Wednesday, January 10, 2007: 7:55 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom (Sheraton New Orleans)
Production Conference - Wednesday Morning
Presiding:Allen Helms, Chairman, National Cotton Council, Clarkedale, AR
Organizer:Dale Thompson, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN
Part 1 
7:55 AM Theme Setter 
8:00 AM Introductory Remarks 
8:05 AM 
Welcome to New Orleans   
Bob Odom, Commissioner, LA Department of Agriculture & Forestry, Baton Rouge, LA
8:10 AM 
National Cotton Council Report 
Allen Helms, Chairman, National Cotton Council, Clarkedale, AR
8:25 AM 
Cotton Incorporated Report - Focus on Sustainability   
Berrye Worsham, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
8:45 AM 
Overview of Cotton's Role in U.S. Energy Supply   
Calvin Parnell, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College Station, TX
9:00 AM 
Cottonseed Oil as a Bio-fuel 
Hollis Sullivan, Valley Coop Oil Mill, Harlingen, TX
Part 2 
9:15 AM Irrigation Strategies 
9:16 AM 
Irrigation Strategies Overview: A Researcher's Perspective   
James P. Bordovsky, Texas AgriLife Research, Plainview, TX
9:31 AM 
A Mid-South Producer's Perspective on Irrigation Strategies   
David Wildy, Manila, AR
9:46 AM 
A Southeast Producer's Perspective on Irrigation Strategies   
Gill Rogers, Rogers Bros. Farm, Hartsville, SC
10:00 AM Break 
10:30 AM INNOVATIVE GROWER PANEL 
Part 3 
10:35 AM 
Farming With High Input Costs in the Southeast 
Kevin Shaw, Lakeland, GA
10:50 AM 
Farming With High Input Costs in the Mid South   
Patrick Johnson, J & B Farms, Tunica, MS
11:05 AM 
Farming With High Input Costs in the Semiarid Southwest   
Barry Evans, Evans Farms, Kress, TX
11:20 AM 
Farming With High Input Costs in the West   
Tyson Stuhr, Gila Bend, AZ
11:34 AM Moderator: Q&A, Morning Wrap-Up 
Part 4 
11:35 AM 
Keynote Address   
The Honorable Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Part 5 
11:59 AM Adjourn 
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