2026 LTA Annual Conference Agenda
January 8, 2026
Stadium Club South in Tiger Stadium

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7:00 am – Registration and Vendor Visits
8:00 am – LTA Welcome/AgCenter Update – Dr. Eric DeBoer, LSU AgCenter
8:30 am – How & Why Using Technology Benefits an Agronomic Program – Mr. Kevin                                           Cooper, Syngenta
9:30 am – Landscape Equipment Sustainability Strategies – Dr. Paul Bartley, Auburn University
10:15 am – Break
10:30 am – Shifting the Game: Trends and Innovation in Turfgrass – Ms. Erin Wilder, Sod
                   Solutions
11:15 am – Pesticide Application Calibration and Considerations – Mr. Bryan Gueltig, LSU
                   AgCenter
12:00 pm – Lunch/Door Prizes/Networking
LTA Business Meeting – LTA President Nick Simoneaux, Complete Turf Care
1:15 pm – Turfgrass Irrigation and Water Resource Management – Dr. Stacia Davis-Conger, LSU                          AgCenter
2:00 pm – The Importance of PGRs in Athletic Field Management – Mr. Jeremy Tredway, LSU
                  Athletics
2:45pm – Pesticide PPE, Safety, and Storage – Mr. Bryan Gueltig, LSU AgCenter
3:30pm – Pesticide Recertification – LDAF – Mr. Joe Ingrao