Alabama Cotton Shorts
October 30, 2023
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October 30, 2023
Below are links to information regarding the Alabama Row Crops Short Course, which is scheduled for December 14-15 at the Hotel and Conference Center in Auburn.
2023 Alabama Row Crops Short Course
Registration
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Alabama Row Crops Short Course Agenda
On Thursday, December 14, the Alabama Row Crops Short Course will open with a market and drone technology session followed by a panel to discuss the challenges of the 2023 season. In the afternoon, the agenda will include sessions focused on cotton and peanut management strategies. At the end of the first day, there will be a social gathering. On Friday, December 15, the agenda includes a general crop production session including weather, nutrients, diseases, and grain crops management.
Thursday, December 14
Morning Session Topics – 10 a.m. to Noon
- Commodity Markets
- William Maples, Mississippi State University
- Use of Drones for Improving Crop Management and Productivity
- Simer Virk, University of Georgia
- Panel – Challenges of the 2023 Row Crop Season
Afternoon Session Topics – 1 to 5 p.m.
- Current and Future Opportunities for the United States Cotton Industry
- Kater Hake, Cotton Incorporated
- Cotton Update
- Steven Brown, Alabama Extension at Auburn University
- Thryvon Technology
- Scott Graham, Alabama Extension at Auburn University
- Managing Cotton Diseases
- Amanda Strayer-Scherer, Alabama Extension at Auburn University
- Peanut Update
- Kris Balkcom, Alabama Extension at Auburn University
- Peanut Disease Risk Index (Peanut RX)
- Robert Kemerait, University of Georgia
- Where are my Nutrients? A Tale of Nutrient Cycling in Alabama Farms
- Rishi Prasad, Alabama Extension at Auburn University
Friday, December 15
Morning Session Topics – 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- The Alabama Drought Reach Program
- Brianne Minton, Auburn University
- Endangered Species and Regulations
- Stanley Culpepper, University of Georgia
- Climate Outlook
- Grain Crops Update
- Eros Francisco, Alabama Extension at Auburn University
- Weed Management Update
- David Russell, Alabama Extension at Auburn University
- Managing Hessian Fly
- Katelyn Kesheimer, Alabama Extension at Auburn University
- Nutrient Management in Row Crops
- Audrey Gamble, Auburn University
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This issue contributors:
Dr. Steve M. Brown, Extension Cotton Agronomist (Editor) typos and mistakes are mine
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About the Alabama Cotton Shorts Newsletter
Alabama Cotton Shorts is a newsletter designed to keep cotton producers in the know. From planting dates to crop inputs—there are many factors to consider. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is dedicated to providing science- and research-based information, derived from field experience and observations. A team of Extension specialists are working to provide Alabama farmers with timely information throughout the growing and harvest seasons.
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