2014 LATMC Presentation Titles and Speakers
Cotton
- Cotton as an Industrial Raw Material – Dean Ethridge, Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute
- Cotton Leaf Spot Complex- Management Considerations – Trey Price
- Physiology of Cotton Harvest Aids – Dan Fromme, LSU AgCenter
- PhytoGen Update – Brooks Blanche, Dow AgroSciences
- PhytoGen Update (Cotton Breakout) – Brooks Blanche, Dow AgroSciences
- Protecting the National Boll Weevil Eradication Investment – Don Parker, National Cotton Council
- Selecting Cotton Varieties for Production in Louisiana – Gerald O Meyers & Dan Fromme, LSU AgCenter
- Spider Mite Insecticide Performance and Resistance in Louisiana Field Crops – Sebe Brown & David Kerns, LSU AgCenter
- Thrips Management and Neonicotinoid Resistance – David Kerns & Sebe Brown, LSU AgCenter
Rice
- Convoy Product Update – Scott W Ludwig, Nichino
- FMC Product Update – Don Johnson, FMC
- New Developments in Rice – BASF
- Real World vs University Experiences – Williams
- Rice Disease Management, Minor Diseases – Donald Groth, LSU AgCenter
- Seed Treatments in Rice from a Consultant’s Perspective – Michael Stout, LSU AgCenter
- Stored Pest Insects – Johnny Saichuk
- The Ratoon Rice Crop- Agronomic and Fertility Research – Dustin Harrell, LSU AgCenter
Sugarcane
- Bermudagrass Biotypes and New Weed Problems – Jim Griffin, LSU AgCenter
- Commercial Moddus Ripener Trial – Blaine Viator, Calvin Viator, PhD and Associates
- Cultural Practices Update – Paul White & Chuck Webber, USDA-ARS
- Fertility and Variable Rate NPK Studies – Rich Johnston & Brenda Tubana, USDA ARS & LSU AgCenter
- How does Moddus Compare to Glyphosate for Ripening Sugarcane – Al Orgeron, LSU AgCenter
- Insect Pest Management Update – Julien Beuzelin, LSU AgCenter
- Moddus- A New Product to Improve Sugar Yields – Zaunbrecher, Syngenta
- N P K Studies in Sugarcane – Brenda S Tubana, Sonny Viator, Rich Johnson – LSU AgCenter
- Rust Update and Billet Planting – Jeff Hoy, LSU AgCenter
- Smut on L 01-299 – Mike Grisham, Rich Johnson, Brian Ball – USDA & American Sugar Cane League
- Sugarcane Borer Pheromone Components- Revisited – Abner M Hammond, LSU AgCenter
- Sugarcane Fungicide Solutions – Marc A Grabert, BASF
- Sugarcane Ripener Update – Caleb Dalley, USDA-ARS
- Sugarcane- Tech Farm Supply – McCown, DuPont
- Summary of Sugarcane Borer Yield Reduction Studies (YRS) – Bill White & Randy Richard, Sugarcane Research Laboratory
- Variety Performance – Gravois
- Variety Performance Ho 07-613
- Yield Monitor and Planter Studies – Richard Johnson, Randy Price, Paul White – LSU AgCenter, USDA
Soybean and Feed Grain
- Corn and Grain Sorghum Diseases – Clayton A Hollier, LSU AgCenter
- Fungicide Resistance Concerns in Soybean Production – Trey Price, LSU AgCenter
- Soybean Insect Update – J Davis, LSU AgCenter
- Sugarcane Aphid as a Pest of Sorghum – David Kerns, LSU AgCenter
- Susceptibility of Cry1F Resistant Fall Armyworms to Pyramided Bt Cotton – David Kerns, LSU AgCenter
General Sessions
- 2013 Ray and Dorothy Young Endowed Assistantship for Row Crop IPM – Rebecca A Melanson, LSU AgCenter
- Agriculture in Louisiana – Mike Strain, LA Department of Agriculture & Forestry
- Environmental Challenges Facing Louisiana Agriculture – Carrie Castille, LA Department of Agriculture & Forestry
- Louisiana Seed Regulatory and Testing Programs – Cannon, LA Department of Agriculture & Forestry
- Post-Harvest Weed Management – Copes, Stephenson IV, Miller – LSU AgCenter
- UAV Technologies for Louisiana Agriculture – Randy R Price, LSU AgCenter
- UAV’s & Remote Sensing
- Use of Poultry Litter in Production Systems – Josh Lofton, LSU AgCenter
Emerging Technologies
- 2013 Technical Meetings- MidSouth Report – Jay Turner, Brandt
- Armor Seed – Bruce Jones
- BASF New Developments for 2014
- Bayer Product Update – Sam Garris
- Bayer TwinLink
- Cheminova Consultant’s Product Update
- Chemtura AgroSolutions – Keith Griffith
- FMC Product Update – Don Johnson, FMC
- Gowan Product Update – Craig Sandoski
- Mycogen Seeds – Kyle Fadal
- Nichino America Product Update – David King
- Syngenta Tech Update
- Valent Fierce Herbicide in Cotton – Bill Odle, John Bordlee
Soil Fertility Workshop