Joint meeting of: SERA-6, MASTPAWG, and NRSP11


Sunday Dinner June 7th, through Wednesday Noon, June 10th, 2026

Where

Morgantown, WV

Picture of West Virginia's soil lab website. and is a hyperlink to the website.

Agenda

8:00 am Coffee
Welcome From Dr. Eugenia Pena- Yewtukhiw. West Virginia University
Session 1
Manure Database: Sulfur Content of Manure. Nancy Bohl Borman. University of Minnesota. 

Chemiluminescence as a Replacement for TKN in Liquid Manure. Kristin A. Hicks. North Carolina Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Automated Systems for pH Testing, Nutrient Analysis, and More. SEAL Analytical. Dave Farrow.
Break
Session 2
New Nutrient Monitoring Methods in Southeastern Blackberry: In-Season Petiole and Leaf Sampling. Amanda Lay-Walters. Virginia Tech University

Plant Sap Analysis. Scott Wall. NEW AGE Laboratories, South Haven, MI.
12:00 Lunch, on site.
Session 3
FRST Lime Calibration Project. Rajveer Singh. University of Arkansas

Modeling Soil Test P and K Calibration Data. John Filippi. University of Arkansas & North Carolina State University.

From Data to Practice: An Update on the FRST Project and Collaborative Opportunities. Nathan Slaton. University of Arkansas

Variability in Soil Test Values Across Plot, Replication, and Field-Level Sampling. Ana Morales-Ona Smith. University of Arkansas.
Break
4:00 Business Meeting: NRSP-11
Dinner on your own
8:00 am Coffee
Session 4
Standardization of Soil Test Levels and Terminology. Vaughn Reed. Mississippi State University.

Connecting Sulfur and Organic Matter for a New Approach to Soil Testing. Chandler Gruener. Auburn University. 

When Mehlich 3 Extracts Too Much: Implications for Testing Florida Soils for P Availability. Franta Majs. University of Florida. 

Dichotomy in Recommendations between Commercial and Academic Soil Test Labs. John Grove. University of Kentucky
Break
Session 5
Carbonates Count: Practical Soil Inorganic Carbon Testing for Agricultural Labs. Rebecca Harvey. Woods End Laboratory, Augusta, Maine.
12:00 Lunch, on site
Round Table Discussion
Poster Session & Break
3:00 – 3:30 Business Meeting: MASTPAWG
3:30 – 5:00 Business Meeting: SERA-6
Group Dinner, with registration
8:00 am Coffee
Session 6
Break
Session 7
End at Noon

Logistics

Hotel block

Hampton Inn

Euro-Suites


A block of rooms is available at $109/night

Name of event: SERA6/MASTPAWG/NRSP-11.

Dates: June 7–11, 2026

Reservation deadline: May 7, 2026

Reservation link: Click here


A block of rooms is available at $109/night

Name of event: SERA6/MASTPAWG/NRSP-11.

Dates: June 7–11, 2026

Reservation deadline: May 24, 2026

Reservation link: Click here

Airports near by

Morgantown (MGW)

9 minutes

Pittsburgh

1 hour 20 minutes

Washington D.C.

3 hours 22 minutes

Buses from Pittsburgh

State Reports

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