News Release
For Immediate Release — January 4, 2011
UT Extension Schedules Annual Grain Conference
DYERSBURG, Tenn. – The annual Tennessee Grain and Soybean Producers Conference is set to take place on February 3, 2011, at the Dyer County Fairgrounds in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The program, which is sponsored by University of Tennessee Extension, will begin at 8:00 a.m. with a trade show. Breakout sessions will begin at 9:00 and will be delivered by experts from the University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky and University of Missouri.
The 2011 Grain Conference will also feature two special presentations. In the morning, visitors can hear marketing insights from DTN Analyst John Sanow. DTN/The Progressive Farmer is known as a leading source for breaking agricultural news, markets and weather forecasts.
Immediately following lunch, Kip Cullers, known as “The Soybean King,” will give the keynote speech. Cullers currently holds the soybean yield record at 160 bushels per acre. The national average is 44 bushels per acre. He farms more than 12,000 acres near Purdy, Missouri.
The annual conference is a free event. For more information, including directions to the site, go to http://utextension.tennessee.edu/dyer or call the Dyer County Extension office at 731-286-7821.
Commercial Applicator Points and CCA Points will be available.
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UT Extension operates in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties as the off-campus division of the UT Institute of Agriculture. An educational outreach organization, funded by federal, state and local governments, UT Extension, in cooperation with Tennessee State University, brings research-based information about agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and resource development to the people of Tennessee where they live and work.
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Contacts:
Tim Campbell, Dyer County Extension Director, 731-286-7821, tcampbe6@tennessee.edu
Ginger Trice Rowsey, UTIA Marketing and Communication Services, 731-425-4768, gtrice@tennessee.edu