Annual Texas Plant Protection Conference 2026
An educational conference for people involved in production agriculture.
- Date
- December 8, 2026
- Location
- Bryan, Texas
TL;DR
- The 2026 conference starts December 8 in Bryan, Texas.
- The Texas Plant Protection Association organizes the event.
- Its educational focus is production agriculture.
About
The Texas Plant Protection Association is a nonprofit professional organization that has sponsored educational conferences for 39 years. The association describes support from academic, extension, research, consulting, agribusiness, farming and regulatory communities.
Who you'll find in the room
Academia
Academic professionals are among the audiences represented.
Extension
Extension professionals are among the audiences represented.
Research
Research professionals are among the audiences represented.
Consulting
Consultants are among the audiences represented.
Agribusiness
Agribusiness professionals are among the audiences represented.
Farmers
Farmers are among the audiences represented.
Regulatory
Regulatory professionals are among the audiences represented.
Featured speakers
44 listedHolly Davis
TPPA President
Associate Director of Government Affairs, Texas Farm Bureau
Dana Porter
Associate Department Head, Texas A&M Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
David Collinsworth
General Manager/CEO, Brazos River Authority
Jake Hollingsworth
Deputy General Manager/COO, Gulf Coast Water Authority
Carlos Rubinstein
Principal at RSAH2, LLC
Cody Harris
Texas State Representative
Cliff Mock
Ag Consultant, Panel Moderator
Luke Etheredge
Bayer
Dr. Landon Bunderson
David King
Holly Davis
Kendal Huey
John Gordy
James Jackson
Amber Buzzard
Bryan Seals
Director, Texas Department of Agriculture
Tyler Mays
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Bart Fischer
Co-Director Agriculture and Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University
Jacob Little
Crop and Range Insurance, Hillsboro, TX
Matt Huie
Beeville, TX
Todd Lynn Kimbrall
TALK Farms, Itasca, TX
David Kerns
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Oscar Fernandez-Montero
Department of Soil and Crop Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Corpus Christi, TX
Dr. Ben McKnight
Department of Soil and Crop Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station, TX
Dr. Tyler Gilreath
Department of Entomology, Amarillo, TX
Dr. Dawson Kerns
Department of Entomology, LSU AgCenter, Winnsboro, LA
Katie Joe Pennartz
Ceaser Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Jeff Gazaway
Southern Territory Sales Manager, Barenberg
Dr. Regan Noland
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, San Angelo, TX
James Jackson
Range and Pasture Market Development, Alligare
Mark Jones
Kaput
Stephen Labor
TPPA President
Simeon Ross
Extension Program Specialist Upper Gulf Coast, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Wharton, TX
Dr. Sam Rustom
Extension Agronomist, Department of Soil and Crop Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Eagle Lake, TX
Dr. Dawson Kerns
Department of Entomology, LSU AgCenter, Winnsboro, LA
Dr. Shane Zhou
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research, Beaumont, TX
Kyle Slusher
Texas A&M AgriLife
Jacy Lewis
Department of Horticultural Sciences, Fredericksburg, TX
Paul Goetze
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station, TX
Bob Whitney
Organic Program Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife, Stephenville, TX
Regan Noland
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Shelee Padgett
United Sorghum Checkoff
Dr. Grace Flusche Ogden
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, East Texas A&M University
Partners on record
9 listedQuestions people ask
5 answeredThe conference starts December 8, 2026.
The conference is held in Bryan, Texas.
The organizer identifies audiences including academia, extension, research, consulting, agribusiness, farmers and regulatory professionals.
It is most useful for Texas crop consultants, growers, extension agents and agribusiness reps who need regional agronomy updates, since the speaker list is dominated by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension specialists alongside the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas Farm Bureau. Policy and water topics appear too, with speakers from the Brazos River Authority and a Texas State Representative, and sponsors such as Bayer, BASF, Syngenta and Corteva make it a place for chemical and seed company contacts, while people outside Texas production agriculture would find it less relevant.
Agricultural extension and agribusiness conferences in Texas usually see neat casual dress, such as pressed jeans or khakis, collared or western shirts and boots.
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