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2026 Conference Agenda

Wednesday, January 14

8:30am Corn Growers Association of N.C. Board Meeting

10:00am N.C. Cotton Producers Association Board Meeting

1:00pm N.C. Soybean Producers Association Board Meeting

5:30-8:30 Opening Reception & Dinner (By Invitation and with RSVP only)

Thursday, January 15

7:00am-6:30pm Exhibition Hall Open - Exhibit Hall CDE

7:00 - 8:30am Registration Open - Breakfast, Networking, Visit with Exhibitors - Exhibit Hall CDE

8:00 - 9:00am Welcome & General Session - Exhibit Hall AB

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

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

10:00-11:15am General Session - Exhibit Hall AB

  • Strip Till - Secrets from a Georgia Farmer

    with Alex Harrell, soybean yield world record holder

11:15-12:00pm Keynote Session - Exhibit Hall AB

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

Noon-1:00pm Lunch & Visit with Exhibitors - Exhibit Hall CDE

1:00 - 1:30pm Concurrent Sessions

  • Farm Beyond the Edge: Relay Cropping with Rod Gurganus and Darren Armstrong - Emerald

  • Farm Beyond the Edge: Cover Crops with Austin Menker - Galleries 1-3

1:30 - 1:40pm Session Transition

1:40 - 2:10pm Concurrent Sessions

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

  • Corn Annual Meeting - Galleries 1-3

  • Salt Water Intrusion with Andrea Gibbs - Galleries 4-6

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

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

2:40-3:30pm Keynote Session - Exhibit Hall AB

3:30-4:00pm General Session - Exhibit Hall AB

  • 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 - Exhibit Hall AB

5:30pm-6:30pm Exhibitor Reception & Networking- Exhibit Hall CDE

6:30pm Event Concludes

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