78th Southern Pastures and Forage Crop Improvement Conference

Aiken, SC

March 30 – April 1, 2026

Below is the link for registration.  Hotel accommodations will be at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Aiken, SC (link with discounted rates inside registration portal).

https://www.mafes.msstate.edu/workshops/SPFCIC/

Please find the 2026 SPFCIC Draft Agenda, and a special scholarship opportunity for all county Extension personnel interested in attending (limited to first 25 registrants!!).

Poster and abstract submission deadlines are forthcoming.

There is always room for sponsorships – please reach out to myself or Dr. Liliane da Silva (lseveri@clemson.edu) if you are interested in sponsoring.

2026 Posters:

Taming the Invader: Managing Vaseygrass (Paspalum urvillei) in Forage Systems

Impacts of Contrasting Nitrogen Sources on Forage Mass, Soil Health and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a Cool Season Forage System

Satellite-based vegetation indices for herbage mass estimation in annual ryegrass pastures

Agronomic and Short Term Soil Responses in Annual Cool Season Forage Systems in South Carolina

Grazing Improves Establishment of Frost Seeded White Clover into Stockpiled Tall Fescue Pastures

Grazing system affects color of meat and fat in grazing lambs

Economic Feasibility of Warm Season Annual Forage Mixtures Managed Under Rotational Stocking

Early cover crop establishment under tractor or drone broadcasting

Biomass and Seed Yield of Desmodium spp. Accessions Under North Florida Conditions

Late summer nitrogen fertilization rate effects on herbage mass, nutritive value, and fertilizer recovery efficiency of stockpiled bermudagrass

What is the feed value of fall fertilizer forage in Florida?

Agronomic Responses of Wheat and Oat Cultivars Under Dual Purpose and Grain Production Management Strategies

Evaluation of Animal Performance and Economic Impact on Cool Season Small Grain Monoculture Grazing

Educating Public Land Managers on Practices and Benefits of Cattle Grazing

Feed additive dose responses on methane mitigation and animal performance in pregnant beef cows’ diets

Building an oak savanna from scratch-viable approach or long term futility?

Effects of light reduction and timing of shade placement on big bluestem growth parameters

Seeding rate effects on forage production and stand establishment of oat in North Florida

Evaluation of slo release nitrogen and potassium fertilizers on warm season grass production in North Florida’s sandy soils

Evaluate the effect of tillage system on cereal rye forage production

Optimizing use of native warm season grasses (NWSGs) and wildflowers in VIrginia pastures

Evaluation of Cool Season Forage Species Under Farmer Managed Conditions in North Florida

2025 SPFCIC Agenda

2025 SPFCIC Call for Abstracts

2025 Posters:

Soil Texture, Biochar, Manure and Tillage Practices Affect Silage Sorghum-Sudan and Soil Properties

Impact of Climate-Smart Practices on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in South Carolina Livestock Operations

Establishment Strategies for Prairie Plant Mixes

Root biomass and decomposition of summer annual forage mixtures under grazing management

Assessing How Biochar Can Affect Soil Fertility and Sorghum Biomass in the Deep South

Elymus Germination in Elevated Salinity

Hybrid Bermudagrass Planting Material Status

Forage Biomass Prediction using UAV-Driven Multi-Spectrum and Machine Learning

Forage Quality, Nitrogen and Biomass Yield of Sunn Hemp and Brassicas in Combination with Fall Planted Clovers

Secondary Components and Efficiency of Forage Legumes

Cotton Production in an Integrated Crop-Livestock System in Mississippi

Evaluating Nutrient Composition of Four Native Grasses as Sustainable Alternative Forage Sources for South Texas Cattle Producers

Utilizing Microbial Endophytes to Inhibit Germination of King Ranch Bluestem: A Novel Tactic for Rangeland Restoration

Optimizing PGPR Inoculation to Enhance ‘Tifton -85’ Bermudagrass Yield and Root Growth Under Reduced Nitrogen Fertilization

Comparing Methods of Total Daily Urine Estimation Between Beef Steers Fed Conserved Alfalfa-Bermudagrass Diets in the Southeast

Biomass and Forage Yield and Nutritive Values for Native Texas Bunchgrass

Impact of Climate-Smart Practices on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in South Carolina Livestock Operations

Agronomic Comparison of Commercial Cultivars and Blast Resistance Annual Ryegrass Experimental Lines

Evaluation of Cool-Season Forage Species as Decision Tool for Forage and Livestock Producers in South Carolina