Cotton Premier Program – Preparing Agents and Educating Producers in Weed Pests

The objectives of Cotton Premier program are: 1) provide an educational platform to transfer technology that will enhance cotton profitability in the North Region of Texas. 2) To focus programs on consistent outcome indicators and/or teaching points identified by research teams and county agents.  3)  Measure the impact at both the enterprise level and the community impact on cotton production.  The program is split into 8 focused areas related to cotton including; weed pests, disease/nematodes, insects, economic risk management, harvest preparations and technologies,  varieties and pre-plant considerations, fertility, and soil/water relationships.  Agents in North Region cotton counties are asked to select one of these focused, educational areas and develop programs with multiple educational methods and deliveries. 

This poster presentation focuses on cotton weed pests.  Included in this presentation will be program indicators, evaluation questions and methods, program educational delivers and methods, knowledge gained and behavioral changes by producers, and preparation of the Extension agents through professional development.