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

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

Where

Room G06 (conference Room)

West Virginia University Agricultural Sciences Building

1194 Evansdale Drive.

Morgantown WV, 26506-6108

There will be signs in the building.

Updated Tuesday Zoom Link

Dinner 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Mountain State Brewing – Included with registration.

Monday Zoom link
https://uada.zoom.us/j/88194013028?pwd=xl6Sggk2Vsf5wRm8bI22LaLQAYYiMW.1
Password: 102877 Meeting ID: 881 9401 3028

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

Standardized Compost Test Methods: Updating the TMECC – Physical contaminants, Pathogens, and PFAS. Michele L Francis, Compost Research & Education Foundation, Raleigh, NC

Sponsor talk: Automated Systems for pH Testing, Nutrient Analysis, and More. SEAL Analytical. Dave Farrow.

Break and visit with our sponsors.

Session 2
New Nutrient Monitoring Methods in Southeastern Blackberry: In-Season Petiole and Leaf Sampling. Amanda Lay-Walters. Virginia Tech University

Updating Petiole Nitrate Target Concentrations for New Strawberry Varietals. Amanda McWhirt. University of Arkansas.

Why Sap Analysis – Evaluating Plant Sap Analysis as a Modern Nutrient Diagnostic. Scott Wall. NEW AGE Laboratories, South Haven, MI

Sponsor Talk: Phosphorus Utilizing Flow Injection. Brent Summers. FIAlab Instruments.

12:00 Lunch, on site.

Session 3
From Data to Practice: An Update on the FRST Project and Collaborative Opportunities. Nathan Slaton. University of Arkansas.

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.

Variability in Soil Test Values Across Plot, Replication, and Field-Level Sampling. Ana Morales-Ona Smith. University of Arkansas.

Sponsor talk: Elementar. Practical Approaches to Helium Scarcity and Cost Management in Elemental Analysis. Sam Rossman.

Break and visit with sponsors.

3:30 – 4:30 Business Meeting: NRSP-11
Time: Jun 8, 2026 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://uada.zoom.us/j/83734201502?pwd=0jsWbm3qnbRQNdc2pUboA667Q57GAO.1

Dinner on your own

Time: Jun 9, 2026 08:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) – UPDATED LINK
https://uada.zoom.us/j/83009769677?pwd=GepbA6QQi4Rb5E9n1upww8cqW4Gmkz.1

Password: 518663 Meeting ID: 830 0976 9677

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.

Where’s The Beef? Updating Recommendations Supporting Kentucky Corn N Nutrition. John Grove. University of Kentucky.

Sponsor Talk: Ultra‑High‑Throughput ICP Autosampling with Backflush Rinsing for Clog‑Free Soil Analysis. Connor Lejcher. Elemental Scientific.

Break and visit with our sponsors.

Session 5
Carbonates Count: Practical Soil Inorganic Carbon Testing for Agricultural Labs. Rebecca Harvey. Woods End Laboratory, Augusta, Maine.

NELAP certification for Water and Soil Analysis. Angelique M. Keppler Bochnak. University of Florida.

When, Where and What of Soil Health Analysis in the Lower Mississippi Delta. Prashasti Agarwal. University of Arkansas.

12:00 Lunch, on site

Round Table Discussion – Soil Health
Moderated by Jessica Davis – Auburn University

Time: Jun 9, 2026 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://uada.zoom.us/j/88346897883?pwd=sQGDCAN14SBTh0v95Nln7rOFdzY5oU.1

Password: 905874 Meeting ID: 883 4689 7883

2:00 – 3:00 Poster Session

3:00 – 3:30 Business Meeting: MASTPAWG

MASTPAWG Business meeting, Time: Jun 9, 2026 03:00 PM Eastern Time
https://uada.zoom.us/j/86880428922?pwd=pjNUabQ83xtrePdiBjERAL5qLftuhZ.1

Password: 032426 Meeting ID: 868 8042 8922

3:30 – 5:00 Business Meeting: SERA-6

Time: Jun 9, 2026 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://uada.zoom.us/j/86840711181?pwd=yWzW98YbLPUYiS8MfbAU1xKBtANKs7.1

Password: 809727 Meeting ID: 868 4071 1181

Group Dinner, with registration

Wednesday Zoom link

https://uada.zoom.us/j/88262259080?pwd=csWG1fbQTQVFT2LDjCkGazrhqmaTFV.1

Password: 810559 Meeting ID: 882 6225 9080

8:00 am Coffee

Session 6
Soybean Response to Sulfur Fertilizer Source and Application Rate. MD Rasel Parvej. University of Missouri.

NAPT Update and Data Evaluation. Shannon Nelson. North American Proficiency Testing Program.

Chicken litter application and its potential to increase soybean yield.
Leandro O. Vieira II. Louisiana State University.

Sponsor Talk: Advances in Elemental Analysis for Soil & Plant Analysis. Janel Dempsey. Spectro Analytical.

Break

Soil tests as part of P index assessment in NY and the northeastern states.
Quirine M. Ketterings. Cornell University

Update from ALP. Kassidy Taylor.

Fine-tuning Potassium Management in Corn and Cotton: Critical Tissue-K. Gerson Drescher. University of Arkansas.

End at Noon