2026 PAES Conference Registration Now Open!

This year, the Pennsylvania Agronomic Education Conference will be held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, January 22, and Friday, January 23, 2026. This conference is a 1½-day event full of agronomic learning opportunities, professional development, and networking. The speakers also provide continuing education units (CEUs) for Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs), Act 38 Nutrient Management credits (CECs), and pesticide applicator (Core and Category offered). For CCAs, credits will be available in the four major program categories:

• Crop Management
• Pest Management
• Soil and Water Management
• Nutrient Management

The conference is stacked with top-notch speakers who will discuss trending topics in the agricultural world. Presenters include specialists and industry representatives from across the Mid-Atlantic states. Topics include: 

• A panel discussion with Dean Troy Ott, Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences, and Acting Deputy Secretary Chris Davis, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
• 30 Years of Corn – Dr. Greg Roth, Emeritus Professor of Agronomy, Pennsylvania State University
• Special topics on High Oleic Soybeans, Wheat Quality, and Farm Stress
• Ever-popular weather updates with Pennsylvania State Climatologist Kyle Imhoff
• Interactive session "Top 10 Agronomic Topics" featuring our very own Penn State Agronomy Extension Specialists 
• Additional breakouts in diseases, biologics, injection and dribble bar technologies, off-label pesticide use, water quality, grass-grass double crops, precision ag, compaction, resistant weeds, and wheat quality.

View the full agenda.

The registration process for the 2026 PAES Conference will be the same as last year. One form for both individual registration and sponsorship. Simply open and complete this online registration link. Once received, PennAg will prepare an invoice tailored to your registration. You will receive the invoice via PennAg Intuit Quickbooks System. Check your spam or junk folder. Then you will be able to pay the invoice online with a credit card or by mailing a check to the PennAg Office.

Please note, the registration fee for the conference will increase on January 10, 2026.  We encourage you to register by January 9th.

A room block is currently available at the Wyndham Garden. Code: 011426AGRO. Use this address for directions to the PAES Conference:

• Wyndham Garden Hotel at Mountain View Country Club, 310 Elks Club Rd., Boalsburg, PA 16827 

Any questions or concerns, please contact Jennifer Reed-Harry at jrharry@pennag.com.