Research Center Administrators Society

February 2017

Mobile, AL

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Morning and Afternoon Sessions

	Overview of Auburn University College of Agriculture Dean Paul Patterson Auburn University
	Overview of Auburn University Research Stations Dean Paul Patterson Auburn University
	Ecology of Red Snapper and Gray Triggerfish in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Dr. Stephen Szedlmayer, Professor School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University
	Greenhouse Production of Grafted Vegetable Plants Ben Hinson, Sales Coordinator Tri-Histil
	Oil and Gas Industries of the Mobile Area Stephen Russell, Director Business Retention and Expansion, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
	Purdue’s new Plant Sciences Pipeline Initiative Jim Beaty, Superintendent Agronomy Center for Research and Education, Purdue University
	Innovative Funding of Blueberry Research with Limited Resources John Garner, Superintendent Williamsdale Biofuels Field Laboratory, Horticultural Crops Research Station, NC State University
	Leveraging Resources between Public and Private Partners to Build Facilities Lisa Fischer, Director Research and Extension Center System, University of California – Davis
	FSMA Regulations and Impact on University Facility Development Stephen Hawkins, Assistant Director Purdue Agricultural Centers, Purdue University
	Performance Bull Test: Genetic Improvement for Producers of All Sizes Kaleb Rathbone, Superintendent Mountain Research Station, NC Department of Agriculture
	Virtual Field Day Tim Reinbott, Director of Field Operations South Farm Research Center, University of Missouri
	Dealing with Natural Disasters: Preparation, Experience and Aftermath Andy Meier, Research Operations Manager Cherry Research Farm, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, NC Department of Agriculture
	Labor and Financial Resource Tracking Reid Evans, Assistant Director NC Agricultural Research Service, NC State University
	Panel Discussion:, External Reviews of Research Station Systems - Outcomes and Follow up Barry Sims, University of Tennesse Stephen Hawkins, Purdue University Pete Schultz, Virginia Tech