Schedule

• Cotton Weed Management – Max Smith, assistant Extension specialist, cotton integrated pest management

• Insect Management and Nematode Management – Max Smith

• Management of Seedling and Foliar Diseases in Cotton – Maira Duffeck, assistant professor, row crop diseases

• USDA Water Project – Kevin Wagner, director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Center at OSU

• Cotton Varieties Update – Jenny Dudak, professor and Extension specialist, cotton

• Data-driven Canopy Temperature Modeling for Variable Irrigated Cotton – Data Sumon, professor and irrigation engineer, irrigation technology development and application

• Updates from the Cotton Board – Shelley Heinrich, Southern Plains Regional communications manager for the Oklahoma Cotton Council

• Harvest Aid Decisions – Jenny Dudak, professor and Extension specialist, cotton

Free nematode testing

Producers are encouraged to bring soil samples to the event to be tested for nematodes. The following are instructions for doing so:

• Collect at least 20 soil cores from each field in areas showing symptoms (about 2 pints total)

• Sample soil from a depth of 6 to 8 inches

• Take cores randomly across the affected area

• Mix the soil thoroughly, then place it in a plastic bag and seal it to prevent it from drying

• Refrigerate samples until the field day.