Cotton Economics & Marketing - Thursday Early Afternoon

Thursday, January 5, 2017: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Reunion E (Hyatt Regency Dallas)
1:30 PM
Risk Management Benefits of Optical Sensing and Variable Rate Technology in Cotton Production
James A Larson, University of Tennessee; Chris Boyer, University of Tennessee; Melissa Stefanini, University of Tennessee; Dayton M Lambert, University of Tennessee; Xinhua (Frank) Yin, University of Tennessee; Hugh J. Savoy, University of Tennessee; Michael Buschermohle, University of Tennessee; Donald D Tyler, University of Tennessee; Jac Varco, Mississippi State University; Brenda Tubana, Louisianna State University; Peter Scharf, University of Missouri
1:50 PM
Modeling the Choice of Precision Agriculture Information Source By Cotton Producers in the Southern USA
Eric Asare, Texas Tech University; Eduardo Segarra, Texas Tech University; Chenggang Wang, Texas Tech; Ashok Mishra, Arizona State University
2:10 PM
Sustainability and Profitability of Cotton
Amanda Free, University of Arkansas; Bill Robertson, University of Arkansas; Archie Flanders, Northeast Research and Extension; Mike Daniels, University of Arkansas; Christopher Henry, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; Steve Stevens, Producer; Joe Whittenton, Producer Discovery Farms; David Wildy, Producer Discovery Farms
2:30 PM
Fieldprint Calculator: A Sustainability Analysis in the Texas High Plains
Donna Mitchell, Texas Tech University; Phil Johnson, Texas Tech University; Taylor Black, Texas Tech University
2:50 PM
Field to Gin- Seed Cotton Hauling Cost Estimator
Lawrence L Falconer, Mississippi State University Extension Service; Thomas D. Valco, USDA, ARS