UGA Corn Short Course in Tifton, Georgia – January 20, 2026 beginning at 8:00 a.m. (see the flyer below and the schedule)
Schedule of Program
8:00 am- Registration
8:20 am- Welcome to Tifton Campus, Dr. Timothy Grey, Assistant Dean, Tifton Campus
8:30 am- Optimizing Corn Performance for 2026, Dr. Nicholas Shay, Assist. Prof. & Ext. Grains Agronomist
8:40 am- Determining Optimum Irrigation Management for Corn Production, Dr. Wesley Porter, Prof. Ext. Precision Ag & Irrigation Specialist
9:00 am- Field Corn Weed Control Update, Dr. Eric Prostko, Prof. & Ext. Weed Specialist
9:20 am- Pesticide Updates- Labels and Safety, Dr. Taylor Randell-Singleton, Assist. Prof. & Ext. Sustainability Specialist
9:40 am- Nutrient Management for Corn Production, Dr. Henry Sintim, Assist. Prof. & Ext. Soil Fertility Specialist
10:00 – 10:35 am- Break and Visit with Exhibitors- Please visit with exhibitor representatives.
10:40 am- Soil Fertility and Management in Corn Production, Dr. Doug Amaral, Assist. Prof. & Ext. Soil Fertility Specialist
11:00 am- Short-stature corn in Georgia: nitrogen and seeding rate considerations, Dr. Leonardo Bastos, Assist. Prof. Precision Agriculture
11:20 am- 2026 Corn Crop: Market Landscape and Input Considerations, Guy Hancock, Agricultural Data Scientist
11:40 – 12:55 pm- Lunch, ACCC and GCGA Updates, and Corn Yield Contest Presentation
1:00 pm- The 2025 Growing Season and the Outlook for 2026, Pam Knox, Senior Public Ser. Assoc, Dir. UGA Weather Network & Ag Climatologist
1:20 pm- Disease and Nematode Update for the 2025 Corn Crop, Dr. Robert Kemerait, Prof. & Ext. Plant Pathologist
1:40 pm- Integrated Weed Management, Dr. Nicholas Basinger, Assoc. Prof. Weed Bio., Ecol. & Integrated Weed Mgmt.
2:00 pm- Entomology, Dr. David Buntin, Prof. & Ext. Entomologist
2:20 pm- Genes, Drones, and AI: Building the Future of Corn Research with Genomes to Fields, Dr. Jason Wallace, Assoc. Prof. Quantitative genetics, genomics & crop microbiomes
2:40 pm- Getting students’ hands out-of-pockets and phones down with Corn Agronomy in the classroom, Dr. Michael Maw, Assoc. Prof. of Agronomy, ABAC
3:00 pm- Door Prizes
3:30 pm- Closing Remarks and Adjourn
Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce Farmer Appreciation Dinner in Sylvester, Georgia – January 20, 2026
By invitation from the Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce.
Georgia Ag Forecast in Tifton, Georgia – January 23, 2026 beginning at 8:00 a.m.
For more information and to register, visit the following website: agforecast.caes.uga.edu.
Schedule of Program
8:00 a.m.: Registration opens and coffee conversations
9:00 a.m.: Welcome and opening remarks from UGA’s CAES Dean and Director, Nick Place
9:15 a.m.: Moderated Panel
10:15 a.m.: Farmer of the Year Announcement
10:30 a.m.: Break
10:45 a.m.: Georgia Ag Economy Outlook, Ford Ramsey
11:15 a.m.: Commodity Overview, Amanda Smith
12:00 p.m.: Lunch lines open
12:20 p.m.: Closing remarks, Commissioner Tyler Harper
1:00 p.m.: Event concludes
If we can be of assistance at Worth County Extension, please let us know.
University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Institution. If you need reasonable accommodation or language access services, contact the Worth County Extension office at 229-776-8216 or uge4321@uga.edu, at least three weeks prior to the program date.