2024 PROGRAM AND SPONSORS

Mid-Atlantic Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Work Group
Embassy Suites, Raleigh, NC
February 20-21, 2024


Presentations

Daniel Jackson (U. of Georgia) - Soil Variability in the Vidalia Onion Growing Region - Impact on Flavor
David Hardy (NCDA) - Mehlich 3-P Validation Field Studies in Corn
Scott Schroeder (FIAlab) - Fluidics Intelligently Automated
John Spargo (Penn St.) - Recalibrating the Pennsylvania pre-sidedress soil nitrate test recommendations for modern corn production
Michael Moses (Texas Scientific) - Enhancing the Sensitivity of ICP-OES for Plant Analysis
Bryan Hopkins (BYU) - Soil Health and Soil Carbon
Willie Howell (NCDA) - Drone Usage in Field Crop Management
Chase Migliore (Elementar) - Simplify Your TOC Analysis: Introducing the Streamlined Power of Elementar soliTOC
Joseph Heckman (Rutgers) - Mineral Nutrition and Plant Health
Dustin Sawyer (Rock River Lab) - An Introduction to the Ag Lab Testing Association and its Role in the Ag Industry
Frank Franciosi (Compost Council) - The US Composting Council: Compost Standards and the Seal of Testing Assurance Program
Bob Miller (ALP) - Agricultural Lab Proficiency Program Update
Bob Miller (ALP) - Virtual lab tour of Hill Laboratories, Hamilton, New Zealand
Sapana Pokhrel (U. of Delaware) - Routine Soil Test for the Identification of Climate-Induced Coastal Soil Salinity
Amy Shober (U. of Delaware) - Tips and Tricks Learned from Ag Labs
Jessica Foster (U. of Georgia) - How Soil Labs can Engage with Extension
Deanna Osmond & Greg Buol (NC State) - FRST Support Tool
Bryan Hopkins (NAPT) - Soil Health and Soil Carbon
Julia Kiessling (Spectro) - ICP-OES Analysis of Plants & Soils
Rory Maguire (Virginia Tech) - Cover Crops, Soil Testing and Nitrogen

Chair - Jay Lessl

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2023 PROGRAM AND SPONSORS

Mid-Atlantic Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Work Group
Embassy Suites, Raleigh, NC
February 22-23, 2023


Presentations

Jay Lessl (U. of Georgia) - Precision Ag
Meredith Daniel-Prowse (Ametek) - Advances in ICP and XRF
Nancy Bohl Bormann (Univ of Minn) - NBB Manure Database
Kristin Hicks (NCDA) - Methods of Manure Manual
Amy Shober (U. of Delaware) - Soil Health Tradeoffs in P-enriched Coastal Plain Soils
Valerie Conforti (Elementar) - Your Experts in CHNOS & TOC
Leticia Sonon (Miller Chemical) - Effects of Vapor Gard on Almonds.
Joseph Heckman (Rutgers) - Certified Organic Soil Test Calibration.
Mary Yap (Lithos) - Carbon Capture with Basalt
Michael Moses (Texas Scientific) - Optimizing ICP
Luke Gatiboni (NC State) - Critical soil test values of P and K in NC soils.
Bob Miller (ALP) - Single blind vs. Double blind
Bob Miller (ALP) - FRST Lime Project
David Hardy (NCDA) - QA/QC in Soil Testing at NCDA & CS
Amanda Marabesi (U. of Georgia) - Influence of cadmium on cannabinoids in hemp
Dustin Sawyer (Rock River Lab) - Mehlich III predicts nickel deficiency in WI and IL soils
Daniel Jackson (U. of Georgia) - Spatial variability of soil sulfur and impacts on flavor in Vidalia onions
Shannon Alford (Clemson) - Advertising & marketing soil testing servies
Bob Miller (ALP) - Update on ALP Proficiency Testing Services

Chair - Jay Lessl

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2010 PROGRAM AND SPONSORS

Mid-Atlantic Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Work Group
Southern States Building, Richmond, VA
February 16-17, 2010


Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Phil Howard (Southern States) - Update from Southern States
Doug Beegle (Penn State U) - Phosphorus Index
David Kissel (Univ of GA) - Ammonia Volatilization from Urea Fertilizer
Frank Sikora (Univ of KY) - New pH Test with 1M KCl and Sikora Buffer
Nat Dellavalle (Dellavalle Lab) - Nutrient Management in Non-Humid Regions
Uttam Saha (Univ of GA) - Selenium in Soil-Plant-Animal Systems: An Unresolved Issue in Georgia
David Hardy (Dept. of Ag, NC) - Blueberry Fertility and Fertilizer Formulation
Leticia Sonon (Univ of GA) - Poultry Litter Nutrient Calculator PDF
Break - Complimentary Snacks by Southern States
Tim Hoerner (Agri Analysis Lab) - Virtual Tour of Agri Analysis Laboratory
Bob Isaac (LabFit) - Updates
Sandy Hughes - Hybrid Gas Streaming in Elementar CN and N Analyzers


2010 MASTPAWG Conference In-charge

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