Agenda for the 10th Annual GA Cotton Commission Annual Meeting

Dan Cotton, Industry News Release

Georgia Cotton Commission

10th Annual Georgia Cotton Commission Meeting and

UGA Cotton Production Workshop

January 25, 2017

UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center

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. 14)

Fertility (Rm. 19A)

Plant Pathology (Rm. 19B)

Weed Science (Rm. 19C)

9:00 – 9:50 a.m.                 Cotton Technologies & Varieties (Rm. 19C)

Irrigation and Precision Ag (Rm. 14)

Insect Pest Management (Rm. 19A)

Agronomics and Physiology (Rm. 19B)

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 (Ballrooms A & B)

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

11:00-11:30 a.m.               Tom Wedegaertner, Director of Cottonseed Research & Marketing, Cotton Incorporated

11:30-12:00 p.m.               Bruce Atherley, Executive Director, Cotton Council International

12:00-1:15 p.m.                 Lunch, sponsor recognitions, producer drawings (Ballrooms C & D)

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

UGA Cotton Production Workshop

2:00 – 2:50 p.m.                 Economics and Marketing (Rm. 14)

Fertility (Rm. 19A)

Plant Pathology (Rm. 19B)

Weed Science (Rm. 19C)

3:00 – 3:50 p.m.                 Cotton Technologies & Varieties (Rm. 19C)

Irrigation and Precision Ag (Rm. 14)

Insect Pest Management (Rm. 19A)

Agronomics and Physiology (Rm. 19B)

2017 UGA Cotton Production Workshop – Breakout Sessions

University of Georgia Cotton Team

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

Cotton Technologies & Varieties for 2017:  Cotton varieties for 2017 and 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 2017.  (Don Shurley and Amanda Smith)

Irrigation and Precision Ag TechnologiesTechnologies are available that can be applied to any part of production from planting, to irrigation, to harvesting.  (Wes Porter, George Vellidis, and Shannon Parrish)

Weed Science: Industry update on new phenoxy herbicide technology in cotton. (herbicide manufacturers)

Insect Pest ManagementThrips 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 2017. (Bob Kemerait)

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

Scheduled Times for Breakout Sessions:

8:00 am – 8:50 am             Economics and Marketing (Rm. 14)

Fertility (Rm. 19A)

Plant Pathology (Rm. 19B)

Weed Science (Rm. 19C)

9:00 am – 9:50 am             Cotton Technologies & Varieties (Rm. 19C)

Irrigation and Precision Ag (Rm. 14)

Insect Pest Management (Rm. 19A)

Agronomics and Physiology (Rm. 19B)

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm             Economics and Marketing (Rm. 14)

Fertility (Rm. 19A)

Plant Pathology (Rm. 19B)

Weed Science (Rm. 19C)

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm             Cotton Technologies & Varieties (Rm. 19C)

Irrigation and Precision Ag (Rm. 14)

Insect Pest Management (Rm. 19A)

Agronomics and Physiology (Rm. 19B)