# Georgia Cotton Commission Sets Annual Meeting and Workshop Agendas

Author: Jim.Robinson
Published: 2011-12-27
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-production/harvest/georgia-cotton-commission-sets-annual-meeting-and-workshop-agendas/

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The Georgia Cotton Commission encourages cotton producers to plan to attend their 5th annual meeting and the UGA Cotton Production Workshop on February 1, 2012, in Tifton, GA.

Registration is FREE. Please pre-register online until January 18, 2012, at www.ugatiftonconference.org or call 229.386.3416. Your early registration will help organizers plan the sponsored breakfast, breaks and lunch.

Annual meeting questions may be directed to Richey Seaton (gactn@windstream.net) or Karen Nikitopoulos (cotton@windstream.net) at the Georgia Cotton Commission office (phone) 478.988.4235.

See details at [www.georgiacottoncommission.org](http://www.georgiacottoncommission.org).

**AGENDA**

UGA Cotton Production Workshop

7:30 – 8 a.m. Registration

8 – 8:50 a.m. Econ & Mktg; Weed Mgmt; IPM; Cotton Varieties for 2012

9 – 9:50 a.m. Engineering; Plant Path; Agronomics/Variety Performance & PGR Mgmt; Soil Fertility

**Georgia Cotton Commission’s 5th Annual Meeting**

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Welcome, Recognition of Sponsors, Commission Report

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Mike Tate, President, Southern Cotton Growers

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Bill Gillon, CEO, Cotton Board

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Mike Watson, Vice President Fiber Quality Research, Cotton Incorporated

Keeping US Cotton Competitive in World Markets

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. John Maguire, Sr. Director of Governmental Relations, National Cotton Council “Washington Report”

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and sponsor recognitions; producer drawing(s)

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Georgia Quality Cotton Awards – For information and nomination form visit: www.ugacotton.com

**UGA Cotton Production Workshop**

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. A repeat of the morning sessions