Manure management issues conference Sept. 16-17 in Fort Worth

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the 2025 Texas Animal Manure Management Issues, TAMMI, Conference on Sept. 16-17 in Fort Worth. 

The two-day conference, which features technical sessions, a compliance/technical assistance panel and a tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, will be held at the SpringHill Suites, 2315 N. Main St. The first day of the conference is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The second day runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The keynote speaker will be Jimmy Emmons, assistant chief, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, Leedey, Oklahoma.

Early-bird registration is $225, available until July 31, and after that, registration is $300. Online registration is available at https://tx.ag/TAMMI2025. 

About the conference

The TAMMI conference brings together producers, technical advisers, researchers and agency professionals to explore the latest in livestock manure management. The mission is to deliver practical education, share cutting-edge research, and strengthen connections between industry and regulatory agencies. 

Speakers and topics

Day 1 speakers and topics include: 

• Compliance assistance — Lucas Bomar, life scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dallas and Bobby Chavez, engineer, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Pflugerville. 
• Bird flu updates — Mark Cochran, program supervisor, Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Nacogdoches. 
• Nutrient and manure management I — Mikel Thomas, program supervisor, Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Dublin and Cochran. 
• Nutrient and manure management II — Mark Stoermann, chief operating officer, Newtrient LLC, Chicago. 
• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, in agriculture — Randall Rush, senior policy adviser, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Garland. 
• Dehydrators I — Jay Perryman, controller, APEX Predator Mortality Disposal, Center. 
• Dehydrators II — Scott Pfannenstiel, salesperson, Diversified Agriculture, Marquez. 
• Animal waste composting I — Chandler Cummins, president, Advanced Composting Technologies LLC, Candler, North Carolina. 
• Animal waste composting II — Yusuf Celik, president, Poly-Canam, Ozark, Arkansas.
• Compliance/Technical assistance panel — Bryan Shaw, Ph.D., owner, Shaw Engineering, Austin; Matt Davis, director of feedyard services, Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Amarillo; Darren Turley, executive director, Texas Association of Dairymen, Stephenville; Colby Ferguson, executive director, Texas Pork Producers Association, Lubbock; J.C. Essler, executive vice president, Texas Poultry Federation, Round Rock. 

Day 2 speakers and topics include: 

• Land application and nutrient management — Jake Mowrer, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension state soil fertility specialist and associate professor, Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
• Right-to-farm laws and legal trends — Kyle Weldon, associate attorney, James D. Bradbury PLLC, Fort Worth. 
• Carbon markets and incentives — Yuri Calil, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi and assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Economics. 
• Mortality management — Gary Flory, G.A. Flory Consulting LLC, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
• Voluntary conservation programs — T.J. Helton, program administrator, Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Temple. 
• Chemical treatment of animal waste — Anthony LeCroy, business development manager, SNF Holding Company, Riceboro, Georgia. 

CEUs available

The following continuing education units will be available for attendees:

• Five certified nutrient management specialists’ credits. 
• Four dairy outreach program area credits.
• Up to 9.5 professional development hours.

For more information about the conference, contact Zong Liu, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension specialist and assistant professor, at [email protected], or Amanda Vega, student technician, at [email protected], both in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.