2011 LATMC Presentation Titles and Speakers

General Session

• NPDES Update – Bobby Simoneaux, LDAF
• New Online Resources – Social Networking – Natalie Hummel, LSU AgCenter
• Utilizing LSU AgCenter Service Laboratories – Raghuwinder “Nick” Singh, LSU AgCenter
• Crop and Crop Protection Trends in the Delta Region – Hylon Kaufmann, GfK Kynetec
• Introduction to Pesticide Drift Management Issues – Marty Pousson, LDAF
• Pesticide Drift Management Issues – Karen Nix – LSU AgCenter
• Improving the LSU AgCenter Soil Testing Program for Better Crop Production: Services, Progress, and Challenges – Jim Wang/J Stevens, LSU AgCenter

Grain Crops

• Corn and Grain Sorghum Diseases: Southern Rust, Northern Leaf Blight, Anthracnose – Clayton Hollier, LSU AgCenter
• Soybean IPM 2011 Update – Jeff Davis, LSU AgCenter
• Roundup Ready vs Liberty Link Soybeans – Daniel Stephenson, LSU AgCenter
• Incomplete Kernel Development – What Determines Corn Yield? – Erick Larson, Mississippi State University
• Soybean Disease Update – Boyd Padgett, LSU AgCenter

Multi-Crop Management

• Seed Treatments and Traits: Availability, and What’s in the Package? – Rogers Leonard, LSU AgCenter
• Ecological Effects of Residue Burning on Soil Fertility – Bobby Golden, LSU AgCenter
• Soil Fertility: Best Bang for Your Buck – John Kruse, LSU AgCenter
• Fertilizer Market Outlook – Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter
• Sweet Potato Update 2011: Production, Pest Management, and Trends for the Future – Tara Smith, LSU AgCenter

Cotton Breakout

• 2011 Cotton Varieties and Production Issues – John Kruse, LSU AgCenter
• Herbicide Insecticide Interactions – Donnie Miller, LSU AgCenter
• Cotton Cultivar Performance Under Multiple Plant Growth Regulator Regimes – Tom Barber, University of Arkansas
• Global Perspectives in Cotton Production – Pat O’Leary, Cotton Incorporated
• Adapting to the Decline in Cotton Acreage – Jess Barr, Louisiana Cotton Producers Association
• Factors Affecting Cotton Variety Performance – Brooks Blanche, LSU AgCenter
• Thrips Management in Cotton – Don Cook, Mississippi State University
• Tarnished Plant Bugs and Cotton Aphids: Resistance and Management Options – Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University
• Current Performance and Future Developments for Bt Cotton in the Mid-South – Jarrod Hardke
• Specific Recommendations in Cotton – Rogers Leonard, LSU AgCenter
• Susceptibility of TBW and CBW to Bt Toxins in Bollgard II® (Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab):2010 Update Future Cotton Products – Jay Mahaffey, Monsanto Company

Sugarcane Breakout

• Red Stripe – Mike Grisham, USDA-ARS-Sugarcane Research Unit
• Update on Precision Ag Research – New and Existing Results – Rich Johnson, USDA-ARS-Sugarcane Research Unit
• Cultural Practices – Ryan Viator, USDA-ARS-Sugarcane Research Unit
• What? Why? Update on Sugarcane Insect Research – Bill White, USDA-ARS-Sugarcane Research Unit
• Determining Soil Health – Paul White, USDA-ARS-Sugarcane Research Unit
• Evaluation of Sugarcane Ripeners – Caleb Dalley, USDA-ARS-Sugarcane Research Unit
• Alternative Fallow Programs: Efficacy and Economics – Jim Griffin/Mike Salassi, LSU AgCenter
• New Insect Pests in Sugarcane – Grady Coburn, Pest Management Enterprises, Inc./Gene Reagan, LSU AgCenter
• ESA Liaison to the EPA – Gene Reagan, LSU AgCenter
• L 01-283 Offtype Tests Data Review and Discussion – Kenneth Gravois, LSU AgCenter/Herman Waguespack, American Sugar Cane League
• Sugarcane Variety Update – Kenneth Gravois, LSU AgCenter/Herman Waguespack, American Sugar Cane League
• Disease Update – Jeff Hoy, LSU AgCenter

Rice Breakout

• Fertilization of Rice on High pH Soils – Dustin Harrell, LSU AgCenter
• Insecticide Seed Treatments, Spectrum of Control, and Impact of Adult RWW Feeding – Natalie Hummel, LSU AgCenter
• Why the Low Yields and How to Avoid Them – Steve Linscombe, LSU AgCenter
• Rice Stink Bug Management: A Program in Transition – Mike Stout, LSU AgCenter
• Stress and Rice Disease – Don Groth, LSU AgCenter
• Rice Weed Management – Eric Webster, LSU AgCenter
• Rice Outcrossing – Mechanisms, Consequences, and Concerns – Johnny Saichuk, LSU AgCenter

Emerging Technologies

• BASF Corporation – Alvin Rhodes
• Bayer CropScience – Kyle Fontenot/Sam Garris
• Cheminova, Inc. – Richard Myers
• Dow AgroSciences – Reed Parker/Jonathan Siebert
• Dupont Crop Protection – Mike Edwards
• Field R_x by Ag Software Designs – David Hydrick
• FMC Corporation – Don Johnson
• Gowan Company – Keith Majure
• Makhteshim Agan of North America – Dunk Porterfield
• Monsanto Company – Fran Deville
• Nichino America – David King
• SFP – Eddie Walley
• Syngenta Crop Protection/Syngenta Seeds – David Lanclos
• Terral Seed – Phil Michener
• Valent USA Corporation – Bill Odle

Sugarcane Technical Updates

• Coragen® for Control of Key Pests in Sugarcane – Mike Edwards, Dupont Crop Protection
• Bayer Product Update for 2011 Season – Sam Garris, Bayer CropScience
• Diamond 0.83 EC Insecticide Sugarcane – Dunk Porterfield, Makhteshim Agan North America

Rice Technical Updates

• Horizon Ag – Michael Fruge’
• RiceBeaux^TM Synergy of Red Rice Control with Newpath^TM in Louisiana – Craig Sandoski
• BASF New Developments – Alvin Rhodes
• FMC Corporation – Don Johnson
• Dupont^TM Dermacor® X-100 Seed Treatment – Mike Edwards
• Gowan Company – Kevin Stewart
• Agrotain International – Ryan Vidrine
• RiceTec – Cullen Minter
• Valent USA Corporation – Bill Odle