2026 LATMC Presentations
Pre-Conference Workshop
- LACA Onboarding Presentation – Richard Griffing
- LDAF – Onboarding Presentation – Lyndon Leonards and Mike Strain
- Louisiana Farm Bureau Onboarding Presentation – Karl Wiggers
- LSU AgCenter Onboarding Presentation – Daniel Stephenson
- NAICC – Your Voice in Washington DC – Denise Wright
General Sessions
- 2026 Ray & Dorothy Young Graduate Student Award – Stephanie Ramos
- Cover Crop Selection and Management Strategies – James Hendrix
- Increased Use of Liberty Herbicide – Tom Barber
- Introduction of New LSU AgCenter Professionals – Mike Salassi
- Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation – Why Membership Matters – Richard Fontenot
- LSU – Leading Innovation – Mike Lee
- Navigating Economic Uncertainties in Farm Country – Brian Hilbun and Michael Deliberto
- Root-Knot and Reniform – Key Nematode Challenges for Louisiana Agriculture – Tristan Watson
- Wheat Variety Selection for Yield and Disease Resistance – Noah DeWitt
Emerging Technologies and Industry Updates
- ADAMA Herbicide and Fungicide Updates – Jason Meier and John Robertson
- BASF – Marc Grabert
- Connecting BAYER to the Grower – Kyle Fontenot
- The First Agricultural Intelligence Platform – Colin Raby
- Helena – Michael Kenty and Ryan Strong
- ICL Fertilizer – AJ Foster
- ICL Fertilizer Efficiency – Fertilization Strategies for Cotton Growers – AJ Foster
- KOCH – Cullen Minter
- KOCH – Rice – Cullen Minter
- Phytogen Update – Derek Scroggs
- Simplot – Ben Lawrence
- Superior AgriSprays – Chaz Hebert
- Syngenta – Trevor Newkirk
- Tiger-Sul – David Annis
Soybean
- High Yield Soybean Production – The Foundation – Bobby Golden
- Management of Redbanded Stink Bug Update – Jeff Davis
- Soybean Fungicides and Disease Management Update – Boyd Padgett and Trey Price
- Soybean Management On-Farm Strategies to Reduce Deer Damage and Optimizing In-Season Potassium Applications – David Moseley
- Utility of BOLT Technology in Louisiana Soybean Production – Donnie Miller
Sugarcane
- Billet Planting Research – Andre Gama
- Broflanilide and Imidacloprid Seed Treatments, Vantacor Adjuvant Evaluation – Hannah Penn
- Core Lab Procedures and Sample Results – Lance Weber and Craig DeGravelle
- New Industrial Gypsum By-Product Program for Louisiana Agriculture – Kenneth Gravios and Joey Breaux
- Plant Pathology Research Updates – Sugarcane Brown Stripe Disease – Krishna D Puri
- Ripener Research – Al Orgeron
- Sugarcane Brown Stripe, Yellow Leaf, Mosaic, and Yellow Canopy Syndrome – Andre Gama
- Sugarcane Fertility Update – Rich Johnson
- Sugarcane Herbicide and Weed Control Research – Matt Foster
- West Indian Canefly Yield Loss and Disease Vector Research – Blake Wilson