Monday, December 5th
8:00 – 12:00: Auxin-Tolerant Crops Symposium
Sponsored by the Mississippi Weed Science Society
12:00 – 1:00: Lunch – Charlie Williams Catering Service
1:00 – 1:30:
Impact of Insecticide Seed Treatments and
Foliar Insecticide Sprays on Wheat Yields
Dr. Scott Stewart – Univ. of Tennessee Extension Service
Tuesday, December 6th
8:00 – 8:30:
Industry Updates
8:30 – 10:00:
Soybean and Corn Management for Ultra
High Yields
Mr. Kip Cullers – Farmer – World Soybean Yield Record
Holder
10:00 – 10:15: Break
1:30 – 2:00:
10:15 – 11:30: Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer amaranth –
Lessons Learned from Ground Zero
Dr. Stanley Culpepper – University of Georgia
2:00 – 2:30:
11:30 – 12:00: Managing Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds –
A Systems Approach
Dr. Tom Eubank – MSU Delta Res. & Ext. Center
Impact of Corn Earworm Populations on
Yield of Field Corn
Dr. Don Cook – MSU Delta Res. & Ext. Center
A Multi-Faceted Approach to Tarnished
Plant Bug Management in the Mississippi
Dr. Jeff Gore – MSU Delta Res. & Ext. Center
2:30 – 2:45:
Break
2:45 – 3:00:
Industry Updates
3:00 – 3:30:
Managing an Evolving Insect Pest
Complex in Soybean
Dr. Angus Catchot – MSU Extension Service
3:30 – 4:00:
Management of Cotton Bollworms in
Dual Gene B.T. Cotton – Is It Worth It?
Dr. Ryan Jackson – USDA – ARS Stoneville, MS
4:00 – 4:30:
Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper Thresholds
in Mississippi Soybean
Dr. Fred Musser – MSU Dept. of Biochemistry,
Entomology, and Plant Pathology
4:30 – 5:00:
Insect Pest Management – A Consultant’s
View
Mr. Virgil King II – King Ag Services
5:00
Adjourn
6:00 – 10:00: Hog Roast and Social Mixer
MAFES Conference Center – “Bull Barn”
601 Hwy. 182 East
12:00 – 1:00:
Lunch – Charlie Williams Catering Service
1:00 – 1:30:
Industry Updates
Wednesday, December 7th
8:00 – 8:30:
Industry Updates
8:30 – 8:45:
Introduction of the New Mississippi State
University Extension Soybean Agronomist
8:45 – 9:15:
Incorporating Residual Herbicides with
Irrigation
Dr. Jason Bond – MSU Delta Res. & Ext. Center
9:15 – 9:45:
Variable Rate Seeding: Concepts and
Practical Applications
Dr. Tom Barber – Univ. of Arkansas – Division of Ag
9:45 – 10:15: Factors Affecting Corn Yield – Impact of Yield
and Other Management Practices?
Dr. Erick Larson – MSU Extension Service
10:15 – 10:30: Break
1:30 – 2:00:
10:30 – 11:00: What About Grain Sorghum?
Drs. Erick Larson and Angus Catchot – MSU Extension
Service
2:00 – 2:30:
11:00 – 11:30: Issues with Bacterial Blight and Other
Diseases of Cotton, Corn, and Soybean
Dr. Tom Allen – MSU Extension Service
Effect of Planting Date on Incidence of Four
Bract Squares and Yield
Dr. Chris Main –Univ. of Tennessee Extension Service
Fertility Management in Cotton and Corn:
Issues and Strategies
Dr. John Kruse – LSU AgCenter
2:30 – 2:45:
Break
2:45 – 3:15:
Management of Stored Grain Insects
Dr. Kathy Flanders – Auburn University
3:15 – 3:45:
Fertility Management in Mississippi Soybean
Production
Dr. Bobby Golden – MSU Delta Res. & Ext. Center
3:45 – 4:15:
Management Considerations for the 2012
Cotton Crop
Dr. Darrin Dodds – MSU Extension Service
4:15 – 4:45:
Optimizing Peanut Production in 2012
Mr. Mike Howell – MSU Extension Service
4:45:
Adjourn
Steak and Shrimp Dinner and Social Event –
Starkville Country Club
1800 South Montgomery Street
6:00:
11:30 – 12:00: 2012 Farm Bill and Commodity Market
Update
Dr. John Michael Riley – MSU Extension Service
12:00:
Lunch – Charlie Williams Catering Service
1:00:
Adjourn
Consultant’s License Renewal For:
Entomology
Plant Pathology
Weed Control
Pesticide Applicator Re-Certification for the Following:
Category 1A – Agricultural Pest Control – Plant
Category 10 – Research and Demonstration Pest Cont.
Certified Crop Advisor CEU Availability:
Pest Management – 7.0
Crop Management – 8.5
Nutrient Management – 1.0
Soil and Water – 1.0
Professional Development – 0.5
Sponsorship for 2011 Row Crop
Short Course Provided By:
Notes
2011 Program