2015 Conference Agenda 27TH ANNUAL TEXAS PLANT PROTECTION CONFERENCE “Innovations for Texas Agriculture – Strategies for Implementation” December 8, 2015

8:00 am – 5 pm--------------------------------------------------------------------Conference Registration Desk Open 8:00 – 9:00 am------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Table-top Displays Set-up 9:00 – 10:00 am --------------------------------------------------------------------------Poster Review - View Displays 9:00 am – 12:00 noon------------------------------------------------------------------------------------General Session #1 Moderator: Eric Castner, DuPont Crop Protection, TPPA President 9:00 – 9:05 am

“ Welcome” Mark Hussey, Vice Chancellor, Texas A&M AgriLife and Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University

9:05 – 9:30 am

1

“Ag and Industry: Innovation Partnerships” Charles Stenholm, Senior Policy Advisor, OFW Law, and former Member of Congress

9:30 – 9:50 am

2

“Professional Associations Leadership Role in GMOs” David Baltensperger, Head, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M and President, Crop Science Society of America

9:50 – 10:05 am

Break

10:05– 10:40 am

3 “Weed Resistance Issues in Texas: Implementation of New Technology” Paul Baumann and Peter Dotray, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

10:40 – 11:00 am

4

11:00 – 11:20 am

5 “Strategies and Stewardship for the Enlist Weed Control System in Cotton, Corn and Soybeans” Haley Nabors – Enlist Field Specialist, Dow AgroSciences

11:20 – 11:40 am

“Strategies and Stewardship for the use of the new (Dicamba) Herbicide Technologies in Several Tolerant Cropping Systems” Jordan Iversen (National prospective) and Luke Etheridge (Texas prospective), Monsanto

6 “Engenia Herbicide: Use and Stewardship in Dicamba-Tolerant Cropping Systems” Adam Hixson, BASF

11:40 – 12:00 noon 7 “Flag Technology Program (a low tech solution to misapplication)” Bob Scott, University of Arkansas

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lunch Monsanto’s Consultants Lunch (by invitation)

2015 Conference Agenda 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------General Session #2 Moderator: Eric Castner, DuPont Crop Protection, TPPA President 1:00- 1:45 pm

8 “Laws & Regulation- Overview of new Technology Issues” Randy Rivera, Texas Department of Agriculture

1:45- 2:10 pm

9 “Advances in Insect Management” Gus Lorenz, Extension Entomologist – University of Arkansas

2:10 - 2:30 pm

10 "Understanding Lipid Signaling is a Promising Direction for Corn Improvement" Michael Kolomiets, Texas A & M University

2:30 – 3:00 pm-----------------------------------------------------------------Break ---Poster Review - View Displays 3:00– 3:30pm----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pest ID Contest Barron Rector, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Chairman 3:30 - 5:30 pm--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------General Session New Technology & Chemistry Moderator: Gary Schwarzlose, Bayer CropScience 3:30 - 3:45 pm

11

“Bayer CropScience Product Updates” Gary Schwarzlose, Bayer CropScience

3:45 – 4:00 pm

12 “Certis Biopesticides Product Update” Remi Wright, Certis, USA

4:00 – 4:15 pm

13 “DuPont Crop Protection Technology Update” Eric Castner, DuPont Crop Protection

4:15 – 4:30 pm

14 “FMC / Cheminova Integration Update” Ken Smith, FMC

4:30 – 4:45 pm

15 “Gowan USA 2016 Product Update” Mando DeLeon, Gowan Company

4:45 – 5:00 pm

16 “Balancing Drift Control and Chemical Efficacy” Shane Smith, Greenleaf Technologies

5:00 – 5:15 pm

17 “New Products from Syngenta” Peter Eure, Syngenta Crop Protection

5:15 - 5:30 pm

18

“Novel Technologies to Improve Plant Health and Performance” Todd Carpenter – Technical Development Manager - South, Verdesian Life Sciences

2015 Conference Agenda December 9, 2015

7:30 am – 3:00 pm---------------------------------------------------------------Conference Registration Desk Open 8:00 am – 9:00 pm---------------------------------------------------------------------------Consultant General Session Moderator: Mark Nemec, MJN Consulting Service 8:00 – 8:15 am

19 “Updates- Consulting, TAAC & NAICC” Dan Bradshaw, Mark Nemec & David Wilde, Texas Association of Agriculture Consultants

8:15 –8:30 am

20 “Weed Control Management using new Technology- Consultant Prospective” Paul Pilsner, Pilsner Consulting

8:30 –8:45 am

21 “Sugarcane Aphid Management in Grain Sorghum” Justin Chopelas, Crop Consultant

8:45 –9:00 am

22 “New Technology Herbicides-Off Target Issues” Darrin Biediger, STX AG Management, Inc.

9:00 –10:30 am-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Concurrent Session Water Management Session-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Moderator: Diane Boellstorff, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service 9:00 – 9:15 am

23

“GeneSys and PureSense – Leveraging Precision Agriculture to Optimize Resources and Maximize Profitability” Bobby De Leon, Jain Irrigation

9:15 - 9:30 am

24

“Precision Mobile Drip Irrigation PMDI: The Efficiency of Drip Irrigation Technology Combined with the Economics of a Pivot” Danny Sosebee, Netafilm USA

9:30 – 9:45 am

25

“Managing to Reduce the Impact of Water Stress on Corn and Sorghum” Ronnie Schnell, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

9:45 - 10:00 am 26

“Water Resource Management Perceptions and Attitudes of Producers in Texas” Diane Boellstorff, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

Fertility Management Session--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Moderator: Jimmy Schulz, Sanders, Inc. 9:00 – 9:15 am

27

“State of the Fertilizer Industry” Toby Hlavinka, American Plant Food Corporation

9:15 - 9:30 am

28

“Legislation affecting Agriculture during last Legislation Session and Responsible Ag program” Donnie Dipple, Texas Ag Industries Association

9:30 – 9:45 am

29

“Update: Potash Trials on Row Crops” Gaylon Morgan, Dale Mott and Dennis Coker, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

9:45 - 10:00 am

30

“Soil Health Testing Program” Willie Durham, USDA-NRCS

2015 Conference Agenda 10:00 – 10:30 am ------------------------------------------------------------ Break -Poster Review - View Displays 10:30 – 12:00 noon-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Concurrent Sessions Grain (Corn, Sorghum, Rice, Soybeans) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Moderator: Clark Neely, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

10:30 -10:45 am

31

“Texas Sugarcane Aphid Update: Distribution, Thresholds, and Hybrid Sensitivity” Michael Brewer, Assistant Professor and Field Crop Entomologist, Robert Bowling, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension, Corpus Christi, TX

10:45 – 11:00 am

32 “Development of Optimum AQUAmax Drought Tolerant Corn Products” Scott Adair, Executive Director, DuPont Pioneer, Plainview, TX

11:00 – 11:15 am

34 “Quelex™ with Arylex™ Active: A New Multi-Mode of Action Herbicide for Broadleaf Weed Control in Cereal Crops” Chad Cummings, Field Research Scientist, Dow AgroSciences LLC, Bonham, TX

11:15 – 11:30 am

35 “Sesame – A Proven Commodity for Texas” Charles Stichler, Crop Consultant, Stichler Agricultural Services, Knippa, TX

11:30 – 11:45 am

36 “Identifying proper soybean maturity groups and planting dates for Southeast Texas” Daniel Hathcoat, Small Grains/Oilseeds Extension Program Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station, TX

11:45 – 12:00 noon 37 “Site-Specific Application of Nutrients for Grain Production” Ronnie Schnell, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Horticulture / Turf-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Moderator: Joe Masabni, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service 10:30 – 10:45 am

38 “Activated Charcoal to Remediate Herbicide Residues” Muthu Bagavathiannan, Texas A & M AgriLife Research

10:45 – 11:00 am

39 “Strategies for Managing Turf in Shaded Landscapes” Ben Wherley, Texas A & M AgriLife Research

11:00 – 11:15 am

40 “Weed Control in Turfgrass” Matt Elmore, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

11:15 – 11:30 am

41 “Grape Production in Texas & Disease Management” Justin Scheiner, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

11:30 -11:45 am

42

“Expansion of Olive Acreage and Olive Pest Problems in Texas” Monte Nesbitt, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

11:45 – 12:00 noon 43 “Opportunities for Research and Extension at Overton Center” Karl Steddom and Joe Masabni, Texas A & M AgriLife

2015 Conference Agenda

12:00 noon – 1:30 pm---------------------------------------------------------------------Awards Luncheon & Business Meeting(Included in registration fee) Moderator, TPPA President Eric Castner 1:30 – 3:15 pm-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Concurrent Sessions Cotton---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Moderator: Gaylon Morgan, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service 1:30 – 1:45 pm

44

“Monitoring and IPM preparation for the Old World Bollworm Invasion of the U.S.” Greg Sword, Texas A&M AgriLife Research

1:45 – 2:00 pm

45

“Overview of Potential Issues in Synthetic Auxin-Tolerant Cotton” Josh McGinty, Paul Baumann, Pete Dotray, Misha Manuchehri, and Gaylon Morgan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Tech University

2:00 - 2:15 pm

46

“Impact and Importance of Fiber Quality in an International Cotton Market” Robert Luehrs, Louis Dreyfus Commodities

2:15 – 2:30 pm 47

“New Varieties from Bayer CropScience” Heath Reeves, Bayer CropSciences

2:30 - 2:45 pm

48

“Americot Update, Four New XtendFlex Cotton Varieties for 2016” Thomas Brooks, Americot

2:45 – 3:00 pm

49

“Phytogen Cotton Variety Update” Trey Ramirez, Phytogen Cottonseed

3:00 – 3:15 pm 50

“Deltapine B2XF Varieties for 2016 and Beyond” Eric Best and Steve Carlson, Monsanto

Pasture & Rangeland / Vegetation Management------------------------------------------------------------------------Moderator: Vernon Langston 1:30 – 1:45 pm

51

“Vegetation Management Options from Bayer ES” Jack LeClair, Case Medlin, and David Spak, Bayer Environmental Science

1:45 – 2:00 pm

52

“Records, Your Best PPE” Amanda Fowler, Texas Department of Transportation

2:00 – 2:15 pm

53

“Overview of the Current Status of Invasive Species” Muthu Bagavathiannan, Paul Baughman, Barron Rector, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service and Vernon Langston

2:15 – 2:30 pm

54

“Sharpen, a New Tool for Controlling Winter and Summer Weeds in Pastures and Hay Meadows” H Ray Smith, Biological Research Service, Inc. & Joe Mitchell, BASF

2015 Conference Agenda 2:30 – 2:45 pm

55

“Insect Management in Texas Pastures” Allen Knutson, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

2:45 – 3:00 pm

56

“Bipolaris in Texas Pastures Update” Tom Isakeit, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service

3:00 – 3:15 pm

57

“True Cost of Forage Management” Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension