Beltwide Cotton overall objective to increase consultants
07 Dec '07
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The National Cotton Council is urging consultants to join cotton producers at the 2008 Beltwide Cotton Conferences on January 8-11 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville. The conferences' theme is “Orchestrate Your Opportunities.”
Bill Robertson, the NCC's manager, Agronomy, Soils and Physiology and coordinator of Beltwide Cotton Production Conference programming, said cotton consultants are being targeted because this group is very instrumental in cotton producers' decision-making and consultants have the incentive to “stay current on new technology, farming practices and challenges facing our nation's cotton producers.”
Robertson said that's why the NCC decided to add a new Cotton Consultants Conference to the 2008 Beltwide. The half-day conference, set for Tuesday, January 8, from 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m., is open to all attendees. A two-hour general session will provide an overview on variety selection, insect management and weed management.
The second portion will feature eight breakout interactive discussions led by Extension specialists and covering: agronomics/tillage, defoliation/spray technology; fertility; insect management; irrigation/water management; nematodes/diseases; variety selection/planting; and weed management.
“The sessions will have experts focusing on best management practices in these disciplines,” Robertson said. “The overall objective is to increase consultants' awareness of the latest tools and information available but also help them fine-tune their recommendations to their producer clients.”
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