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
IXth Carinata Biomaterials Summit-April 26-27, 2022 University of Florida, Hilton, Gainesville, FL.
All Times are Eastern. All sessions will take place in the Century Ballroom unless otherwise noted. All meals and breaks will be served in the Hilton Pre-Conference Area
| April 26, 2022 MC for the Day: Dylan Rigsby Zoom Room Monitor: Ted Stansly |
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| Time (EST) | Session | Details |
| 11:00-11:15 am | Sign-in | Arrive & Sign-in |
| 11:15am-12:15pm | Lunch | Lunch; Meet & Greet: Hilton Pre-Function Area |
| 12:15- 12:35pm | Welcome | Host: John Davis Scott Angle UF-IFAS VP-Ag & Natural Resources Rob Gilbert, UF-IFAS Dean of Research |
| 12:35-12:45 pm | SPARC Accomplishments & Looking Forward | SPARC Executive Committee |
| 12:45-12:55 pm | Remarks from USDA-NIFA | Bill Goldner Sr. Advisor (Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, Environment), USDA Office of the Chief Scientist |
| 12:55-1:30pm | Keynote | Nathan Brown-Federal Aviation Administration |
| 1:30-3:00pm | Cultivating Value with Carinata | Scaling Carinata within the Sustainability Glenn Johnston, Nuseed |
| 1:30-3:00pm | Cultivating Value with Carinata | Ecosystem Services in Carinata cropping
Ramdeo Seepaul, UF-IFASBuilding Value across the Carinata Supply Building Carbon with Carinata Enhancing Carinata Value while Meeting Protein Needs for Livestock Value Building with Carinata Co-Products |
| 3:00-3:30 pm | Break | Ice Cream Social (Poster Viewing & Networking) |
| 3:30-4:50 pm | Opportunities with Carinata within and outside the farm gate: A Panel Discussion | Chris Tindal, CAAFI, & Dewey Lee, National Corn Grower’s Assoc.
Panelists: Kater Hake, Cotton Incorporated Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF-IFAS De Broughton, 6GenAg Services Matthew Sigstad, US Air Force Kristen Traugh, Saoirse Farms |
| 4:50-5:00 pm | Announcements & Wrap-Up | |
| 6:00-8:00 pm | Evening Social | Location: Depot Park |
| April 27, 2022 MCs for the Day: Rick Bennett & Ramdeo Seepaul | ||
| Time (EST) | Session | Details |
| 8:00-8:45 am | Breakfast | |
| 8:45-8:50 am | Welcome | |
| 8:50-9:30am | South America Commercial Carinata Program: Updates & Insights | Sebastian Bravo, Nuseed Argentina |
| 9:30-10:40 am | Technical Knowledge Exchange I | Mechanisms & Quantifications of root growth
Daniel Miralles, U Buenos Aires Carinata in the Pampas: resource efficiency from root to tip Carinata Crop improvement to generate greater value Carinata Cropping Systems-A Holistic Economic Analysis |
| 10:40-11:00 am | Technical Knowledge Exchange II | Carinata Planting Dates: Finding the Best Fit Bill Anderson, USDA-ARSWeed management in Carinata Cropping Systems Ramon Leon, NC State UniversityDisease management in Carinata Ian Small, UFNematode management in Carinata Zane Grabau, UFNutrient management in Carinata Cropping Systems Henry Sintim, UGAHarvest management in Carinata Ramdeo Seepaul, UF |
| 12:30-12:40 pm | SPARC Awards; Wrap-up | Sheeja George |
| 12:40-1:30pm | Lunch & Adjourn | |
SPARC Annual Meeting
Vth SPARC Annual Meeting-April 27-28, 2022 University of Florida, Hilton, Gainesville, FL
All Times are Eastern All sessions will take place in the Century Ballroom unless otherwise noted All meals and breaks will be served in the Hilton Pre-Conference Area Dinner will not be provided.
| April 27, 2022 MC for the Meeting: Dylan Rigsby | |||
| Time (EST) | Session | ||
| 2:00-3:30 pm | World Café-SPARC Reflection | ||
| 3:30-4:00 pm | Coffee Break (Poster Viewing & Networking) | ||
| 4:00-5:00pm | SPARC Student Lightning talks | ||
| 5:30-5:45pm | Student Awards | ||
| 5:46-6:45pm | Dinner | ||
| 5:45-7:45pm | Working Dinner & Closed Meeting (Azalea) | ||
| April 28, 2022 | |||
| 8:00-8:45am | Breakfast | ||
| 8:00-9:30am | Working Breakfast & Closed Meeting (Azalea) | ||
| 9:30-10:30 am | Next steps for SPARC- (Breakout sessions in Hawthorne, Azalea, Hickory) | ||
| 10:30-10:50 am | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:50 am-12:00 pm | Next steps for SPARC-Plenary | ||
| 12:00-12:15pm | Looking Forward with Steve Csonka-CAAFI Executive Director & SPARC Advisory Chair | ||
| 12:15-12:30 pm | Wrap-Up | ||
| 12:30pm | Lunch & Adjourn | ||
Carinata Biomaterials Summit
| Biomaterials Summit April 26, 2022 | ||
| Time (EST) | Session | Details |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch | Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, FL |
| 12:30 PM | Welcome | UF Administration
SPARC Executive Committee |
| 12:50 PM | Keynote | |
| 1:30 PM | Cultivating Value with Carinata in Southeastern Cropping Systems | Carinata’s low carbon biofuel, ecosystem services, cover crop benefits, animal protein potential, and more |
| 3:00 PM | Ice Cream Social | Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, FL |
| 3:30 PM | Opportunities with Carinata
• Within the Farmgate |
Brief presentations followed by moderated panel |
| 5:00PM | Adjourn | |
| Evening Social | ||
| 6:00 PM | Depot Park | |
| Biomaterials Summit April 27, 2022 | ||
| Time (EST) | Session | Details |
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, FL |
| 8:45 AM | South America Carinata Commercial Program: Insights and Updates | Nuseed, Argentina |
| 9:30 AM | Technical Knowledge Exchange-Part I | • Crop improvement • Weed and disease management • Rotation dynamics • Nutrient management • Other production perspectives |
| 10:30 AM | Break | |
| 11:30 AM | Technical Knowledge Exchange-Part II | • Crop improvement • Weed and disease management • Rotation dynamics • Nutrient management • Other production perspective |
| 11:30 AM | SPARC Awards | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch & Adjourn | Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, FL |
| SPARC Annual Meeting (Closed to SPARC members & Advisory) April 26, 2022 | ||
| Time (EST) | Session | Details |
| 1:30-5:00PM | Various general & breakout sessions | Details to follow |
| 5:00PM | Close | |
| SPARC Dinner | ||
| 6:30 PM | Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, FL | |
| SPARC Annual Meeting April 28, 2022 | ||
| Time (EST) | Session | Details |
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, FL |
| 8:45AM-12:30PM | Various general & breakout sessions | Details to follow |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch & Adjourn | Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, FL |
More Information to Follow
Planning Committee
Dylan Rigsby
Dan Geller
Wendy-Lin Bartels
Rick Bennett
Ian Small
Ramdeo Seepaul
Sheeja George