Tour Agenda
Drawing on talent from across the U.S. and around the world, St. Louis is a vibrant hub for agriculture and technology- the perfect place to celebrate 40 years of conservation in action. Download the agenda HERE.
Monday, September 12th:
6:30-9:30pm CTIC 40th Anniversary Celebration
Trolley Room, St. Louis, Forest Park
Speakers include:
-Rod Snyder, Agriculture Advisor, EPA
- Scott Herndon, President of Field to Market
- Bruno Pigott , US EPA OW Deputy Assistant Administrator
- Karen Scanlon, former CTIC Executive Director
Tuesday, September 13th:
8:00 Leave the official CTIC Tour hotel- Hilton Frontenac, St. Louis
9:00 Arrive at the Henry White Experimental Farm
Speakers include:
- Elliot Lagacy, Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Nathan Fields, National Corn Growers Association
- Randy McElroy, Bayer Crop Science – Henry White Farm Introduction
- Nathan Johanning, U of IL Extension – Cover Crop Species
- Dr. Karla Gage, Southern Illinois University & Mike Wuerffel,
Beekeeper – Pollinator Habitats
- Dr. Stacy Zuber, Illinois State Soil Health Specialist – Soil Health and Tillage
12:15 Lunch provided by CTIC at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
Special lunch speaker Louis Aspey, NRCS Associate Chief
2:00 Arrive at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (DDPSC)
2:00-2:40 pm Soil Carbon Technology
-Mike Decamp, CEO, Cover Cress
-Melissa Motew, Sr. Director, Carbon Science & Modeling, Indigo Ag
-Chris Topp, Ph.D., PI, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
-Cinitia Ribeiro, Ph.D, Carbon Program Lead, Bayer Crop Science
2:40-3:20 pm Remote Sensing & Data Science
-Soren Rundquist, OpTIS Science Lead, Regrow Ag
-Michael Sunde, Ph.D., Director, Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership
-Noah Fahlgren, Ph.D., PI, Dir of Data Science, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
-Joshua White, Geospatial Director, T-Rex
3:20-4:00 pm - Advanced Nutrient Technology
-Adam Herges, Sr. Sustainability Agronomist, Mosaic
-Ivan Baxter, Ph.D, P.I., Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
-Mike Gill, Sr. Advisor, Sustainable Ag, Nutrien Ag
-Jin Zhu, Product Development Support, Pivot Bio
4:00 Ag Tech Showcase/ Optional tours of DDPSC
6:00 Closing Banquet
Dinner speaker: Dr. Don Wuebbles, Harry E. Preble Professor of Atmospheric Sceince, University of Illinois
9:30 Buses will begin leaving the facility
