Cotton Economics and Marketing - Thursday Early Morning

Thursday, January 10, 2019: 8:00 AM-10:30 AM
Mardi Gras Ballroom Salon D (New Orleans Marriott)
8:00 AM
Optimal Robotic Utilization for Cotton Production
Terry W Griffin, Kansas State University; Gregory Ibendahl, Kansas State University; Madhav Regmi, Kansas State University; Edward M. Barnes, Cotton Incorporated; Jon Devine, Cotton Incorporated; Ty Griffin, Rock Creek High School
8:20 AM
Economic Analysis of Irrigation Scheduling Method on Cotton Production in Georgia and North Carolina
Yangxuan Liu, Extension Economists, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics; Anukul Bhattarai, University of Georgia; John L. Snider, University of Georgia; Guy D. Collins, North Carolina State University
8:40 AM
Economic Comparison of Cover Crop Use in Texas High Plains Cotton
Will Keeling, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension; Katie L. Lewis, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Donna McCallister, Texas Tech University; J. Wayne Keeling, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Paul DeLaune, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Joseph A. Burke, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University
9:00 AM
Examining Cotton Yields Resulting from the Use of Various Irrigation Systems in the Texas South Plains Using Propensity-Score Matching
Jorge Romero-Habeych, Texas Tech University; Darren Hudson, Texas Tech University; Phil Johnson, Texas Tech University
9:20 AM
Impact of Using Guar As a Rotation Crop on Cotton Production in American Southwest
Ram N Acharya, New Mexico State University; Kulbhushan Grover, New Mexico State University; Paul H Gutierrez, New Mexico State University; Joram Robbs, New Mexico State University
9:40 AM
Economic Analysis of Seeding Rate and Planter Downforce in Singulated and Hill-Drop Planted Cotton
Yangxuan Liu, Extension Economists, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics; Simerjeet S. Virk, University of Georgia; Wesley M. Porter, University of Georgia; Jared R. Whitaker, University of Georgia; John L. Snider, University of Georgia
10:00 AM