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Louisiana
Agricultural Technology & Management
Conference February 12-14, 2020
2020 Final
Program
Paragon Casino Resort
711 Paragon Place
Marksville, LA
Sponsored by the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association
www.laca1.org
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration (South Foyer) 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Exhibit Set-up (Mari Center – Exhibit Area)
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. LUNCHEON sponsored by
BASF Technical Presentation
(Mari Center)
GENERAL SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire)
Moderator: Richard Costello 1:00—1:05 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Invocation Welcome and Opening Remarks Richard Costello 2019 LACA President 1:05 - 1:30 p.m. Pushing Yield Barriers
Brewer Blessitt, Pioneer 1:30 – 1:35 p.m. Emerging Technologies Jonathan Siebert, Phytogen Cottonseed 1:35 – 1:40 p.m. Emerging Technologies James McCollum, Waters Agricultural Laboratories 1:40 – 2:05 p.m. Innovations for Tomorrow’s Ag Landscape
Brewer Blessitt, Pioneer 2:05 – 2:10 p.m. Emerging Technologies Layton McCullars, AgBiTech 2:10 – 2:15 p.m. Emerging Technologies Carson Rhylander, Valent USA
2:15 – 2:50 p.m. AWARDS Presentation of Scholarships 2:50 – 2:55 p.m. Emerging Technologies Ryan Miller, Compass Minerals 2:55 – 3:00 p.m. Emerging Technologies Don Johnson, FMC Agricultural Solutions
3:00 – 3:40 p.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK sponsored by
FMC AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS (Mari Center – Exhibit Area) 3:40 – 4:10 p.m. New AgCenter Staff Introductions
Mike Salassi, LSU AgCenter
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
GENERAL SESSION cont’d (Arsenne/Belazaire)
4:10 – 4:40 p.m. Glyphosate: Understanding Risk Kim Brown, LSU AgCenter 4:40 – 4:45 p.m. Emerging Technologies Jason Mize, NuFarm Americas 4:45 – 4:50 p.m. Emerging Technologies Milo Lewis, Nichino America 4:50 – 4:55 p.m. Emerging Technologies Steve Crawford, Corteva Agriscience 4:55 – 5:00 p.m. Emerging Technologies
Chris Pye, Rotam North America, Inc. 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Mixer (Arsenne/Belazaire Ballroom Foyer) Cash Bar
Thursday, February 13, 2020 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration (South Foyer)
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST sponsored by
CORTEVA and PIONEER Technical Presentations (The Mari Center – Stage Side)
MULTI-CROP SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire)
Moderator: Harold Lambert 8:00 – 8:25 a.m. Failed Applications: Water Quality (pH) Kim Brown, LSU AgCenter 8:25 – 8:50 a.m. Soybean Nematodes: New Challenges from Old Pests
Travis Faske, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
8:50 – 8:55 a.m. Emerging Technologies Chad Nelson, Bayer CropScience 8:55 – 9:00 a.m. Emerging Technologies Monte Gilliland, Aquarius Farm Controls – Applied Digital,
Inc. 9:00 – 9:50 a.m. Panel Discussions - Compaction: Root Growth, Nutrient
Availability Kip Balkcom, USDA Stacia Davis Conger, Dan Fromme, Lisa Fultz LSU AgCenter
Thursday, February 13, 2020 MULTI-CROP SESSION cont’d (Arsenne/Belazaire)
9:50 – 9:55 a.m. Emerging Technologies Alvin Rhodes, BASF
9:55 – 10:30 a.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK sponsored by
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION (Mari Center – Exhibit Area) 10:30 – 10:35 a.m. Emerging Technologies Jeremy Wood, Agrinos 10:35 – 11:35 a.m. The Five Forgotten Factors of Fertility
Ross Bender, Mosaic 11:35 a.m. – 12:00 noon The Guava Root-Knot Nematode in Louisiana Josielle Rezende, LSU AgCenter
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCHEON co-sponsored by
BELCHIM CROP PROTECTION LACA NICHINO AMERICA
SIMPLOT GROWER SOLUTIONS (Mari Center – Stage Side)
MULTI-CROP SESSION cont’d (Arsenne/Belazaire)
Moderator: Tim White 1:00 – 1:05 p.m. Emerging Technologies
Keith Burnell, Syngenta Crop Protection 1:05 – 1:10 p.m. Emerging Technologies Michael Kenty, Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC 1:10 – 1:30 p.m. Future Agricultural Work Force
Bill Richardson, Vice President and Dean LSU AgCenter and LSU College of Ag
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Cover Crop Research in Louisiana Josh Copes, LSU AgCenter 2:00 – 2:05 p.m. Emerging Technologies Kyle Briscoe, SePRO Corporation 2:05 – 2:10 p.m. Emerging Technologies Scott Ludwig, Amvac Chemical Corporation 2:10 – 2:35 p.m. Cover Crop Management Kip Balkcom, USDA
Thursday, February 13, 2020 MULTI-CROP SESSION cont’d (Arsenne/Belazaire)
2:35 – 3:00 p.m. Precision Ag in Louisiana (On-Farm Data) Luciano Shiratsuchi, LSU AgCenter 3:00 – 3:25 p.m. Economics of Precision Ag/Other Technologies Michael Deliberto, LSU AgCenter
3:25 – 4:00 p.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK sponsored by
TERRAL SEED (Mari Center – Exhibit Area)
COTTON BREAKOUT SESSION (Chiqui)
Moderator: Hank Jones 4:00 – 4:25 p.m. Causes of Square and Boll (Fruit) Shed John Snider, University of GA 4:25 – 4:50 p.m. Bollworm Resistance Issues Sebe Brown, LSU AgCenter 4:50 – 5:15 p.m. CLRDV in Cotton Trey Price, LSU AgCenter 5:15 – 5:40 p.m. Agronomic Issues in Cotton Dan Fromme, LSU AgCenter 5:40 – 6:00 p.m. Technical Industry Updates Scott Rushing, UPL NA Jason Mize, NuFarm Americas Chad Nelson, Bayer Jerrid Small, Americot-NexGen Cotton Seed
SUGARCANE BREAKOUT SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire)
Moderator: Jeremy Babin 4:00 – 4:25 p.m. Research on Billet Planting Jeff Hoy, LSU AgCenter Paul White, USDA-ARS-SRU 4:25 – 4:50 p.m. EPA Review Status of Metribuzin/other Chemistries; IR4 Program and
Sugarcane Kenneth Gravois, LSU AgCenter 4:50 – 5:15 p.m. Sugarcane Weed Control Research Al Orgeron, LSU AgCenter Doug Spaunhorst, USDA-ARS-SRU
Thursday, February 13, 2020
SUGARCANE BREAKOUT SESSION cont’d (Arsenne/Belazaire)
5:15 – 5:40 p.m. Ripener Research Update Al Orgeron, LSU AgCenter 5:40 – 6:00 p.m. Technical Industry Updates
Syngenta Crop Protection Stefan Coreil, Agrinos
Ryan Miller, Compass Minerals Cullen Minter, Koch Agronomic Services
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. LACA Business Meeting (Arsenne/Belazaire)
RICE BREAKOUT SESSION (Hall of Chiefs)
Moderator: BD Fontenot and Johnny Saichuk 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Open Forum - Weed Control Issues:
Resistant Weeds New Weeds Crawfish Farming and its Effect on Weed Control Loyant Other Issues
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Technical Industry Updates Ryan Miller, Compass Minerals Darrin Malone, Corteva Agriscience Craig Sandoski, Gowan USA
Syngenta Crop Protection Scott Rushing, UPL NA
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. LACA Business Meeting (Arsenne/Belazaire)
Friday, February 14, 2020
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST sponsored by
BAYER Technical Presentation (Mari Center)
Friday, February 14, 2020 SUGARCANE BREAKOUT SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire)
Moderator: Mark Smith 8:00 – 8:25 a.m. Varietal Susceptibility to SCB, Insecticide Efficacy, and Update on
Sivanto Registration, Etc. Blake Wilson, LSU AgCenter 8:25 – 8:50 a.m. Sugarcane Variety Update Atticus Finger, Wilson Judice, Herman Waguespack American Sugar Cane League 8:50 - 9:15 a.m. New Sugarcane Breeding Strategies and Development of Cold Tolerant Varieties Anna Hale, USDA-ARS-SRU 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Sugarcane Fertility with Emphasis on Phosphorous, Sulfur, and
Building Potassium Levels Rich Johnson, USDA-ARS-SRU 9:45 – 9:55 a.m. Technical Industry Updates Erik Kellim, Harrell’s Fertilizer Kelly Dupont, Nachurs
RICE BREAKOUT SESSION (Chiqui)
Moderator: Cecil Parker 8:00 – 8:25 a.m. Update on Conventional Rice Varieties Development: What is in the
Pipeline and How Close are They to Being Released? Adam Famosa, LSU AgCenter, Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station 8:25 – 9:15 a.m. The Smuts in Rice: Kernel Smut, Black Kernel, and False Smut - A
Discussion of Their Causes, Source of Inoculum, Varietal Reactions, and Control Measures
Clayton Hollier, Professor Emeritus, LSU AgCenter 9:15 – 9:40 a.m. Borers and Their Control in Rice, and Apple Snail Update Blake Wilson, LSU AgCenter 9:40 – 9:45 a.m. Technical Industry Updates Ryan Miller, Compass Minerals Tim Ford, Earth Science Laboratories
9:55 – 10:30 a.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK co-sponsored by
GOWAN USA and VALENT USA (Mari Center – Exhibit Area)
Friday, February 14, 2020 GENERAL SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire)
Moderator: Blaine Viator 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Biology, Behavior and Management of Helicoverpa Zea in Row Crop
Systems Jeff Gore, Mississippi State University 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Louisiana Agriculture
Mike Strain, Commissioner Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
11:30 – 11:35 a.m. Emerging Technologies Cullen Minter, Koch Agronomic Services 11:35 – 11:40 a.m. Emerging Technologies Jerry Harris, Waypoint Analytical Laboratories 11:40 – 11:50 a.m. Pesticide Disposal Program Kevin Wofford, Director of Pesticides,
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry 11:50 – 11:55 a.m. Adjournment Blaine Viator
2020 LACA President
11:55 a.m. – 12:00 noon Recertification Joe Ingrao Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Audio/Visual Equipment and Facilitators provided by
Special Thanks to our 2020 Sustaining Members and those who have so generously helped to sponsor the 2020 Louisiana
Agricultural Technology & Management Conference
ADAMA
AgBiTech
Agrinos
Albaugh, LLC
Guest Speaker
Americot-NexGen Cotton Seed
Amvac Chemical Corporation Guest Speaker
Aquarius Farm Controls – Applied Digital, Inc.
Arkion Life Sciences
BASF
Luncheon
Bayer Breakfast
Belchim Crop Protection USA Scholarship
Co-sponsor of Luncheon
Brandt
Calvin Viator, Ph.D. & Associates, LLC
Compass Minerals
Corteva Agriscience Co-sponsor of Breakfast
Earth Science Laboratories
Special Thanks to our 2020 Sustaining Members and those who have so generously helped to sponsor the 2020 Louisiana
Agricultural Technology & Management Conference
FMC Agricultural Solutions
Refreshment Break
Gowan USA Co-sponsor of Refreshment Break
GreenPoint Ag
Harrell’s Fertilizer
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC
Horizon Ag
Koch Agronomic Services
Louisiana Land Bank, ACA
Scholarship
Nachurs
Nichino America, Inc.
Co-sponsor of Luncheon
NuFarm Americas Inc.
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Co-sponsor of Final Program Printing
Ouachita Fertilizer
Pest Management Enterprises
Grady and Barbara Coburn Scholarship
Phytogen
Pioneer
Co-sponsor of Breakfast
Special Thanks to our 2020 Sustaining Members and those who have so generously helped to sponsor the 2020 Louisiana
Agricultural Technology & Management Conference
RiceTec
Rotam North America, Inc.
Scouting Report Patrick Shepard
SePro Corporation
Simplot Grower Solutions Co-sponsor of Luncheon
South Dakota Agricultural Laboratories
Syngenta Crop Protection Refreshment Break
Terral Seed
Refreshment Break
UPL
Co-sponsor of Final Program Printing
Valent USA Co-sponsor of Refreshment Break
Verdesian Life Sciences
Waters Agricultural Laboratories, Inc.
Waypoint Analytical
Ray and Dorothy Young Scholarship
2020 LATMC Program Planning Committee
Blaine Viator, Chair Dan Fromme Boyd Padgett Jeremy Babin Earl Garber Cecil Parker Kim Brown Kenneth Gravois Carol Pinnell-Alison Sebe Brown Damien Green Lucas Pitre Dennis Burns Joe Ingrao Trey Price Stacia Davis Conger Rich Johnson Willie Remore Josh Copes Hank Jones Lance Rodriguez Richard Costello Harold Lambert Johnny Saichuk Justin Dufour Andy Lanie Derek Scroggs Rusty Elston Rogers Leonard Tara Smith Jay Frantom Chad Nelson Calvin Viator Herman Waguespack
Denise Wright