Help for Cotton-Related Decisions Offered At 2014 Beltwide Cotton Conferences

Members of the cotton industry who help producers make key cotton production and marketing-related decisions will find an abundance of information at the 2014 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, set for January 6-8 at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel.

The National Cotton Council-coordinated forum brings together those with a stake in a healthy U.S. cotton production sector – including cotton industry members, university and USDA researchers, Extension personnel, consultants and other service providers – to share timely information.

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The 2014 sessions begin at noon January 6 with a half-day Cotton Consultants Conference that will focus on new developments from industry, including discussions of new cotton varieties, chemistries and emerging technologies.

Eleven cotton technical conferences will meet concurrently all day January 7 and through noon on January 8. In addition, selected technical conferences will meet with the Consultants Conference at specific times to discuss key issues in those disciplines, including current research.

“We believe that having some of the technical conferences meet with the Cotton Consultants Conference will foster a lively exchange of ideas and shared experiences among researchers and others who assist producers with making key decisions,” said Bill Robertson, the Council’s manager, Agronomy, Soils and Physiology, who coordinates the conferences.

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According to Robertson, some of the key topics under consideration for those joint sessions are insect interactions with the new 2,4-D and dicamba weed control technologies; target leaf spot, which has emerged as a problem in the Southeast and Mid-South; nematode control; on-farm variety testing; irrigation and plant growth regulator interaction; irrigation instrumentation and data collection for help in scheduling; alternative nitrogen products; and the effect of various crop rotation scenarios on today’s cotton production.

The Beltwide will continue to offer continuing education units and serve as the venue for several industry recognition events. The National Cotton Ginners Association will also continue to conduct meetings in conjunction with the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, including participation in the technical conferences for cotton ginning and cotton engineering systems.

Self-registration for the 2014 Beltwide Cotton Conferences will be available 24 hours a day beginning the evening of January 5. Attendees can also register at a staffed registration desk that will open on the morning of January 6.

Click here for housing and registration instructions, a schedule of events and general conference information.

 

Source – NCC

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