2008 LATMC Presentations

GENERAL SESSION TOPICS

• Louisiana Dept of Agriculture & Forestry
  Mike Strain DVM

• EQIP Programs
  Steve Nipper, Natural Resources Conservation Service

• State Issues and the Farm Bill
  Brian Breaux, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation

• Highlights of Recent Biological Control Reearch in Louisiana
  Seth Johnson, LSU AgCenter

• Drift Issues
  Roberto Barbosa, LSU AgCenter

• White-Tail Deer Management: Historic Perspective and Future Trends
  Jim Fowler, James F. Fowler & Associates, LLC

GRAIN CROPS SESSION

• Wheat Disease Management - Boyd Padgett
• Impact of Raised Beds and Deep Tillage on the Profitability of Irrigated Soybeans Grown on Heavy Clay Soils in Mississippi
  Daniel H. Poston, MS State, Delta Research & Extension

• Bt Corn Traits in Louisiana and Their Associated Codes
  B. Roger Leonard, Fangneng Huang, and Jack L. Baldwin, LSU AgCenter

• 2007 Louisiana Corn Fungicide Results
  David Lanclos, Boyd Padgett, Clayton Hollier, LSU AgCenter

• Grain Sorghum Diseases
  Clayton Hollier, LSU AgCenter

• Louisiana Feed Grains and Soybean IPM
  Jack Baldwin, Fangneng Huang, Jeff Davis, and Roger Leonard, LSU AgCenter

• Louisiana Soybean IPM Update
  Jack Baldwin, Jeff Davis, and Roger Leonard, LSU AgCenter

• Double-Cropping Soybeans and Wheat Effectively
  David Lanclos, LSU AgCenter

• Stink Bug Thresholds and Control Strategies in Soybean
  Roger Leonard and Jack Baldwin, LSU AgCenter

SUGARCANE BREAKOUT SESSION

• Sugarcane Borer Susceptibility of Commercial Varieties
  Bill White, USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Lab

• Sugarcane Ripeners: Past and Present
  Ben Legendre, LSU AgCenter

• Sugarcane Insects Management
  Gene Reagan, Julien Beuzelin, and Waseem Akbar
  LSU AgCenter

• Potential Fit of Roundup Ready Sugarcane/New Herbicide Update
  Jim Griffin and Joey Boudreaux, LSU AgCenter

• Old and New Foes: More than One Rust and RSD
  Jeff Hoy, LSU AgCenter

• Optimizing Sugarcane Production Efficiency Through Fertility Management and Precision Ag
  Rich Johnson, USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Lab

• Smut and Yellow Leaf Disease
  Mike Grisham, Jeff Hoy, Ryan Viator, Rich Johnson, and Gillian Eggleston
  USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Lab

• Sugarcane Ripener Research
  Ed Richard, Jr., Caleb Dalley, and Ryan Viator
  USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Lab

• To Shred, Clip, Bushhog, Etc.
  Ryan Viator, USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Lab, Windell Jackson and Herman Waguespack, American Sugar Cane League, and Blaine Viator, Consultant

• Impact of Rust Diseases on the Florida Sugarcane Industry
  Jim Shine, Florida Sugarcane Growers Cooperative

  Making Grain Crops Fit in a Sugarcane Production System
  Ronald Gonsoulin, Ulysse Gonsoulin & Sons

• Sugarcane Variety Identification
  Herman Waguespack, American Sugar Cane League

SUGARCANE PRODUCT UPDATES

• Following Up On the "Duson Strain"
  Jerry McGee and Lance Rodriguez, Consultants

• Product Updates
  Rusty Mitchell, FMC Corporation

• Thimet Application in Smartbox for Use in Sugarcane
  Tim Ford, Amvac Chemical Corporation

• Product Update
  Kevin Stewart, Gowan Company

RICE BREAKOUT SESSION

• Cercospora Disease Complex in Rice
  Clayton Hollier and Don Groth, LSU AgCenter

• New Insecticides
  Natalie Hummel and Mike Stout, LSU AgCenter

• The Panicle Rice Mite: Identification, Scouting, and Possible Management Options
  Natalie Hummel, LSU AgCenter

• Integrating Insect Pest Management and Crawfish Production
  Mike Stout and Ray McClain, LSU AgCenter

• Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Rice
  Johnny Saichuk, LSU AgCenter

• Using Pre-Emergence Herbicides in Rice Production
  Johnny Saichuk, LSU AgCenter

• Mexican Rice Borer and Other Rice Pests
  M.O. "Mo" Way, Texas A&M University

RICE PRODUCT UPDATES

• AGROTAIN: Improved Nitrogen Efficiency
  Jimmy D. Johnson, Agrotain International

• Permit: Plan with Purple
  Kevin Stewart, Gowan Company

• Product Update
  Alvin Rhodes, BASF Corporation

• Product Update
  Steve Lee, United Phosphorus, Inc.

• Preplant Burndown to Rice
  Toby McCown, Dupont Crop Protection

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

• New Products
  Alan Hopkins, Bayer CropScience

• Product Review
  Richard Myers, Cheminova

• Cottonseed and Traits Overview
  Hunter Fife, Dow AgroSciences

• 2008 Product Update
  Rusty Mitchell, FMC Corporation

• Label Changes and Additions for 2008
  Jim Scruggs, Nichino America, Inc.

• New Products Update
  Robert Prince, Syngenta & NK Seeds

• STRADA, Introduction and Overview
  Frank Lequerica, Isagro USA

• GreenSeeker: Variable Rate Application and Mapping Systems
  Briley Tomlinson, AIM

• Product Update
  Steve Lee, United Phosphorus, Inc.

• AGROTAIN: Improved Nitrogen Efficiency
  Jimmy D. Johnson, Agrotain International

• Product Line Overview
  Joseph A. Hickey, Arysta LifeScience

• Product and Label Update Steve Crawford, Dupont Crop Protection

• Product Update
  Bill Odle, Valent USA Corporation

• Bidrin Product Update Tim Ford, Amvac Chemical Corporation

• Product Update
  Alvin Rhodes, BASF Corporation

• Product Update
  Scott Martin, Syngenta Crop Protection

COTTON BREAKOUT SESSION

• Interpreting GIS Data and Developing Site-Specific Treatment Prescriptions for Precision Agriculture Applications
  Kevin S. McCarter, LSU AgCenter

• Plant Bug Management - Reducing the Cost Using BMPs
  R. D. Bagwell

• Evaluating Avicta Complete Pack Plus Telon II and Low-High Nitrogen Rates
  LSU AgCenter

• (Controversial) Issues in Cotton Production
  Bob Nichols, Cotton Incorporated

• Mid-South Sampling Protocols and Action Threshholds for Tarnished Plant Bug
  Fred Musser, Mississippi State University

• Identifying and Managing Multiple Stresses in Cotton
  C. Overstreet, M. Wolcott, E. C. Overstreet, M. Wolcott, E. Burris, LSU AgCenter

• Nitrogen Rates and Mepiquat Chloride Effects on Cotton Lint Yield and Quality
  M. W. Ebelhar, W. R. Meredith, Jr. and R. A. Welch
  Delta Research and Extension Center, Stoneville, Mississippi

• Earliness - What Is It and How Can It Be Managed?
  Sandy Stewart, LSU AgCenter

• eXtension - Cotton Website Launch
  Sandy Stewart, LSU AgCenter

• Wheat/Cotton Double-Crop Management
  Rob Ferguson and Sandy Stewart, LSU AgCenter

• Review of Cotton Seed Treatments
  Patrick D. Colyer, LSU AgCenter

• IPM Considerations for Double-Cropping Cotton & Wheat
  Roger Leonard, LSU AgCenter

• A Consultant's Perspective on Managing Weed Resistance
  Billy McLawhorn, McLawhorn Crop Services

• Cotton Weed Control/Weed Resistance
  Donnie K. Miller, LSU AgCenter

• Cotton Foliar Diseases
  Boyd Padgett, LSU AgCenter

• Status Report: On Board Module Picker Systems
  Herb Willcutt