Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu
Contact: Patti Locke, 254-968-4144, pllocke@ag.tamu.edu
WACO – New trends in cotton production, plus a policy update from the National Cotton Council, will be part of the Blackland Income Growth Conference cotton session Dec. 13.
New trends in cotton production, plus a policy update from the National Cotton Council, will be part of the Blackland Income Growth Conference cotton session Dec. 13. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)
The conference will be held at the Extraco Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd. in Waco, and is sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Waco Chamber of Commerce.
Julie Borlaug, associate director of external relations at the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University in College Station, will be the keynote luncheon speaker.
The cotton session is scheduled from 2-4 p.m. It will feature the following topics and speakers: Importance of Weed Management Systems Limitations, Prices, Laws, Dr. Pete Dotray, Texas A&M AgriLife Research weed scientist; Cotton Root Rot Disease Update, Dr. Tom Isakeit, AgriLife Extension plant pathologist; Cotton Yield, Fiber Quality, Demonstration Updates, Dr. Gaylon Morgan, AgriLife Extension state cotton specialist, College Station; Policy Update from National Cotton Council, Craig Brown.
The Blackland Cotton and Grain Association meeting will follow cotton session.
Registration on Dec. 13 to attend all commodity sessions is $20 and includes lunch. For a complete schedule of sessions and speakers, download the conference brochure at http://bit.ly/17IGNEB .
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