Cotton producers and industry professionals are invited to attend the Georgia Cotton Commission’s Mid-Year Meeting and the UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, 847 Plant Dr, Statesboro, GA 30458.
This annual event brings together growers, researchers, and policymakers to discuss timely topics and provide valuable updates heading into harvest season.
Agenda Highlights:
- 8:00 – 8:30 AM – Name badge pick-up, late registration, and breakfast
- 8:30 – 9:00 AM – Welcome, sponsor recognition, and Commission report
- 9:00 – 9:30 AM – 2025 Crop Update, Management, and Defoliation Considerations, Dr. Camp Hand, University of Georgia
- 9:30 – 10:00 AM – Late Season IPM Strategies, Dr. Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia
- 10:00 – 10:30 AM – Break
- 10:30 – 11:00 AM – Late Season Cotton Irrigation Management, Dr. Wes Porter, University of Georgia
- 11:00 – 11:30 AM – NCC Cotton Update: Policy, Programs, and Priorities, Tas Smith, National Cotton Council of America
- 11:30 AM – Noon – Cotton Research & Promotion Program Evaluation Akiko Inui, Chair, The Cotton Board
- Noon – 1:30 PM – Lunch and Awards Presentation (Ballrooms C & D)– Featuring the 2024 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards
Acknowledgments:
We would like to thank all of the generous sponsors for their continued support of Georgia’s cotton industry.
Stoneville/BASF – Deltapine/Bayer Crop Science – Farm Credit Associations of Georgia John Deere – Phytogen/Corteva Agriscience – Tama USA Ag Insurance Advisors – Ag Technologies – Agriliance Insurance Group – Agri Supply – Agro Liquid American National – Americot, Inc.-NexGen – Armor Cotton –Carden & Associates – Cargill Cotton CNI – DeltAg Formulations – Georgia Farm Bureau – GreenPoint Ag – Helena Agri-Enterprises Langston Companies – Magnolia Loom – Silveus Southeast – Smith Farm Supply – South Georgia Banking Company – Southeast AgNet – Staplcotn – Syngenta – Synovus -Tidewater Equipment/CASE-IH – Triangle Chemical Company – Triangle Insurance – Valent USA- Valley Irrigation
