45th Annual
Delta Center Field Day
2006

2006 Field Day Tours

• Field Day Speakers

Blue Tour - Cotton Production

• Using Sensors to Predict Nitrogen Needs in Cotton
  Dr. Earl Vories
• Insect Update for Cotton and Corn
  Glenn Studdebaker
• Cotton Varieties and Selection
  Dr. Mike Milam

Green Tour - Irrigation

• Twin Row Production on Corn, Soybeans and Cotton
  John Engram
• Ways to Decrease Irrigation Pumping Costs
  Dr. Bill Casady
• Determining When To Terminate Irrigation
  Dr. Joe Henggeler

Red Tour - Soybeans

• Soybean Rust - A Curiosity, Concern or Threat
  Dr. Allen Wrather
• Evaluation of Soybeans for Tolerance to Soil Waterlogging
  Dr. Grover Shannon
• Jake and Stoddard - Two New Soybean Varieties for Missouri
  Melissa Woolard

White Tour - Crop Production

• Corn Varieties for Ethanol Production
  Dr. Gene Stevens
• Potential Savings From Reduced Seeding Rates
  Dr. Brian Ottis
• How's and Why's of Fertility Research
  David Dunn

Yellow Tour - Weed Science

• Weed Scientist Know Nothing About Marestail
  Dr. Andy Kendig
• Retro Rice Weed Control
  Jim Heiser
• Palmer Amaranth Control
  Chad Smith
• Herbicide Resistance in Weeds - Resistance is Futile
  Dr. Anthony Ohmes

Delta Center Research Projects

• Plant Pathology
  Dr. Allen Wrather, Cory Cross and Joyce Elrod
• Rice Production Systems for Southeast Missouri
  Dr. Brian Ottis and Ralph Tanner
• Crop Production Project
  Dr. Gene Stevens, Matt Rhine, Joseph Trevathan and Daniel Walker
• Cotton Production
  Andrea Phillips and Bobby Tanner
• USDA-Agricultural Research Service Irrigation Research
  Dr. Earl Vories, Ray Benson, John Sadler, and Ken Sudduth
• Missouri Foundation Seed
  Rick Hofen, Bobby Ward, Joe Amelon and Mary Ann Quade
• Variety Testing
  Dr. William J. Wiebold and Scotty Smothers
• Soil Testing Laboratory
  David Dunn, Anne Johnson and Hope Bynum
• Southern Telecommunication Community Resource Center
  Ann Matthews, Eddie Lowery and James Burton
• Delta Center Field Day and Farm Safety Field Day for FFA Students