Friday, January 12, 2007: 8:00 AM-12:30 PM
Galerie 6 (New Orleans Marriott)
Cotton Economics and Marketing - Friday Morning Session
Presiding:Larry Falconer, Corpus Christi, TX
8:00 AM 
Economic Comparison of RF and BG2 Technologies to RR and BG 
W. Don Shurley1, Philip H. Jost2, A. Stanley Culpepper1, Phillip Roberts1 and Robert L. Nichols3, (1)University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, (2)University of Georgia, Statesboro, GA, (3)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
8:15 AM 
Economics of Variety Selection for Cotton Cultivars   
Luis A. Ribera and Manda Cattaneo, Texas Cooperative Extension, Weslaco, TX
8:30 AM 
Simultaneous Diffusion of Herbicide Tolerant Cotton and Conservation Tillage   
George Frisvold, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Abigail Boor, American Express, New York, NY and Jeanne M. Reeves, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
8:45 AM 
Economic Impacts of Termination Timing for Irrigation and Plant Bug Control   
Juan Jose Monge1, Tina Gray Teague2, Mark J. Cochran1 and Diana M. Danforth1, (1)University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, (2)Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
9:00 AM 
Investment Analysis of Alternative Subsurface Drip Irrigation Designs for Cotton Production   
Curtis Wilde, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, Jeff Johnson, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Lubbock, TX and James P. Bordovsky, Texas AgriLife Research, Plainview, TX
9:15 AM 
Cost Analysis of Using Soil Electrical Conductivity Information for Precision Management in Cotton Production   
J.a. Larson1, R.K. Roberts2, B.C. English2 and C.B. Hicks2, (1)Knoxville, TN, (2)Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
9:30 AM 
Economic Analysis of Spatially Variable Application of Cotton Defoliant 
Mechel S. Paggi1, Fumiko Yamazaki1 and Bruce Roberts2, (1)Center for Agricultural Business, CSU-Fresno, Fresno, CA, (2)Department of Plant Science, CSU-Fresno, Fresno, CA
9:45 AM 
Comparison of Costs and Returns for Alternative Cotton Harvest Methods in the Texas High Plains   
Jay Yates1, Randy Boman2, Mark Kelley2 and Alan Brashears3, (1)Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Lubbock, TX, (2)Texas A&M University, Lubbock, TX, (3)USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX
10:00 AM Break 
10:30 AM 
Costs of Owning and Operating Module Trucks   
Dale Harrison and Jeff Johnson, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
10:45 AM 
Simulation Analysis and Economic Impact of Georgia Cotton Production   
Archie Flanders, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
11:00 AM 
Economic Comparison of Conventional Cotton and Integrated Crop-livestock Systems in the Texas High Plains   
Teresa Duch-Carvallo, Eduardo Segarra and Vivien G. Allen, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
11:15 AM 
The Mississippi Cropland Data Layer and Cotton   
Fred L. Shore, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Jackson, MS, Thomas L. Gregory, USDA-NASS, Jackson, MS and Rick Mueller, USDA-NASS, Fairfax, VA
11:30 AM 
An Economic Assessment of Managing Drought by Tillage System   
M.W. Polk, Texas AgriLife Extension, San Angelo, TX and J. L. Johnson, Texas Cooperative Extension, San Angelo, TX
11:45 AM Discussion, Ken Paxton, LSU 
12:00 PM Business Meeting 
12:15 PM 
Economic Evaluation of an Integrated Cropping System with Cotton 
Rebekka Martin and Vernon Lansford, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
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