LSU AgCenter scientists will conduct a cotton and feed grain production meeting for Natchitoches and Red River parish growers on Feb. 20 in Natchitoches, La.

Topics will include weed resistance, soybean and feed grain varieties, using organic fertilizer on cotton and market updates and other timely topics for cotton and feed grain growers.

Attendance will help people qualify for private pesticide applicator recertification.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Natchitoches Event Center on Second Street. The meeting concludes with a sponsored lunch.

No preregistration is necessary. Representatives from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry will collect the $25 recertification fee.

For more information, contact LSU AgCenter agent Donna Morgan at (318) 613-9278.