation

“Biologicals use in Fertility”

Brian Arnall, Professor, Oklahoma State University

Lunch (on your own)

Consultant General Session

Moderator: Justin Chopelas

“A Crop Duster’s Perspective on Spraying with Drones (Year 2)"

Matthew Ashcraft, Owner, Aerial Application Services LLC, Hill County, Texas

“Drone Integration into Precision Agriculture”

Jeff Clack, Bestway Ag

Break

Poster Review - View Displays

Pest ID Contest

Barron Rector, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Chairman

General Session

New Technology & Chemistry (9 slots)

Moderator: Luke Etheredge, Bayer

Conference Registration Desk Open

Laws & Regulations - General Session

Moderator: Perry Cervantes

TDA Laws & Regulations

Concurrent Sessions

Fertility Management Session

Moderator: John Hoyle, Wilbur-Ellis

• 9:00 – 9:15 am “Thoughts on Non-Traditional Products”

Tony Provin, Professor and Extension Soil Chemist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station, TX

• 9:15 – 9:30 am “Optimizing Crop Nutrition: Harnessing Data with Climate FieldView”

Austin Todd, Lead Climate Enablement Specialist, Climate Corporation, China Spring, TX.

• 9:30 – 9:45 am “The Truth About Biologicals”

Nathan Burson, Wilbur Ellis Branded Products Territory Manager, Waco, TX.

• 9:45 – 10:00 am “ExactShot™ Liquid Fertilizer Dosing System for John Deere ExactEmerge™ Planters”

Michael Willberg, Precision Technology Specialist, United Ag & Turf, Temple, TX

• 10:00 – 10:15 am “The State of the Industry Report”

Gregory Griffin, National Fertilizer Director, Wilbur-Ellis Company, College Station, TX.

Horticulture / Turf Session

Moderator: Betsy Pierson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Break

Poster Review - View Displays

Concurrent Sessions

Grain Session

Moderator: Reagan Noland, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Pasture & Rangeland

Moderator: James Jackson, Alligare

Awards Luncheon & Business Meeting

(Included in registration fee)
Moderator: TPPA President Ben McKnight

Concurrent Sessions

Rice & Soybeans

Moderator: Cliff Mock, Ag Consultant

Cotton

Moderator: David Kerns, Texas A&M AgriLife