Virginia Crop Production Association
2024 Crop Summit
January 16, 17, & 18 (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday)
Doubletree by Hilton
1021 Koger Center Blvd
Richmond
Please Contact Angela Phillips at [email protected] or 540-820-3321
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Below is the January 2023 Crop Summit Program
as an example of the interesting topics and quality
speakers we strive for each year.
2024 Crop Summit
January 16, 17, & 18 (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday)
Doubletree by Hilton
1021 Koger Center Blvd
Richmond
Please Contact Angela Phillips at [email protected] or 540-820-3321
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Below is the January 2023 Crop Summit Program
as an example of the interesting topics and quality
speakers we strive for each year.
******Tuesday January 17, 2023******
4 Virginia Nutrient Management Credits Available
Certified Crop Advisors CEU's: 2 Nutrient Management
2 Crop Management
3 Soil & Water
1 Professional Development
8:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-10:20 Precision Farming Adoption: Who is Using What Technology and Why? Bruce Erickson, Purdue University
10:20-11:10 Documenting the Fertilizer Industry’s Efforts to meet Virginia’s Agricultural Nutrient Reduction Goals –
Mark Dubin, University of MD Extension
11:10-12:00 Moving Forward with Digital Agriculture in Your Business - Bruce Erickson, Purdue University
12:00-1:00 LUNCH
1:00-1:50 Purposeful Cover Cropping – How We Are Matching Cover Crops to Our Production Systems
Chris Lawrence, NRCS USDA, Paul Davis, Jamie Shenk, & Clay Lowe
1:50-2:40 Supply Chain Issues Affecting Farm Inputs – Brad Cook, BASF
2:40-2:55 Break
2:55-3:45 My Trip to See Argentina Agriculture-What is Similar & Different from Us? – Paul Davis
3:45-4:35 25 Years of Soybean Growth in Virginia – Reflections of Where We Have Been, Where We Are,
& Where We Are Going – Dr. David Holshouser, VA Tech Tidewater AREC
4:35-5:25 What I’ve Learned About Rolling Cover Crops: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly – Chris Lawrence, USDA NRCS, Robb Hinton
5:25-6:25 Social Hour
******Wednesday January 18, 2023******
Pesticide Recertification Day for Commercial & Private Applicators
Certified Crop Advisor CEU's: 6.5 Pest Management
1 Nutrient Management
1 Crop Management
7:30-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:20 Sprayer Technology ~ Where It Is & Where It Is Going – Marcus McDonald, James River Equipment
9:20-10:10 How to be Weed Free in 2023 – Dr. Michael Flessner, VA Tech
10:10-10:25 Break
10:25-11:15 Update on Diseases & Nematodes of Agronomic Significance in Virginia- Dr. David Langston, VA Tech Tidewater AREC
11:15-12:05 Cereal Aphids & Barley Yellow Dwarf Disease Management – Dr. Arash Rashed, VA Tech Southern Piedmont AREC
12:05-1:30 LUNCH VACPA Annual Business Meeting
1:30-2:20 Trust but Verify ~ Pesticide Regulation in Virginia - Liza Fleeson, VDACS
2:20-3:10 New Application Methods & Resistant Weed Update – Dr. Vijay Singh, VA Tech Eastern Shore AREC
3:10-3:30 Break
3:30-4:00 Hey County Agent- We Want Some More Pesticide Safety Stuff! - Scott Reiter, VCE Prince George County
4:00-4:50 The Use of Ariel Imagery to Apply Nitrogen in Winter Wheat- Dr. Joseph Oakes, VA Tech Eastern Virginia AREC
4:50-5:40 UAV’s in Agriculture: Current Status, Challenges, & Future Roadmaps – Dr. Abhilash Chandel, VA Tech
5:40-6:40 Social Hour
******Thursday January 19, 2023******
2 Virginia Nutrient Management Credits Available
Certified Crop Advisor CEU's: 2 Nutrient Management
1 Soil & Water
1 Crop Management
7:30-8:30 BREAKFAST – Joe Guthrie, Commissioner of VDACS
8:30-9:20 What’s the Right Corn N Rate? A Test Plot Can Teach You A Lot – Chris Lawrence, USDA NRCS, & Lydia Fitzgerald VA Tech/NRCS
9:20-10:10 Fertilizer Efficiency: Where to Focus Your Money with High Input Prices – Dr. Mark Reiter, Eastern Shore AREC
10:10-10:25 Break
10:25-11:15 Autonomous Application, Driving the Future of Ag – Mitch White, Raven Industries
11:15-12:05 Carbon Credit-What It Is, Where Is It Going, Ownership of the Credit – Nathan Platt, Carbon by Indigo Ag