Upper Gulf Coast Feed Grain and Cotton Production Conference

The conference will include a catered lunch and will conclude at 1:45 p.m.  Three CEUs will be awarded to pesticide license holders with the Texas Department of Agriculture (1 IPM, 1 L&R, 1 General); and 4.5 CEUs for Certified Crop Advisors have been applied for.  Participating counties include Wharton, Matagorda, Jackson, and Colorado Counties.

The conference will address the following topics:

• Bollworm and Fleahopper Update – David Kerns, Texas IPM Coordinator.
• Feed Grain Research Update – Dr. Ron Schnell, Extension Cropping Systems Specialist.
• Weed Control in Grain Crops – Dr. Josh McGinty, Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist.
• 2020 Texas Auxin Herbicide Training Dicamba and Enlist Technologies – Dr. Scott Nolte, Extension Weed Specialist.
• Introduction to Gene Drive Technology – Kate Crumley, Extension Agent – IPM.
• Emerging Cotton Diseases – Tom Isakeit, Extension Plant Pathologist.
• Cotton Market Update – John Robinson, Extension Cotton Marketing Specialist.
• RACE Trial Update/Current Cotton Research – Dale Mott, Extension Program Specialist.

The annual Auxin training will be a one-hour training for 2020.  The Auxin training that is provided as part of the Feed Grain and Cotton Conference will fulfill the annual auxin training requirements for Dicamba and 2,4-D Choline products and will include 1 hour of Laws and Regulations CEUs.

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