Georgia Cotton Commission 9th Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop

Georgia Cotton Commission 9th Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop
January 27, 2016 UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center

The Georgia Cotton Commission is pleased to announce the Commission’s 9th Annual Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. The annual meeting is held in conjunction with the UGA Cotton Production Workshop conducted by the Research & Extension Cotton Team.

The program speakers are Berrye Worsham, President and CEO, Cotton Incorporated; Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations, National Cotton Council; and Mike Quinn, President and CEO, Cotton Growers Cooperative. The UGA Cotton Production workshop will feature breakout sessions where attendees will learn the latest technical production strategies from the researchers whose projects are funded by the Commission’s research program.

Following the speakers, the Commission will host lunch where sponsors will be recognized and door prizes will be given away. The meeting, production workshop, and lunch are open to not only cotton growers, but anyone interested in the cotton industry.

Information is available on the Commission’s website at www.georgiacottoncommission.org and at the UGA Cotton Team website at www.ugacotton.com.

There is no charge to attend. Pre-registration is requested to help with meal plans. Register online at www.ugatiftonconference.org or call 229.386.3416.

Thank you to our sponsors:
Agri-AFC – Allenberg/ProCot – Americot, Inc. – AMVAC – Bayer CropScience/Stoneville – Brake F16 from SePRO – Cotton Growers Cooperative – Dow AgroSciences/PhytoGen – Deltapine – DuPont Crop Protection – Farm Credit Associations of Georgia – Holder Ag Consulting – Lasseter Equipment Group – R.W. Griffin – Southeast AgNet – Staplcotn – Syngenta – Triangle Chemical Company – Valent USA Corporation

JANUARY 27, 2016 AGENDA

UGA Cotton Production Workshop

7:30 a.m. Name badge pick-up, late registration, and breakfast – Sponsored by Deltapine

8:00 – 8:50 a.m.   Economics and Marketing (Rm. 1)
                             Fertility (Rms. 4/5)
                             Plant Pathology (Rms. 6/7)
                             Cotton Varieties for 2016 & Up and Coming Technologies (Rm. 10)

9:00 – 9:50 a.m.   Weed Science (Small Auditorium)
                             Irrigation and Precision Ag (Rms. 4/5)
                             Insect Pest Management (Rms. 6/7)
                             Agronomics and Physiology (Rm. 10)

9:50 – 10:00 a.m. Break – Sponsored by Bayer CropScience/Stoneville

Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting

10:00-10:30 a.m. Welcome, recognition of sponsors, Commission report

10:30-11:00 a.m. Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations, National Cotton Council

11:00-11:30 a.m. Berrye Worsham, President and CEO, Cotton Incorporated

11:30-12:00 p.m. Mike Quinn, President and CEO, Cotton Growers Cooperative

12:00-1:15 p.m. Lunch, sponsor recognitions, producer drawings

1:15-1:45 p.m. Presentation of the Georgia Quality Cotton Awards

UGA Cotton Production Workshop

2:00 – 2:50 p.m.   Irrigation and Precision Ag (Rms. 4/5)
                             Insect Pest Management (Rms. 6/7)
                             Agronomics and Physiology (Rm.10)

3:00 – 3:50 p.m.  Economics and Marketing (Rm. 1)
                            Fertility (Rms. 4/5)
                            Plant Pathology (Rms. 6/7)
                            Cotton Varieties for 2016 & Up and Coming Technologies (Rm. 10)

2016 UGA Cotton Production Workshop – Breakout Sessions
University of Georgia Cotton Team

Cotton Agronomics and Physiology: Cotton variety selection and agronomic management; cotton physiology research update and cotton stress tolerance (Jared Whitaker and John Snider)

Cotton Varieties for 2016 & Up and Coming Technologies: Cotton varieties for 2016 & Technology Options for the near future (Seed Company Representatives)

Economics & Marketing: Overview and discussion of the US and World cotton market situation and price outlook; costs and net return comparisons for 2016. (Don Shurley and Amanda Smith)

Irrigation and Precision Ag Technologies: Technologies are available that can be applied to any part of production from planting, to irrigation, to harvesting. Incorporation of technologies to aid Georgia cotton producers in better managing their crop will be discussed (Wes Porter and George Vellidis)

Weed Science: Improving current weed management programs and preparing for new technologies (Stanley Culpepper)

Insect Pest Management: Thrips management programs, Bt cottons and stink bug management, biological control and IPM (Phillip Roberts, Mike Toews, and Jason Schmidt)

Plant Pathology: Updates for disease and nematode management for 2016. (Bob Kemerait)

Soil Fertility: Updates for nutrient management of modern cotton varieties. (Glen Harris)

 

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