Home » Ag Technical Conference

Ag Technical Conference

Nov 13, 2009 10:57 AM

The Ag Technical Conference will be held on November 16th at the Wharton County Fairgrounds, Directors Room. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of this conference is to disseminate information and data relating to applied research efforts that were conducted by AgriLife Extension agents and specialists as well as AgriLife Research scientists in 2009. Additionally, we have invited Ag industry representatives to present information on new products that will be available or are in the pipeline for 2010-11. The agenda is below for your reference.

8:30 Registration

9:00 Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation Update, Michael Hester, TBWEF Zone Manager

9:15 Applied Research Projects in Row Crops, Dan Fromme, Texas AgriLife Extension Agronomist

9:35 Insect Pest Research Projects, Roy Parker, Texas AgriLife Extension Entomologist

9:50 Cotton Seeding Rate Research, Peter McGuill, County Extension Agent – Ag, Wharton County

10:00 IPM Applied Research , Clyde Crumley, Extension Agent – IPM (Jackson, Matagorda, & Wharton)

10:15 Break

10:30 Soybean Research, James Grichar, Research Scientist – Texas AgriLife Research

10:45 Cotton Variety Evaluations, Gaylon Morgan, AgriLife Extension Cotton Specialist

11:00 Chemistry “Pipeline” 2010, Bayer CropScience – Joe Martinez; BASF – Fred Moore/ Brian Vercellino; Dow AgroSciences - Vernon Langston; Monsanto – Atila Deak; DuPont - Eric Castner; Syngenta - Tony Driver

12:00 Closing Remarks

Want to use this article? Click here for options!
© 2010 Penton Media, Inc.

Latest Jobs

Houston, TX Weather

Continuing Education

Accredited in Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina and Tennessee:

(New Course)
Weed Resistance Management in Cotton

This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).

(New Course)
New Mode of Action Chemistry for Vegetable Production

Integration of a new mode of action compound like Coragen into IPM and IRM programs to control Lepidoptera in leafy greens, fruiting vegetables, peppers and brassica or cole crops is always welcome. This online CE accredited course details how best to use this new mode of action insecticide in intensive vegetable production. It is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program and by state agencies for licensed applicators in Texas, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

This course is accredited in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming as well as for CCA credits:

(New Course)
Spray Drift Management

Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to not waste money allowing products to drift off the intended target. This accredited online continuing education course covers the critical elements of spray drift management.

New Course
The ABCs of MRLs

American agriculture exports 20 to 30 percent of its production annually. For specific commodities, the percentage is much higher. When recommending and applying pest management products for crops, license Pest Control Advisers (PCAs) and applicators and farmers must be aware of which products applied are in compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) established by foreign customers. This CE course details the MRL issue and why compliance is critical to marketing into world trade.