8:15 am – 9:15 am
The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Presentation
Daniel Garas and Veronica Fris, USDA National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (in-person)

9:15 am – 10:15 am
Raising the Bar on Quality for Microbial Biostimulants – John Gorsuch, BiOWiSH Technologies (1 hour, Zoom)

10:15 am – 11:15 am
Analysis of plant cannabinoids by UPLC-MS/MS: Use in pharmacokinetic studies and diagnostic testing
Dr. Geraldine Magnin, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine

11:15 am – 12:00 pm
LC Method Modernization – Practice Tips for Analytical Chemists
Lary Meeker, Waters Corporation

National Forage Testing Association sessions Tuesday afternoon block (President’s room)

1:00 pm – 1:40 pm
Identifying subsampling variation in mineral concentrations of dry cow total-mixed-rations Eva Lynch, Rock River Laboratory, Inc.

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
A review of forage sample grinding techniques and the downstream effects of each Rocky Lemus, Mississippi State University

Snack break/Poster session (Ballroom)

2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
Holistic analysis of forage cell wall (CW) composition and its relationship with undigested neutral detergent fiber (uNDF)
Gonzalo Ferreira, Virginia Tech

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Using NIR technology to improve supplement use efficiency in beef cows over winter months Daniel Rivera, University of Arkansas (Zoom)

Session B (Ballroom)
Reminder: Poster session on Tuesday afternoon outside the Ballroom.

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Accelerated Laboratory Extraction Method to Estimate Nutrient Release Patters of Slow- and Controlled-Release Fertilizers – A case study at the Office of Indiana State Chemist fertilizer laboratory
Peng Li, Office of Indiana State Chemist (Zoom)

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Extraction of Glufosinate from Vegetation
Ken Kise, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (in-person)

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Considerations for Laboratories Purchasing a New or Replacement Laboratory Information Management System
James Bartos, Office of the Indiana State Chemist (Zoom)

Snack break/Poster session (Ballroom)

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Pesticide Testing – How to Achieve Sensitivity and Efficiency
Emily Britton, Waters Corporation

3:15 pm – 3:35 pm
The Effect of the Simultaneous Application of Sanitizers on Listeria monocytogenes Biofilms Growth and Survivability
Erin Manville, Kansas State University Food Science Institute

3:40 pm – 4:00 pm

Presence and Characterization of Salmonella spp. in Kansas Commercial Swine Farms’ Finishing Pigs

KaWang Li, Kansas State University Food Science Institute

4:00 to 4:30 pm

What’s New in Elemental Analysis:  Meet Agilent’s Smart ICP-OES

Steve Wall, Agilent Technologies, Inc.