- Feb. 4 Cotton Production Meeting at the Lon Mann Cotton Research Station south of Marianna, Ark.
- Topics to be discussed include weed and insect control, cotton varieties, water management.
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The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service has scheduled a Cotton Production Meeting for producers on Friday, Feb. 4. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude around noon at the Lon Mann Cotton Research Station on Highway 1 south of Marianna. Lunch will be provided.
Speakers and topics include:
- Ken Smith, weed scientist -- weed control (resistant-weed management)
- Gus Lorenz, entomologist -- insect control
- Tom Barber, cotton agronomist -- cotton varieties (LibertyLink and Roundup)
- Leo Espinoza, soil specialist -- water management
- Scott Stiles, economist-risk management -- marketing
- Subodh Kulkarni, program associate/machinery -- soil compaction
- Tiffany Davis – Lee County Conservation District update
Mark your calendar for upcoming crop production meetings and pesticide applicator trainings:
February 11-- Rice Production Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Moro Community Center, Moro
February 16-- Pesticide Applicator Training, 8:30 a.m., Lon Mann Cotton Research Station
February 21-- Soybean and Wheat Production Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Lon Mann Cotton Research Station
February 22-- Corn and Grain Sorghum Production Meeting,
8:00 a.m., Lon Mann Cotton Research Station
February 25-- Area Commercial Vegetable Production Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Lon Mann Cotton Research Station
March 23-- Pesticide Applicator Training, 8:30 a.m., Lon Mann Cotton Research Station