# Virtual Format Set For 2021 Beltwide Cotton Conferences

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2020-10-05
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The National Cotton Council (NCC) has set the format for the 2021 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC), which will be held virtually on Jan. 5-7 due to continued concerns regarding COVID-19’s spread.

The BWCC, coordinated by the NCC, annually brings together university and USDA researchers, regulatory agencies, extension personnel/agents, consultants and industry sales/support personnel to exchange information about new products and production/processing systems that can be tailored to individual farming operations for maximum efficiency.

Those planning to participate in the 2021 live-stream event must register at the [BWCC’s website](http://www.cotton.org/beltwide/), which will be updated as program information becomes available. Registration will continue after the virtual 2021 BWCC concludes to permit registered participants access to the event’s on-demand content.

Registration costs for the 2021 BWCC have been reduced due to the virtual format:

- $180 for NCC/Cotton Foundation members, university and USDA researchers, extension personnel, associations and consultants
- $500 for non-U.S. research, extension, associations and consultants
- $350 for non-NCC/Foundation members
- $75 for students.

The 2021 BWCC will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Jan. 5 with the half-day Cotton Consultants Conference, which is open to all attendees. Topics planned for that session include:

- A National Weather Service discussion of prediction models/long range forecasting
- University cotton physiologists describing weather models’ influence on cotton physiology decisions including growth regulator use and leaf shed practices
- A review by EPA officials on the availability status of dicamba and other plant protection chemistries
- A panel discussion about *Bt* resistance management and EPA’s new proposed requirements
- An update on cotton leafroll dwarf virus
- Product updates from various agribusiness companies.

The 11 BWCC cotton technical conferences, which now includes the Cotton Sustainability Conference, will provide updates on research and current/emerging technology. Those sessions will meet concurrently beginning the afternoon of Jan. 5 through 5:00 pm on Jan. 7.

*Based on information provided by the National Cotton Council*