Upper Gulf Coast Feed, Grain & Cotton Production

For those in Wharton, Matagorda, Jackson and Colorado Counties, make sure you attend! Along with a catered lunch, you will have the opportunity to earn 3 CEUS for pesticide license holders, 5 CEUs for certified crop advisors, and discuss a range of topics.

Agenda

• 8:30 a.m.: Bollworm Update – David Kerns, Texas IPM Coordinator
• 9:00 a.m.: Boll Weevil Update – Michael Hester, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation
• 9:30 a.m.: Rice Stinkbug Update – Dr. Dalton Ludwick, Extension Entomologist
• 10:00 a.m.: Best Management Practices to Prevent Plastic Contamination in Cotton – Lauren Krogman, National Cotton Council
• 10:45 a.m.: Groundwater Update – Neil Hudgins, Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District
• 11:00 a.m.: RACE Trial Update Current Cotton Research – Ben McKnight, Extension Cotton Specialist
• 12:00 p.m.: LUNCH
• 1:00 p.m.: 2022 Texas Auxin Herbicide Training Dicamba & Enlist Technologies – Dr. Scott Noble, Extension Weed Specialist
• 2:00 p.m.: Cotton Market Update – John Robinson, Extension Cotton Market Specialist
• 2:30 p.m.: Grain Market Update – Yuri Calil, Extension Ag Economist
• 3:00 p.m.: Emerging Diseases in Grain & Cotton – Tom Isakeit, Extension Plant Pathologist
• 3:30 p.m.: ADJOURN

RSVP HERE or by calling Stacy at 979.532.3310 by Jan. 20.