Speaker List

Jay Akridge
Director of the Center for Food and Agricultural Business Center
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Mark Alley
W. G. Wysor Professor Emeritus
Virginia Tech
Larry Beard
Senior Agricultural Statistician
NASS
Fairfax, VA
Work Phone: 703-877-8000 Ext. 119
Larry.Beard@nass.usda.gov
James Camberato
Extension Soil Fertility Specialist
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Shaun Casteel
Assistant Professor
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Work Phone: 765-494-0895
scasteel@purdue.edu
Matt Darr
Assistant Professor
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Work Phone: 515-294-8545
darr@iastate.edu
Chris DiFonzo
Field Crops Extension Entomologist
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Work Phone: 517-353-5328
difonzo@msu.edu
Gebisa Ejeta
Professor
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Barry Fisher
State Agronomist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Indianapolis, IN
John Grove
Professor of Soil Science
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Work Phone: 859-257-5852
jgrove@uky.edu
Tamra Jackson
Extension Plant Pathologist
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Work Phone: 402-472-2559
tjackson3@unl.edu
Brad Joern
Professor of Agronomy
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Work Phone: (765) 494-9767
bjoern@purdue.edu
Bill Johnson
Assistant Professor of Weed Science
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Work Phone: (765) 494-4656
wgjohnso@purdue.edu
David Kissel
Professor of Soil Chemistry/Fertility
University of Georgia
Hans Kok
Coordinator
Indiana Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative
, IN
Work Phone: 208-596-2618
hanskokLLC@gmail.com
Christian Krupke
Assistant Professor of Entomology
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Work Phone: (765) 494-4912
ckrupke@purdue.edu
Chad Lee
Associate Professor of Extension
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Work Phone: 859.338.5500
cdlee2@uky.edu
Tracy Leskey
Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS
Kearneysville , WV
Work Phone: 304-725-3451 x329
Tracy.Leskey@ars.usda.gov
Mark Loux
Professor and Extension Specialist
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Work Phone: (614) 292-9081
loux.1@osu.edu
Antonio Mallarino
Professor of Agronomy
Iowa State University
, IA
Chuck Mansfield
Professional Agronomist
Purdue University
Vincennes , IN
Work Phone: 812-888-4311
cmansfield@purdue.edu
Robert Miller
ALP Technical Director
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Work Phone: (970) 686-5702
rmiller@lamar.colostate.edu
Lara Moody
Director of Stewardship Programs
The Fertilizer Institute
Washington, DC
Work Phone: 202-515-2721
lmoody@tfi.org
Robert Mullen
Director of Agronomy
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Seth Naeve
Extension Soybean Agronomist
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Work Phone: 612-625-4298
naeve002@umn.edu
Randall Nelson
Research Geneticist
USDA-ARS
, IL
Robert (Bob) Nielsen
Professor of Agronomy
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Work Phone: (765) 494-4802
rnielsen@purdue.edu
Ken Ostlie
Professor and Extension Entomologist
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Work Phone: 612-750-0993
Ostli001@umn.edu
Matt Pearson
Containment/Certification
Office of the Indiana State Chemist
West Lafayette, IN
Work Phone: 765-494-0579
pearsonm@purdue.edu
Tom Priddy
Agricultural Meteorologist
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Work Phone: 859-257-3000 x245
priddy@uky.edu
Harold Reetz
Agronomy Consultant
Reetz Agronomics, LLC
Monticello, IL
Work Phone: 217-762-2074
Harold.Reetz@ReetzAgronomics.com
Dave Robison
Agronomist
CISCO Seeds
Winona Lake, IN
Peter Scharf
Professor and Nutrient Management Specialist
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Work Phone: (573) 882-0777
scharfp@missouri.edu
Tony Vyn
Professor
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Hal Weiser
Soil Health Specialist
ND-NRCS

Kiersten Wise
Assistant Professor
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Work Phone: (765) 496-2170
kawise@purdue.edu