Posters

Accepted Posters For 2025

Applied Research

Region	Submitted By	Title	Poster
North Central	Kate Hornyak	Home Garden Myth Buster: Weed Killer	View
West	Mario E. de Haro Marti	Using cover crops with corn silage to manage manure nutrient load in southern Idaho	View
Southern	Matthew Foster	Finalist Occurrence of Glyphosate-Resistant Junglerice in Louisiana	View
West	Maggi Mathews	Marketable Tomato Yields in Relation to 2,4D Drift	View
Southern	Wael Elwakil	Strawberry Breeding Assisted with Plant Phenome AI Model	View
West	Michael Rethwisch	Finalist NEW MITICIDES VARY IN EFFICACY IN CONTROLLING TWOSPOTTED SPIDER MITES (Tetranychus urticae) IN ALFALFA HAY BASED ON GROWTH RESPONSE	View
Northeast	Amanda Grev	Finalist Effectiveness of plant identification applications at identifying common plant species in forage systems	View
Northeast	Jacqueline Kowalski	A Scope Review of Ethnic Crops Research and Extension Resources in the United States	View
West	Tom Jacobsen	Finalist Liming for Improved Nutrient Utilization and Weed Management in Wheat	View
Southern	Andrew Sawyer	Economics of Pre-Emergent Herbicides of Pecan	View
Southern	J. Strickland	Calculating Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) Control Using Machine Counting	View
West	Sawyer Fonnesbeck	Furthering Understanding of the Nutritional Value of Baled Hay Over Time	View
North Central	Heather Neikirk	Effect of tillage practices on the soil physical and chemical properties under on-farm condition in Northeastern Ohio	View
North Central	Amanda Douridas	Target Spray Efficiency Evaluation on Soybeans	View
West	Kalen Taylor	Dryland Sainfoin Variety Trials and On-Farm Application	View
Northeast	Sarah Hirsh	Harnessing Cover Crops to Address Unique Farm Needs and Achieve Maximum Benefits	View
Southern	Jeremy Kichler	EVALUATING FUNGICIDE EFFICACY ON AREOLATE MILDEW IN GEORGIA	View
Southern	Sarah Scott	Finalist Chlorpyrifos Alternative for Lesser Peach Tree Borer Control in Peach Orchards	View
Northeast	Haley Sater	Population Dynamics of Stink Bugs within Cover Crops on the Eastern Shore of Maryland	View
West	Selena Davila	Evaluating the Impact of Cow Size on Calf Weaning Weights	View
Southern	Rishi Prasad	Efficacy of Amendments in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Broiler Litter	View
North Central	Kelly McGowan	Finalist Increasing Farm Sustainability and Local Food Security Through Grafted Tomatoes	View
North Central	Marina Miquilini	Finalist Cover Cropping to Improve Soil Moisture Retention and Crop Yield	View
West	Cheyenne Reid	Community-Based Efforts to Address Phosphorus Levels in Matt Warner Reservoir	View
Southern	Morgan Menaker	The Effects of Using Cereal Rye (Secale cereale) as a Cover Crop for Control of Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in Fallow Land in the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina	View
Northeast	Jeff Semler	Effect of Extended Colostrum Feeding on the Performance of Jersey Heifers	View
Southern	Lindsay Stephenson	County Standardized Testing of Cotton Cultivars in Tennessee	View
North Central	Stephanie Karhoff	Identifying Corn Hybrids Resistant to Gibberella Ear Rot and Deoxynivalenol	View
Southern	Keith Wynn	On-Farm Trials Evaluating Fungicide Strategies for Peanut Disease Management in North Florida	View
Southern	Rishi Prasad	Impact of manure source and application rate on nutrient losses from a series of three one-acre inch-simulated rainfall events	View
West	Reganne Briggs	Effects of premortem stress on steak color in the longissimus lumborum of Holstein steers following harvest	View
Northeast	Ruth Carll	Rutgers Master Gardener Program Survey Compares Volunteer, Staff and Faculty Program Perceptions	View
North Central	Jordan Penrose	Evaluating the Growth Rate of Fescue at Different Cutting Heights	View
Southern	James Shannon	MISSISSIPPI LOG TRUCKING BUSINESS OWNER ASSESSMENTS OF INDUSTRY CHALLENGES	View
Southern	Braxton Crews	Evaluation of Root-knot Nematode (RKN) Resistant Peanut Varieties and a Plant Growth Regulator (PGR) in Southwest Georgia	View
North Central	Michael Estadt	eFields: Growing Farmer Engagement in On-Farm Research	View
Southern	Tim Britton	The Effects of an Intensive Management Program on Soybean Yields and Profits	View
Southern	Yilin Zhuang	Assessing Resident Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Urban Landscape Fertilizer Ordinance in Hernando County, Florida	View
North Central	Theodore Wiseman	Garlic Variety Performance Trial 2024	View
Southern	Bill Burdine	Finalist P & K Application Following Cover Crops in Mississippi Soybeans	View
West	Avik Mukherjee	Small grain variety testing trial 2024-25	View
Northeast	Steven Yergeau	Finalist EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENTS TO REDUCE MOSQUITO LARVAE IN RAIN BARRELS	View
North Central	Clifton Martin	Livestock producer response to the 2024 drought in southeast Ohio	View
Southern	John Benner	The Impact of Calving Distribution on Weaning Weights in Spring and Fall Calving Herds	View
Southern	Chris Grimes	Late Winter Cool-Season Annual Forage Plantings For Spring Production	View
Southern	Cody Salmon	Invasive Chinese Fountain Grass Herbicide Control	View
Southern	Bronc Finch	Micro-Plot Research and Demonstration of Forage Nutrienet	View
North Central	Kendra Rose	Evaluation of fall and spring nitrogen rates effect on cereal rye forage crude protein and tillering using NDVI and Canopeo to make infield nitrogen rate decisions	View
Southern	Phil Horton	Arkansas Diamond Plant Demonstration in Arkansas County	View
Southern	Blake Szilvay	Testing the Efficacy of Super Lime Plus in Randolph County	View
Southern	Anna Barnett	BROWN MID-RIB TRAIT TRADEOFFS IN SORGHUM-SUDANGRASS AND PEARL MILLET YIELD	View
West	Mark Nelson	Finalist You Can Lead a Horse to Water: Mapping Seasonal Water Resources to Predict Wild Horse Movements on Utah Rangelands	View
North Central	Chris Augustin	Finalist Soil Sample No-Till Acid Soils at the 0-7.6 cm Depth	View

Extension Education

Region	Submitted By	Title	Poster
Southern	Lee Faulk	Evaluation of Beef Cattle Artificial Insemination School’s Impact on Cattle Producers	View
North Central	Kaitlyn Davis	Harvesting Solutions: How Question Services Boost Wisconsin Agriculture	View
West	Victoria Xiong	Engaging 4-H Youth in Poultry Education in Rural Utah	View
Southern	Mark Bailey	Passion fruit sensory evaluation helps grower selection decisions	View
North Central	Beth Scheckelhoff	Outreach and Impact of Ohio’s Women in Agriculture Learning Network	View
Southern	Carmen Ketron	Plant ‘n’ Preserve Workshop Series: Growing Resilient Gardeners & Food Preservers	View
West	Ashley Wright	Building Leadership & Sustainable Food Systems in Cochise County, AZ: A Cross-Discipline Approach	View
West	Joshua Martin	Enhancing Horticulture Education Needs Assessments Through Annual Tracking of Public Interactions	View
North Central	Ryan McMichael	Connecting Mental Health Resources with Farmers Affected by HPAI	View
Southern	Elena Rogers	HELPING PRODUCE FARMS ADDRESS FOOD SAFETY RISKS AFTER HURRICANE HELENE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA	View
West	Melanie Heaton	Finalist Managing Pocket Gophers: Protecting Agriculture and Engaging Youth	View
Southern	Matthew Burns	Building Climate Resilience for Food System with Local Weather Networks	View
North Central	Amy Stone	Senate Bill Planted The Seed To Grow Youth Farmers In Urban Areas of Ohio	View
Southern	Jesse Bocksnick	The Outdoor Skills Challenge: Programming for a Year	View
Southern	David AUSTIN	Improving Vegetable Gardening Knowledge and Adoption of Practices Through Workshops	View
Southern	J. Strickland	Utilizing Machine Counting to Track Mangrove Expansion in Coastal Hernando County, Florida	View
Southern	Celine Richard	Forsyth County Urban Farm School	View
Southern	Amy Vu	Finalist Outcomes from a Two-Year Beekeeping Business Cohort	View
Northeast	Jacqueline Kowalski	Training New Urban Farmers in Connecticut	View
West	Bonface Manono	Scaling up Extension Services to Small Acreage Landowners and Managers in Colorado Through CSU-NRCS Partnership	View
Southern	Lisa Sanderson	Water Education Results in Participant Water Conservation	View
Southern	Frank Long	Oyster Advocacy: Educating about local aquaculture	View
North Central	Heather Neikirk	East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference-A decade of growing confidence and connections	View
North Central	Eric Meusch	Empowering Underserved Urban Farmers: Integrating Poultry Production	View
Southern	Madelyn Greathouse	Berries & Beef: Farm Field Trips That Educate Students and Benefit Farmers	View
Southern	Pamela Sapp	UGA County Agents Facilitate Water Conservation Programming in Multiple Water Related Disciplines Across South Georgia in 2023-2025 Through Collaborations With the UGA Ag Water Team	View
Southern	Joanne Jones	FIRESIDE CHAT WITH A VETERINARIAN	View
Southern	Jessica Wilkinson Smith	Horticulture Lunch and Learn Series	View
North Central	Jerry Clark	Farm Pulse – Crop Insurance and Grain Marketing	View
West	Doug Finkelnburg	IAMP-Idaho Education & Outreach	View
Northeast	Emily Zobel	KALE YEAH! Gardening For Wellness	View
Southern	Jacob Holloway	Promoting Generational and Program Interaction Through Gardening Camp	View
West	Anita Thompson	Seed Libraries in Navajo and Apache Counties	View
West	Aaron Esser	Integrated Weed Control for Cereal Grain Cropping System	View
Southern	Grant Beckwith	sUAS – “Drones” – Applications in County Programming	View
Northeast	Claudia Gil Arroyo	Finalist EAT WHAT YOU GROW IN CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ	View
North Central	Erika Lyon	Exploring Wild Mushrooms & Macrofungi in Extension Education	View
Southern	Clarissa Chairez	Train the Trainer: Empowering Master Gardener Volunteers to Expand Educational Reach	View
North Central	Beth Scheckelhoff	The Evolution of an Experiential Learning Program for Ohio Women: Lessons Learned in Fostering Agriculture and Natural Resources Stewardship	View
Northeast	Rachel Rhodes	Finalist The Garden Thyme Podcast-Getting Down and Dirty in the Garden	View
Southern	Jennifer Caraway	Replanting forages after an indaziflam herbicide application	View
North Central	Patrick Hatting	Certifying Financial Literacy for USDA/FSA Borrowers	View
Southern	Jessica Simpson	Bringing Cheer to Western NC- Service through Sewing	View
North Central	Jacob Hefley	Managing Risks in Beef Production: Tools for On-Farm Finishing and Direct-to-Consumer Marketing	View
Southern	Natalia Rivera - Alejandro	Cuatro Patas 4-H: A hands-on approach to animal welfare	View
North Central	Jennifer Schutter	Farmer to Farmer Bahamas	View
Northeast	Jaime Garzon	Finalist The Maine Hay Contest	View
Northeast	Joshua Peplowski	At-Home Meat Processing	View
Southern	Celeste Scott	Rooted in Collaboration: Advancing Horticulture Across Tennessee	View
North Central	Eric Richer	Meeting the Needs of Ohio Organic Grain Growers	View
West	Ashley Longmore	Breaking Boundaries to Combat Invasive Species- A Partnership Using Virtual Fencing to Target Graze Phragmites	View
North Central	Kim Kester	Using Genomics as a Decision-Making Tool for Commercial Replacement Heifers	View
Southern	Brad Fowler	Home Horticulture Foundations	View
North Central	Kyle Whittaker	Country Cured hams - A Missouri Tradition	View
Southern	Donna Arnold	Seed It Your Way: An Extension Program to Get Fresh Vegetables in Local Residents Diets	View
North Central	Jennifer Lutes	Advancing Small Ruminant Production: A Portfolio Model for Risk Management Education	View
North Central	Katie Neuner	Achieving Success Utilizing Comprehensive Learning Strategies with Missouri Beginning Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers	View
North Central	Trevor Corboy	Brown L.E.A.D.S.: Place-Based Leadership	View
Southern	Colby Royal	Master Irrigator Program Leads to Increased Adoption Rate of New Technologies for Irrigation Management	View
North Central	Shelly Dee Jepsen	A National Tractor Safety Training Website: An online location to support training and testing resources	View
West	Rebekah Esplin	Engaging Youth in Noxious Weed Control and Land Stewardship	View
North Central	Carter Oliver	Wildlife and the Outdoors, from the Classroom to Nature	View
North Central	Michelle Wallace	FlowersInSeason.com	View
Southern	Ashley Stonecipher	Expanding Annie's Project Together	View
North Central	Justin Keay	The Missouri Produce Growers Video Newsletter: Engaging, Impactful & Replicable Extension Education	View
Southern	Sarah Orr	Ladies Raising Livestock	View
Southern	David Lawrence	Improving Peach Production in Alabama "Building a Sustainable Future for Alabama's Peach Industry"	View
North Central	Brenda Schreck	Food Safety Modernization Act for Animal Feed Facilities	View
Southern	Suzika Pagán Riestra	Educating Dairy Producers of Puerto Rico in Automatized Equipment	View
West	Allison Kosto	Finalist Advancing Gardening Skills in Broadwater County	View
Southern	Cassidy Dossin	Living on a Few Acres: Engaging small farmers in northeast Florida	View
Southern	Theresa Pittman	Collaborative Creativity: Crafting the Stalk Newsletter	View
Southern	Jennifer Patterson	Finalist Youth Livestock Field Day	View
Southern	D. Matthew Webb	Vaseygrass: Encroaching problem in Northeast Alabama Hayfields	View
Southern	Morgan Pinkerton	Landscape University: Meeting Continuing Education Needs Through Engaging Virtual Learning	View
Southern	Mallory Fulmer	Cooking Like a Chef Summit	View
Southern	Alyssa Schortinghouse	Expanding Agriculture: A Workforce Seminar	View
Southern	James Davis	The Role of Extension in Urban Pest Management: Impact of the PEST Program	View
North Central	Thomas Guthrie	Strategic placement of Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock (ERAIL) response trailers and subsequent trailer trainings across Michigan	View
North Central	Mike Metzger	Euthanasia Training Program for First Responders and Veterinarians across Michigan as part of the Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock (ERAIL) Program	View
Southern	Ray Bodrey	The 4-H Youth Coastal Club	View
Southern	Meghan Barkley	Sprouting Leadership: How Gardening Cultivated 4-H at Coosa	View
North Central	Amie Breshears	Empowering Women Landowners	View
North Central	Maya Rowe	Empowering Youth: Breaking Barriers with Show Stock Buddies	View
Southern	Lindsay Arthur	Empowering Small Farmers: Affordable AI School for Enhanced Herd Genetics and Productivity	View
Northeast	Jennifer Friend	Documenting Program Impact: Flexible and Valid Evaluation Strategies for Extension Educators	View
Southern	Geni Payne	FarmFest: From Soil to Supper	View
Southern	Paula Burke	Journeyman Farmer Certification Benefits Small and Beginning Farmers	View
North Central	James Jasinski	Two Novel Spotted Lanternfly Outreach Projects	View
West	Andrew Garnett	Southeast Ranchers Workshop	View
Southern	J.K. Yarborough	UF/IFAS Artificial Insemination Certification	View
North Central	Sabrina Florentino	Finalist Alternative livestock systems needs assessment	View
North Central	Madison Kovarna	Finalist Beef to School: Connecting Cafeterias and Classrooms with Local Beef and Beef Education	View
North Central	Patrick Byers	Berry Production Training Farm Project	View
Southern	Heather Kalaman	Master Gardeners, Master Detectives: Evaluating and Enhancing Volunteer Plant Diagnostic Skills	View
North Central	Chris Zoller	RESEARCHING AND EVALUATING A NEW MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION	View
Northeast	Chris Canfield	The Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training	View
Northeast	Alexandria Smith	Equipping Farmers with Drought Management Strategies through Multi- Agency Collaborative Education.	View
Southern	Terasa Lott	Carolina Yards: A Multifaceted Approach To Encouraging Environmentally Friendly Landscaping	View
Southern	Nelson Brownlee	Preparedness Fundamentals for Small and Limited-Resource Farm Families	View
Southern	Carole Knight	Animal Science Ambassadors advocate for agricultural industry	View
North Central	Leeoria Willis	Planning a Grain Bin Safety Program: A Collaborative Community Effort	View
Southern	Andrea Lazzari	Empowering Small and Beginning Farmers Through Targeted Education	View
North Central	Kate Hornyak	Understanding the Motivations of OSU Extension Program Participants: Meeting Their Specific Needs for Learning and Engagement	View
Southern	Blake Carter	Fire Festival: Promotion of Healthy Forests and Fields Through Healthy Burning	View
West	Don McMoran	Finalist Pizza 4 Producers	View
Southern	Susan Lunt	Be Septic Safe: Nature Called & Clemson Extension Answered With Various Outreach Programs To Educate Citizens On Taking Care Of Business And keeping Their Septic Systems Flowing	View
Southern	Brittany Scharf	Protecting Terrapins and Preserving Fisheries	View
Southern	Zachary Snipes	Work Smarter-Improving an Agent's Return on Time Investment	View
Southern	Robyn Stewart	Equine Welfare Assessment Skills Certification Course	View
Southern	Hannah Baker	The Florida Cattle Market Update Monthly Series: An Indirect and Direct Resource for Florida Cattle Producers	View
Southern	Carsen Dean	Finalist Backyard Livestock 101: Creating a foundation of animal husbandry for prospective small-scale producers	View
North Central	Christy Clary	Expanding Opportunities and Knowledge Through a Commercial Swine Project	View
North Central	Casey Zangaro	Finalist Multi-State Approach to Strategies that Emphasize Management over Medication in Extension Swine Production	View
Southern	Jennifer Davidson	Empowering Producers to Thrive at Local Farmers Market	View
Southern	Kevin Lawson	Weedy Rice Resistance Survey in the Arkansas River Valley	View
Southern	Kim Rowe	Comparison of Plastics for High Tunnel Soil Solarization	View
Southern	Shaney Hill	Bahia Bucket Trials Benefit Beef & Forage Producers in Arkansas	View
Southern	Brian Brown	Hydroponic Systems for Home Gardners and Educators	View
Southern	Rebecca Catalena	Garden to Pantry: An Interactive and Interdisciplinary Approach to Growing and Preserving Produce	View
Southern	Kyle Sanders	Importance of Micro-Elements in Pecan Trees Today	View
Southern	Kami Green	2025 is the 25th anniversary of the Faulkner County Farm Round UP –ag educational hands on event!	View
Southern	T. Ashley Burns	Helping Volunteers THRIVE! Professional Development Series Putting Volunteer Training Resources into Practice	View