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Farmers, agribusiness representatives and others interested in Mid-South agriculture will converge on the Memphis Cook Convention Center on March 3-4 for the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show, the South’s largest indoor farm show. The show will feature approximately 400 exhibitors from more than 40 states and three foreign countries and will occupy more than 200,000 square feet of exhibit space. Show attendees will see an expanded number of farm equipment manufacturers, specialized services, the latest in seed varieties and new technologies in precision farming software and services. Visitors who go through the exhibit areas are eligible for prizes, which will be awarded each afternoon, including $2,000 in attendance prizes awarded daily. The popular Ag Update program will address many issues – including the latest outlook for major commodities – and feature comments from Loyd Day, administrator of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. Other speakers scheduled for Friday morning include Billy Dunavant, chairman of the board of Dunavant Enterprises, Memphis; Carl Brothers, senior vice president of Riceland Foods; and Arkansas producer Alan Helms, incoming chairman of the National Cotton Council. Saturday morning’s Ag Update program will feature popular commodity market analyst, Richard Brock, who will give the market outlook and strategies for marketing grain in 2006. On Saturday at 1 p.m., a special seminar on energy and its impact on agriculture will be conducted. For additional information, contact Tim Price at (901) 947-3104 or go to www.southerncottonginner.org.
Debbie Guthrie has joined Memphis-based One Grower Publishing as sales manager. Guthrie, a native of southwest Georgia, grew up on an integrated farming operation of cotton, peanuts, tobacco, cattle and swine. She attended agricultural college in Tifton, Ga. Her career began with the Georgia Peanut Commission, which gave her a solid background in the industry. In 1990 she was named regional sales manager for Peanut Grower magazine, working with founder Cathy Andrews. In 1992, she added Cotton Farming and Rice Farming to her responsibilities. She has 14 years’ experience in advertising sales. In her new position, she will have sales responsibilities for all four of One Grower Publishing’s magazines – Cotton Farming, Rice Farming, Peanut Grower and Soybean South. Guthrie resides with her family in Tifton, Ga.
The Cotton Board has announced the hiring of Paul Dugger as regional director for Field Services and Suzanne Dangerfield as executive assistant to the president. As the regional director of Field Services in the West, Dugger will serve as the direct link to the Cotton Research & Promotion Program for upland cotton producers as well as industry leaders in Arizona, California and New Mexico. As a regional representative, he will also attend various industry meetings, speak on behalf of the Cotton Research & Promotion program and keep Cotton Board senior staff and Board members informed of important issues in the field which may affect the operation of the program. Dangerfield, a native of Hattiesburg, Miss., joins the Cotton Board after spending 20 years as executive assistant to the president of the Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce. She will assist in administrative support to the Cotton Board’s executive managers, as well as monitoring and maintaining the organization’s extensive meeting schedule. She will also assist in the general communications activities among the Cotton Board staff, Board members and USDA.
Producers purchasing Stoneville and NexGen brand cottonseed for the 2006 season will benefit from a choice of premium seed treatments that provide control of nematodes, diseases and early-season cotton insects. “Stoneville and NexGen cottonseed are already known for their superior emergence and rapid stand establishment,” says Kyle Maple, U.S. cotton marketing manager. “Offering these seed brands with protective seed treatments will further enhance our customers’ efforts to obtain quick emergence and a healthy, uniform stand.” Seed treatment options for Stoneville and NexGen cottonseed in 2006 include Gaucho Grande insecticide, Avicta Complete Pak, Cruiser insecticide and Dynasty fungicide. “All of these top-performing seed treatments will help growers protect their seed investment, the elite germplasm and the latest biotechnology traits offered by these major cottonseed brands,” Maple explains.
United Agri Products has announced that it is adding the Avicta Complete Pak to its seed treatment portfolio. The new product offers cotton producers a “total system” seed treatment package that provides seed and seedling disease control, early season insect control and early season nematode control. The Avicta Complete Pak provides the farmer with an alternative to using an in-furrow product for fungal, insect and nematode control. UAP will utilize its Greenville, Miss., and Brownfield, Texas, locations for the application of the Avicta Complete Pak.
Bayer CropScience has announced the debut of Stance SC plant regulator for the 2006 crop season. The new product will feature a standard rate that removes some of the guesswork that has existed for mepiquat-based applications, company officials say. For cottonseed varieties with moderate vegetative vigor, producers can apply two ounces per acre as needed to control growth. For high vegetative vigor, producers can apply three ounces per acre as needed. A wealth of data collected the past two years from numerous university Extension specialists and independent crop consultants have laid the foundation for a successful launch of the plant regulator, according to a recent company announcement. The university trials were
conducted with 20 Extension specialists from 15 states, according to
Donny Oleniczak, product manager. For more information, call (919) 549-2415
in Research Triangle Park, N.C. |