Friday, 6 January 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Salon A/B (Marriott Riverwalk Hotel)
Cotton Production Economics Session
This session contains presentations of results from economic studies of cotton production systems, technology evaluation, and technology adoption. The session will conclude with a panel of discussants and moderated group discussion.
Presiding:	Steven W. Martin, Stoneville, MS
8:00 AM			Yield, Cost, and Net Return Comparison of Cotton Seed Technologies and Production Systems   W. Don Shurley1, Phillip H. Jost2, A. Stanley Culpepper2, Phillip M. Roberts2 and Robert L. Nichols3, (1)Tifton, GA, (2)GA, (3)Cary, NC
8:15 AM			Costs and Returns of Alternative Spindle PIcker Systems   Stan R. Spurlock1, M.H. Willcutt1 and N.W. Buehring2, (1)Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, (2)North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, MS
8:30 AM			Producer Preferences for Genetically Engineered Cotton in the Mississippi Delta   Swagata ″Ban″ Banerjee1, Steven W. Martin1 and Darren Hudson2, (1)Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS, (2)Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
8:45 AM			Long Range Financial Impact of Changing Cotton Rotation Under Declining Irrigation Capacity   Jay Yates, Randy Boman, Jim Bordovsky and Jeff Johnson, Texas A&M University, Lubbock, TX
9:00 AM			Economic Assessment of an Integrated Cropping System with Cotton   Vernon D. Lansford and Rebekka Martin, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
9:15 AM			Impacts of Increased Energy Costs on Lease Agreements   Jeff Johnson1, Jay Yates2 and Jackie Smith2, (1)Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, (2)Texas A&M University, Lubbock, TX
9:30 AM			Profitabilty of Ultra-Narrow-Row Cotton Under Different Roundup Ready Technology Fee Regimes   J.A. Larson1, R.K. Roberts1 and C.O. Gwathmey2, (1)Department of Agricultural Economics, The Unversity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (2)University of Tennessee, Jackson, TN
9:45 AM			Economic Impact of Alternative Equipment Utilization Programs   David Govert, MachineryLink, Cunningham, KS and Doug Ballou, MachineryLink, Inc., Kansas City, MO
10:00 AM			Break
10:30 AM			Use of Precision Farming Technologies by Cotton Farmers in Eleven States   Roland K. Roberts1, Burton C. English1, James A. Larson1, Rebecca L. Cochran1, Sherry L. Larkin2, Michele C. Marra3, Steven W. Martin4, Kenneth W. Paxton5, W. Donald Shurley6, W. Robert Goodman7 and Jeanne M. Reeves8, (1)University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (2)University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, (3)North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, (4)Mississippi State University, Stoneville, MS, (5)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (6)University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, (7)Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (8)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
10:45 AM			The Comparative Advantage of Upland Cotton Production in Texas   Xiaoling (Sherry) Yu, Mark Yu and Frank Ewell, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
11:00 AM			Comparison of the Cotton Costs of Production in the Americas   Luis A. Ribera1, James W. Richardson2 and Joe Outlaw2, (1)Texas Cooperative Extension, Weslaco, TX, (2)Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
11:15 AM			A Survey Approach to Understanding the Cost of Producing Cotton in the People's Republic of China   Mechel S. Paggi, Center for Agricultural Business, CSU-Fresno, Fresno, CA and Scott Rozelle, UC-Davis, Davis, CA
11:30 AM			Panel Discussion J. L. Johnson, Texas Cooperative Extension, San Angelo, TX and TBA Banker, TBA, TBA, TX
Sponsor:	Cotton Economics and Marketing Conference

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