
NECC29: Corn Improvement Conference
(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)
Status: Active
Date of Annual Report: 04/08/2024
Report Information
Annual Meeting Dates: 02/08/2024
- 02/09/2024
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2023
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2023
Participants
Attendees First Name: Attendees Last Name: Association:Sam Adams
Benjamin Agyei Michigan State University
Grant Allyn
Kwame Ampong Purdue University
Malena Bartaburu Purdue University
MD Samiul Basir Purdue University
Tom Bechman
Betsy Bower
Jeff Boyer
Steven Brand
Joseph Bush
Dennis Buckmaster
Brent Budreau
Denise Caldwell Purdue University
Daniela Carrijo
Larissa Correia Penn State University
Aarya Deb Purdue University
Taylor Dill The Ohio State University
Emily Duncan
Mariela Fernandez-Campos Purdue University
Ben Forsythe
Steve Gauck
Mark Gee Purdue University
Victor Gomes The Ohio State University
Morgan Goodnight Purdue University
Emely Gramajo
Brendan Hanson
Victoria Holden Imio Technologies
Josh Howard
Kasoma Huzaifa Makerere University
Troy Jenkins
Sneha Jha Purdue University
Carl Joern
Binod Joshi Purdue University
Harkirat Kaur Michigan State University
Navdeep Kaur Penn State University
Aida Kebede Ottawa Research Development Center
Kitae Kim Purdue University
Peter Kovacs
Brenden Lane Purdue University
Chad Lee
Madeline Lilly
Alex Lindsey
Allison Lund
Baolua Ma Ottawa Research and Development Center
Ivis Miranda
Monica Mizuno
Ana Morales
Emerson Nafziger
Rob Nalley
Jeff Nagel
Erick Oliva Fuentes Purdue University
Raziel Antonio Ordonez Purdue University
Osler Ortez
Crystal Paris
Harsh Pathak Purdue University
Manoj Paudel
Juan Pena
Marshall Porterfield Purdue University
Henry Quesada
Dan Quinn
Brandon Reese
Camila Rocco Da Silva
Abigail Rogers Purdue University
Emilia Ryan Myers
Jerron Schmoll
Jim Schwartz
Lee Schweitzer
Su Shim
Will Smart
Melinda Smith
Charles Smith
Sergio Sosa Purdue University
Darcy Telenko
Quincey Tuttle
Garrett Verhagen
Jose Vaca Purdue University
Andres Velasco
Ethan Whitmoyer
Logan Woodward
Nileshwari Yewle
Narciso Zapata Branda Purdue University
Brief Summary of Minutes
Accomplishments
Publications
Impact Statements
Date of Annual Report: 04/16/2025
Report Information
Annual Meeting Dates: 02/06/2025
- 02/07/2025
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2024
Period the Report Covers: 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2024
Participants
List of ParticipantsName Email Affiliation
Auburn, Jacob jauburn@wnycma.com Western NY Crop Management
Bumbaugh, Cassidy crb5944@psu.edu Penn State University
Bunn, Amanda amanda.bunn@tnc.org The Nature Conservancy
Burkholder, Gwen gwnbrk@gmail.com A family farm
Burkholder, Jocelyn jociburk@icloud.com family farms
Bush, Joseph joseph.bush@uky.edu University of Kentucky
Carrijo, Daniela daniela.carrijo@psu.edu Penn State University
Correia, Larissa correia2@wisc.edu UW-Madison
Crews, Braxton braxton.crews@uga.edu University of Georgia
DeGolyer, David ddegolyer@wnycma.com Western NY Crop Mgmt
Edwards, Phillip pedwards@uga.edu UGA Extension
Ellis, Emily emily.ellis@pioneer.com Pioneer
Fernandez, Leidy ljf5448@psu.edu Penn State
Fiorellino, Nicole nfiorell@umd.edu University of Maryland
Flaherty, Katy katy@ernstseed.com Ernst Conservation Seeds
Fry, Kevin kevin.fry@pioneer.com Pioneer
Holden, Victoria victoria@imio.co IMIO Technologies, Inc
Hoover, Ronald rjh7@psu.edu Penn State University
Jones, Jake jake.jones@fmc.com FMC
Karsten, Heather hdk3@psu.edu Penn State University
Kaur, Harkirat hkaur35@wisc.edu University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kaur, Navdeep npk5380@psu.edu Penn State University
Kebede, Aida aida.kebede@agr.gc.ca Agri-Food Canada
Kerr, Konrad konradkerr@yahoo.com
Labant, Amy allabant@hotmail.com
Lee, Chad cdlee2@uky.edu University of Kentucky
Lefever, Andrew AML7322@psu.edu Penn State University
Lesko, Tyler tkl5215@psu.edu Penn State University
Lewis, Tracy tracy.lewis@thewengergroup.com Risser Grain
Lindsey, Alex lindsey.227@osu.edu The Ohio State University
Loudy, Quinn qrl5006@psu.edu Penn State University
Lyon, Daniel daniel.lyon@uga.edu University of Georgia Extension
Marsh, Emily emily.marsh@uky.edu University of Kentucky
Mcfeaters, Tyler tsm31@psu.edu Penn State Dept Plant Path
Ortez, Osler ortez.5@osu.edu The Ohio State University
Panek, Bryan bpp122@psu.edu Penn State University
Paudel, Manoj mkp6077@psu.edu Penn State University
Porter, Don donp@ernstseed.com Ernst Conservation Seeds
Quinn, Dan djquinn@purdue.edu Purdue University
Roth, Gregory gwr@psu.edu Penn State
Schmoll, Jerron jerron.schmoll@corteva.com Corteva
Shahrokhi, Mohsen shahrokhi.4@osu.edu The Ohio State University
Shearer, Roy roykenshearer@gmail.com family farms
Sigdel, Sailesh sps6639@psu.edu Pennsylvania State University
Smith, Adana ars458@psu.edu Penn State University
Smith, Bruce bwsmith57@gmail.com Four Seasons Crop Cnsltg, LLC
Smith, Margaret mes25@cornell.edu Cornell University
Smith, Reuben thereub20@yahoo.com Seedway LLC
Spackman, Dayton djs5487@gmail.com PSU
Spargo, John jts29@psu.edu Penn State
Valent, Jim jim.valent@bayer.com Channel
Wallace, John jmw309@psu.edu Penn State University
Wang, Guojie gkw5177@psu.edu PSU
Welchez, Sergio sergio_cuevawelchez@cargill.com Cargill Anim Nutr
Wells, Hanna hlw5004@psu.edu Penn State Plant Science
Whitmoyer, Ethan axm1119@psu.edu Penn State University
Wilson, Chris chrisw@ntvearth.com Native Earth, LLC
Ziobron, Amy amy@imio.co IMIO Technologies, Inc
Brief Summary of Minutes
Business Meeting Minutes
7 February 2025, State College PA
Daniela announcements
- 2026 meeting to be held in Ottawa, hosted by Aida Kebede of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Date will be in early/mid-February
- Volunteers for helping to plan and host please join us for the business meeting!
- Let Daniela know if you would like to be added to our email list.
Business meeting
- The group tried out a shared chair and co-chair role last year. We will continue this in the future, so for 2026 Aida will be chair and Daniela will be co-chair.
- Upcoming chair is responsible for proceedings for the current year. Aida will need to reach out soon to all speakers to request abstracts.
- Daniela will share email list with additions of any new people who attended this year and others who want to be added.
- Will plan on a full day Thursday and half day Friday, with target date range during February.
- Share meeting announcement with Corn Specialists list or other lists to encourage broad attendance. Aida will share with Ontario Corn Growers Association.
- Potential organizer for 2027 in Lexington, Kentucky. Could be scheduled to allow people to also attend the Farm Machinery Show.