Agenda:

8:15-8:45 a.m. Registration

8:45-9:05 a.m. Blending Cotton Varieties-Dr. Chism Craig, University of Tennessee Extension Cotton and Small Grain Specialist, Jackson

9:05-9:25 a.m. Plant Bugs: Missouri’s New No. 1 Insect Pest?-Dr. Michael Boyd, Entomology Specialist, UM-C Delta Center

9:25-9:35 a.m. Missouri Boll Weevil Eradication Update-Dewey Wayne King, Program Manager, Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication Program

9:35-9:55 a.m. Thumbs Up: A Simple Approach for Scheduling Irrigation in Cotton-Dr. Bobby Phipps, Cotton Specialist, UM-C Delta Center

9:55-10:15 a.m. Nitrogen Rates for Gumbo Soils-David Dunn, Soils Lab Supervisor, UM-C Delta Center

10:15-10:40 a.m. Break

10:40-10:55 a.m. Nematodes: Shoot to Kill-Dr. Allen Wrather, Plant Pathology Specialist, UM-C Delta Center

10:55-11:15 a.m. Issues Affecting Cotton Producers, Cecil Williams, Executive Vice President, Cotton Producers of Missouri, West Memphis, Arkansas

11:15-11:35 a.m. Cotton Weed Control Strategies-Dr. Andy Kendig, Weed Control Specialist, UMC-Delta Center

11:35-11:55 a.m. Understanding What Went Right with the 2003 Cotton Crop-Dr. Owen Gwathmey, Associate Professor, Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Jackson

11:55 a.m. Introduction of Sponsors-Dr. Mike Milam, Agronomy Specialist, Dunklin County

Lunch will follow the meeting