Cotton Economics and Marketing - Thursday Morning Session

Thursday, January 8, 2009: 8:15 AM-12:00 PM
Salon C (Marriott Riverwalk Hotel)
Presiding:
Mechel S. Paggi
Organizer:
Stephen MacDonald
8:30 AM
Meta-analytic Analysis of the COTMAN Program
Terry Griffin, University of Arkansas; Diana M. Danforth, University of Arkansas
8:45 AM
An Analysis of Plains Ginning Costs
Caren Fullerton, Lubbock Christian University; Phillip Johnson, Texas Tech University
9:00 AM
Picker Versus Stripper Harvesters on the High Plains of Texas
William Brock Faulkner, Texas A&M University; John Wanjura, USDA-ARS; Bryan W. Shaw, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University
9:15 AM
Quantifying Pest Externalities in Texas High Plains Cotton
Diwash Neupane, Texas Tech University; Chenggang Wang, Texas Tech University; Megha N. Parajulee, Texas AgriLife Research
9:30 AM
Economics of Remote Sensing Technology Used to Determine Mepiquat Chloride Application on Cotton under Variable Rate Irrigation: Results of a Two-Year Study
Amanda R. Smith, The University of Georgia; W. Don Shurley, The University of Georgia; Glen L. Ritchie, The University of Georgia; Lola C. Sexton, The University of Georgia
9:45 AM
Cotton Grower Adoption of Weed Resistance Management Practices
George Frisvold, University of Arizona; Terry Hurley, University of Minnesota; Paul Mitchell, University of Wisconsin
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
Adoption, Residual Herbicide Use and Grower Values for Roundup Ready® Cotton
Terry Hurley, University of Minnesota; Paul Mitchell, University of Wisconsin; George Frisvold, University of Arizona
10:45 AM
A Computer Decision Aid for the VRT Investment Decision in Cotton Production
D. F. Mooney, Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee; J. A. Larson, Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee; R. K. Roberts, Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee; B. C. English, Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee
11:00 AM
Expiration of Single-Gene Bollgard® Technology: Analysis of Alternatives Available To Georgia Cotton Producers
W. Don Shurley, The University of Georgia; J. LaDon Day, University of Georgia; Phillip M. Roberts, University of Georgia; A. Stanley Culpepper, University of Georgia
11:15 AM
11:30 AM