7:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

Beverage Service and Light Breakfast

 8:00 Welcome & Introductions

Speakers: University of Florida Dean: Elaine Turner & Cover Crops Council Chairs

 8:45 Breakout Session One

Regional BMPs for Cover Crops in Row Crops

Moderator: Virginia Sykes

Speakers: Annie Dee, Nathan Lowder, Keith Scoggins, Soil Health Institute Representative

          Regional BMPs for Cover Crops in Grazing Systems

Moderator: David LaMay

Speakers: Dr. Leanne Dillard, Lauren Jorgenson, Phillip Brown

Regional BMPs for Cover Crops in Specialty Crops and Beyond

Moderator: Mark Bailey

Speakers: Gabriel Maltias-Landry, Dr. T.J. Bradford

Decision Support Tools Demonstration

Moderator: Dr. Chris Reberg-Horton

Speakers: Austin Menker

Navigating Incentives: Flow of Funds from Program to Farm

Moderator: Dr. Kevin Korus

Speakers: Amber Till, Bianca Diaz, Hugh Thomas

10:00 Break

Beverage Service

10:30 Breakout Session Two

Economics of Cover Crops in The South: Life Beyond Incentives

Moderator: Dr. Kevin Athearn

Speakers: Dr. Robert Ellis, Dr. Wendiam Sawadago, Myron Johnson

           Cover Crops 101: Farm to Market

Moderator: Dr. Tatiana Sanchez Jones

Speakers: John Bitter, Dr. Audrey Gamble

What's New in Cover Crop Planting? 

Moderator: Mark Kopecky

Speakers: Herb Young, Dr. Steve Li, Dr. Marcelo Wallu, Jonathan Rupert

Effects of Cover Crops on Pest and Disease: Benefits and Trade-Offs

Moderator: Ethan Carter

Speakers: Dr. Oscar Liburd, Dr. Bill Burdine, Rebecca Barocco

Unconventional Use of Cover Crops: When Your Cover Crop Becomes a Crop

Moderator: Dr. David Campbell

Speakers: Dr. Davie Kadyampakeni, Dr. Zack Brym, Zane Quincey, Mark Warren

12:00 Lunch with Keynote Speaker & Awards Presentation

Host: Danielle Treadwell, SCCC Past Chair

Speaker Introduction: Virginia Sykes, SCCC Chair

Keynote Speaker: Zeb Winslow, Z3 Agriculture, Scotland Neck, N.C.

Awards presentation: Audrey Gamble, Awards Committee Chair

1:30 Door Prize Drawing

2:00 Breakout Session Three

Farmer Panel: Cover Crops Do's and Don't's: What I Learned From Unexpected Outcomes

Moderator: Cydney Kate Siegerman

Panelists: Kirk Brock, Annie Dee, Nathan Lowder, Keith Scoggins, Larkin Martin

           Grazier Panel: Grazing Covers Do's and Don't's: What I Learned From Unexpected Outcomes

Moderator: Dr. Cindy Sanders

Panelists: David LaMay, Lauren Jorgenson, Dr. Leanne Dillard, Paulette Tomlinson, Dana Clarke

Specialty Crops and Beyond Panel: What I Learned From Unexpected Outcomes

Moderator: Joel Clay Love

Speakers: Dr. T.J. Bradford, Herb Young, Zane Quincey

Cover Crops 101: Farm to Market

Moderator: Dr. Tatiana Sanchez Jones

Speakers: John Bitter, Dr. Audrey Gamble

Role of Cover Crops in Environmental Policy

Moderator: Dr. Hardeep Singh

Speaker: Bob Waring, David Royal

3:15 Break

Beverage Service

3:45 Breakout Session Four

Economics of Cover Crops in The South: Life Beyond Incentives

Moderator: Dr. Kevin Athearn

Speakers: Dr. Robert Ellis, Dr. Wendiam Sawadago, Myron Johnson

What's New in Cover Crop Planting? 

Moderator: Mark Kopecky

Speakers: Herb Young, Dr. Marcelo Wallu, Jonathan Rupert, Dr. Virginia Sykes

Effects of Cover Crops on Pest and Disease: Benefits and Trade-Offs

Moderator: Ethan Carter

Speakers: Dr. Oscar Liburd, Dr. Bill Burdine, Rebecca Barocco

Unconventional Use of Cover Crops: When Your Cover Crop Becomes a Crop

Moderator: Dr. David Campbell

Speakers: Dr. Davie Kadyampakeni, Dr. Zack Brym, Zane Quincey, Mark Warren

Cover Crops & Soil Health

Moderator: Dr. Jay Capasso

Speakers: Mark Kopeky, Kirk Brock, Dr. Jango Badha

5:00 Poster Session and Social

Cash Bar & Hors D'oeuvres 

6:30 Day 1 Wrap-Up

8:00 All-Day Regional Farm & Local Spring Tour

Choose from two regional farm tours focused on row crops/grazing or specialty crops

1:00 Lunch

Box Lunch Provided

5:00 Tour Ends