2026 Conference Agenda

Wednesday, January 14

TBD Board Meetings

Noon-1:00 Lunch

1:00-4:00 Board Meetings

4:00-5:00 Annual Business/Membership Meetings
(Cotton, Soybeans, Small Grains)

5:00-8:00 Opening Reception & Dinner (By Invitation only)

Thursday, January 15

7:00am-5:00pm Exhibition Hall Open

7:00 - 8:30am Registration Open - breakfast, networking, visit with Exhibitors

8:00 - 8:30am Welcome & General Session

• Global Commodity Market

  with Arlen Suderman from StoneX FInancial

9:00-9:30am Dealing with Deer with Dr. Cory Heaton from Clemson University and Brad Howard

9:30-10:00am Break - Visit with Exhibitors, Networking

10:00-11:15am General Session

• Strip Till - Secrets from a Georgia Farmer

  with Alex Harrell, soybean yield world record holder

11:15-12:00pm Keynote Session

• Future of Ag Trade, Geopolitics and food
  with Gregg Doud from The National Milk Producers Federation

Noon-1:00pm Lunch & visit with Exhibitors

1:00 - 1:30pm Concurrent Sessions

• Farm Beyond the Edge: Relay Cropping

• Farm Beyond the Edge: Cover Crops

1:30 - 1:40pm Session Transition

1:40 - 2:10pm Concurrent Sessions

• Grad Student Competition (1:40-2:40pm)

• Corn Annual Meeting

• Salt Water Intrusion

2:10-2:40pm Break - Visit with Exhibitors, Networking

(Grad Student Competition Continued 1:40 - 2:40pm)

2:40-3:30pm Keynote Session

• Future of Pesticides
  with Jeff Blackwood from CropLife America

3:30-4:00pm General Session

• Did we get it right in 2025? Extension Specialists Dissect the Year’s Top Challenges

4:00-4:10pm Break

4:10-5:30pm Production & Yield Awards Ceremony

5:30pm-6:30pm Exhibitor Reception & Networking

6:30pm Event Concludes