The National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice, Southern Soybean and Corn, Delta States Irrigation and the Southern Precision Ag Conferences will be held Jan. 27-28, 2025, at the Hilton Convention Center in East Memphis, Tenn.
The conference will mark the 28th year that University of Missouri, along with six other mid-south state universities, has co-sponsored these conferences. The four faculty from the University of Missouri are among the more than 59 presenters representing many agricultural disciplines and crops along with researchers from 10 universities across the U.S. There are also two farmers and a certified crop advisor from Missouri speaking.
Farmers will be able to choose from more than 115 different presentations over two days by researchers, farmers and certified crop advisors from 13 states across the southern U.S., and Washington, D.C. A total of 80 researchers, 22 mid-south farmers, 15 certified crop advisors and four VIP’s will be presenting their latest agricultural research.
Keynote speaker Jim Wiesemeyer contributes daily to Pro Farmer’s website and participates in Farm Journal’s Agri-Talk radio program. He will provide the latest information on agricultural policy and trade development. Wiesemeyer serves as a Washington analyst for Pro Farmer and Farm Journal.
In addition to the major crops, topics covered include soil health, regenerative agriculture, pest management, precision agriculture and irrigation. There are six roundtable breakout sessions to learn about soil testing and health, soil moisture sensors, drones and regenerative cotton. Certified crop advisors can choose from over 70 CEU courses in various disciplines.
“The conference is a gathering of the most knowledgeable researchers and specialists in the mid-states and mid-south states and highly productive farmers who produce cotton, rice, soybeans and corn,” said John LaRose Jr., steering committee chairman. “This conference has the reputation as being the number one place in the United States where all producers can learn the latest agriculture production methods and techniques being utilized by leading agriculture farmers, researchers and the ag industry. I encourage anyone involved or interested in agriculture to make plans to attend,”
The conference was first held in Little Rock, Ark. in 1998 and has been held yearly since. For abstracts of speakers, registration, or further information visit the NCTD website.