2007 LATMC Presentations

General Session

• Making It Work in the Desert – Bill Cox, Coxco Ag Services, Las Cruces, NM
• Managing for Bobwhite Quail in the Southeast – Don Reed, LSU AgCenter
• Consultant Innovations – Cecil Parker, Agriservices, Ltd., Vidalia, LA
• Weather Outlook – Jay Grymes, LSU AgCenter
• Developments in Agriculture Law – Jeff Masson, Frilot Partridge Law Firm, New Orleans, LA

Soil Fertility

• Back to Basics – Soil Fertility – J Stevens, Rick Mascagni, LSU AgCenter
• Louisiana Soils: Physical and Chemical Properties – Jerry Daigle, NRCS State Soil Scientist
• AgFleet: A Soil Fertility Tool for Crop Management Solutions – Erin Abegg, A&L Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

Grain Crops

• Corn Fungicide Rep for 2007 – David Y. Lanclos and Rob Ferguson, LSU AgCenter
• Planting Date and Row Spacing Responses of Maturity Group III, IV, and V Soybeans in Louisiana – E.L. Clawson, J.A. Hendrix, III, and D. Boquet, LSU AgCenter
• Soybean and Feedgrain Variety/Hybrid Performance and Agronomic Reminders – David Y. Lanclos and Rob Ferguson, LSU AgCenter
• Utility of Harvest Aids in Inderterminate and Determinate Soybeans – James L. Griffin and Joey Boudreaux, LSU AgCenter
• Wheat Response to Glyphosate Drift – James L. Griffin, Chris Roider, Steve Harrison, LSU AgCenter
• Feed Grains and Soybean Pest Management – B.R. Leonard, F. Huang, J. Baldwin, and M. Baur, LSU AgCenter
• Biology and Control of Major Diseases of Soybean – Raymond W. Schneider, LSU AgCenter
• Soybean Disease Management – Boyd Padgett, LSU AgCenter

Cotton

• Mid-South Evaluation of Plant Bug Sampling and Treatment Thresholds – Ralph Bagwell, LSU AgCenter
• Status of Tarnished Plant Bug Control Strategies – Jeff Gore, USDA-ARS, Stoneville
• Consideration for Fall Armyworm Management – Ryan Jackson, USDA – ARS, SIMRU
• Considerations for IPM Strategies During 2007 – B.R. Leonard, LSU AgCenter
• Global Perspectives in Cotton Production – Patricia F. O’Leary, Cotton Incorporated
• Insecticide Susceptibility of Louisiana Bollworm and Control Issues for 2007 – J.H. Temple, D.R. Cook, P.L. Bommireddy, and B.R. Leonard, LSU AgCenter
• Basic Plant Physiology with Emphasis on High Temperature Effects – Dan Fromme, Texas Cooperative Extension, TAMU
• Herbicide Activity/Fate in Furrow Irrigation and Late-Season Weed Control – D.K. Miller, LSU AgCenter
• Seed Treatments – A Year in Review – Boyd Padgett, LSU AgCenter
• 2007 Cotton Varieties and Production – Sandy Stewart, LSU AgCenter
• Seed Size and Cool Germination Effects on Cotton Stand, Early Growth, and Yield – Sandy Stewart, LSU AgCenter
• Plant Growth Regulator Usage and Available Products – Sandy Stewart, LSU AgCenter
• Cotton Quality: Influence of Production and Processing Technologies – Thomas D. Valco, Cotton Technology Transfer and Education Coordinator, USDA, Stoneville
• Herbicide-Resistant Weeds: A Dilemma in Dixie – Alan York, NCSU

Emerging Technologies

• Amvac Product Update – Paul Vaculin, Amvac Chemical Corporation
• Arysta LifeScience Product Update – Joe Hickey, Arysta LifeScience
• PhytoGen Cottonseed Update – Reed Parker, Dow AgroSciences
• 2007 BASF Product Update – Alvin Rhodes, BASF Corporation
• Nichino Product Update – Jim Scruggs, Nichino America, Inc.
• Cheminova Product Update – Richard Myers, Cheminova, Inc.
• Cerexagri Product Update – Steve Lee, Cerexagri-NISSO, LLC
• Aeris and Trilex Product Updates – Charles Melton, Bayer CropScience
• AgFleet – Erin Abegg – A&L Analytical Laboratories, Inc.
• Agrotain – Jimmy D. Johnson, Agrotain International
• 2007 Dupont Crop Protection Product Update and Label Review – Dickie Edmund, Dupont Crop Protection
• Valent Product Update – Bill Odle, Valent USA Corporation
• Chemtura Crop Protection Product Update 2007 – Alan Dalrymple, Chemtura Corporation

Sugarcane

• Cultivar Response to Borer – Bill White, USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit
• Ups & Downs of Marketing Raw Sugar – Lonnie Champagne and Alan Chatman, Louisiana Sugarcane Products, Inc.
• Sugarcane Fertilizer Recommendations – Ben Legendre, LSU AgCenter
• 2006 Ripener Research – Ben Legendre, LSU AgCenter
• Core Lab Methods and Interpreting Grower Sheets – Harold Birkett and Jeanie Stein, Audubon Sugar Institute
• Rust and Smut Causing Trouble – Jeff Hoy, LSU AgCenter
• Shredding the Trash – Herman Waguespack, American Sugar Cane League
• Sugarcane Remote Sensing, Yield Mapping, and Variable Rate Lime Research – R.M. Johnson, R.P. Viator, W.H. White, M.P. Grisham, and E.P. Richard, Jr., USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit
• Morningglory and Nutsedge – Biology and Control in Sugarcane – James L. Griffin, Curtis Jones, and Luke Etheredge, LSU AgCenter
• Sugarcane Insect Management – Gene Reagan and Julien Beuzelin, LSU AgCenter
• Ripener Influences on Sugar Yields: 2006 USDA Research – Ed Richard, Jr., Caleb Dalley, and Ryan Viator, USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit
• Sugarcane Management – Ryan Viator, Rich Johnson, and Ed Richard, Jr., USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit
• Louisiana Sugarcane Variety Outlook – Kenneth Gravois and Herman Waguespack, LSU AgCenter and American Sugar Cane League
• Kleentek Operation Snapshot – Jeff Flynn – Certis/Kleentek
• Diamond^TM 0.83EC Insecticide – Alan Dalrymple, Chemtura Corporation
• 2007 BASF Sugarcane Product Update – Alvin Rhodes, BASF Corporation
• Permit and Yukon – Kevin Stewart, Gowan Company

Rice

• The Narrow Brown Leaf Spot Outbreak and It’s Control in 2007 – Don Groth, LSU AgCenter
• The LL601 Presence in Commercial Rice – Steve Linscombe, LSU AgCenter
• Phosphorus: Rice Fertilization and LSU AgCenter Soil Testing Changes – Dustin Harrell, J. Wang, R. Henderson, J Stevens, LSU AgCenter
• Update on the Mystery Malady – Gary Breitenbeck, LSU AgCenter
• Recent Advances in Insect Control Research in Rice – Michael Stout, LSU AgCenter
• Weed Control Options and Herbicide Drift on Rice – Eric Webster, LSU AgCenter
• Rice Weed Identification – Johnny Saichuk
• Dow AgroSciences Rice Product Updates 2007 – Larry Walton, Dow AgroSciences
• FMC 2007 Product Updates – Rusty Mitchell, FMC Corporation
• 2007 BASF Rice Herbicide Update – Brad Guice, BASF Corporation
• Gowan Rice Product Update – Kevin Stewart, Gowan Company