About
When: 14-15 March 2023
Where: 15 R D C Rd, Tifton GA 31974
Getting to Tifton:
Tifton, GA, is located within a reasonable commutable distance by road from a number of major airports such as Tallahassee International Airport (100mi), Jacksonville International Airport (143mi), & Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (175mi).
Agenda
Carinata Biomaterials Summit
Biomaterial Summit (Day 1, March 14) | ||
Time (EST) | Session | Details |
7:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast | |
8:20 AM | Welcome | Michael Toews, UGA Ian Small, UF Bill Goldner, USDA-NIFA. |
9:00AM | Plenary Discussion | Jessica Kelton, Soil Health Institute Jesse Daystar, Cotton Inc. Daniel Bloch, IATA Mark Jackson, Nuseed De Broughton, 6genAg Services |
11:10AM | Break | |
11:30AM | International Knowledge Exchange | Federica Zanetti, University of Bologna Christina Eynck, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Lucas Costa, Nuseed Ken Boote, UF |
1:00PM | Lunch | |
2:30PM | Field Component | |
6:30P – 7:30P | Dinner | |
Biomaterial Summit (Day 2, 15 March) | ||
Time (EST) | Session | Details |
7:30 AM | Breakfast & Welcome Back | |
8:15 AM | Carinata Knowledge Exchange | Ramon Leon, NCSU Janine Spies, IR4 UF Andy Seepaul, UF-IFAS |
10:40 AM | Break | |
11:00 AM | Commodity Perspectives | Parker Bontrager, Nuseed Joel Love, UF-IFAS Stephanie Hollifield, UGA Kirk Brock |
12:00 PM | Next Steps | Steve Csonka, CAAFI |
12:30 PM | SPARC Awards | |
12:45 PM | Concluding Remarks | Sheeja George, UF-IFAS |
1:00 PM | Lunch |
Speakers/
Panelists
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Daniel Bloch
![Parker Bontrager](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Parker-Bontrager.jpg?time=1721073402)
Parker Bontrager
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Joel Love
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Christina Eynck
![Lucas Costa](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lucas-Costa.jpg?time=1721073402)
Lucas Costa
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Michael Toews
![Jessica Kelton](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jessica-Kelton.jpg?time=1721073402)
Jessica Kelton
![Ian Small](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Small_I0_1_1.jpg?time=1721073402)
Ian Small
![Ramdeo Seepaul](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ramdeo-Seepaul.jpg?time=1721073402)
Ramdeo Seepaul
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Stephanie Hollifield
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Janine Spies
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Ken Boote
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Ramon Leon
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Federica Zanetti
![Steve Csonka](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Steve-Csonka.jpg?time=1721073402)
Steve Csonka
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Mark Jackson
![De Broughton](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/image002-e1626138867435.jpg?time=1721073402)
De Broughton
Planning Committee
![Dylan Rigsby](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sparc_headshotRigsby.jpg?time=1721073402)
Dylan Rigsby
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Dan Geller
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Rick Bennett
![Ramdeo Seepaul](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ramdeo-Seepaul.jpg?time=1721073402)
Ramdeo Seepaul
![null](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sheeja.jpg?time=1721073402)
Sheeja George
![null](https://r15509.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alison-Pokrzywinski.jpg?time=1721073402)
Alison Pokrzywinski
Presentations
Ken Boote-CROPGRO Carinata Killing Temperature on Yield Phenology
Steve Csonka – Next steps for SAF
Bill Goldner – Sustainable Aviation Fuel Roadmap USDA
Eliza Hardy-Freeze tolerance screening
Mark Jackson-Nuseed commercial overview
Jessica Kelton-where does carinata fit with soil health
Ian Small-SPARC accomplishments and path forward
Janine Spies-The role of IR-4 project to expand pesticide registrations for specialty crops
Michael Toews-UGA Tifton Campus Update
Federica Zanetti-Carina Project Overview