Louisiana

Agricultural Technology & Management

Conference February 17-19, 2016

2016 LATMC FINAL

PROGRAM

Paragon Casino Resort

711 Paragon Place

Marksville, LA

Sponsored by the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association

www.laca1.org

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration (Ballroom Foyer) 7:00 am – 12:00 noon Exhibit Set-up (Mari Center)

8:30 – 10:00 am SUSTAINABLE ROW CROP IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IN LOUISIANA (Chiqui I & II)

Registration is free and can be completed at: lsuagcenterwater.eventbrite.com Workshop begins on Tuesday, Feb. 16th at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at noon on

Wednesday, Feb. 17th. Topics include: agronomics such as key growth stages, initiation, and termination; irrigation scheduling; water quality; pumping plant efficiency; irrigation technologies; economics; water policy; USDA NRCS assistance programs; and the Master Farmer program. Training will also include demonstrations of software, research results, and panel discussions with key producers.

10:00 – 10:30 am COFFEE BREAK sponsored by

KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES (Chiqui I & II Foyer)

10:30 – 12:00 noon IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP (cont’d)

(Chiqui I & II)

12:00 noon - 1:00 pm LUNCHEON sponsored by

BASF CORPORATION Technical Presentation

(Mari Center, Stage Side)

GENERAL SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire Ballroom)

Moderator: Travis Vallee 1:00—1:10 pm Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer Welcome and Opening Remarks Travis Vallee, Independent Agricultural Consultant Cenla Ag Services, LLC 2015 LACA President 1:10 – 1:40 pm Reflecting on 2015: Forward into 2016 Mike Strain, DVM (invited) Commissioner of Agriculture Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016

GENERAL SESSION (cont’d) 1:40 - 2:00 pm LSU College of Agriculture and Endowment Fund

Dr. Bill Richardson, Vice President of Agriculture and Dean of College of Agriculture

Dinah Schuster, Senior Director of Development LSU AgCenter/College of Agriculture 2:00 – 2:20 pm NEW WPS REGULATIONS Kim Pope Brown, Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator LSU AgCenter 2:20 – 2:45 pm Agronomy, Technology, and Attorneys: An Oil Well Blowout on Agricultural Land Dr. Blaine Viator, Independent Agricultural Consultant Calvin Viator, Ph.D. & Associates, LLC

2:45 – 3:15 pm REFRESHMENT BREAK sponsored by

TERRAL SEED (Mari Center, Exhibit Area)

3:15 – 3:45 pm EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SESSION I NACHURS – David Porter MOSAIC – Ross Bender TIMAC AGRO USA – Andy Frasier PIONEER – Derek Scroggs STOLLER USA – Geri Klumpp BAYER CROP SCIENCE – Sam Garris

3:45 – 4:30 pm AWARDS

Scholarships Hall of Fame Awards

4:30 – 5:30 pm EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES II MONSANTO COMPANY – Fran Deville FMC CORPORATION – Don Johnson DUPONT AG PRODUCTS – Steve Crawford DOW AGROSCIENCES – Drew Ellis PHYTOGEN – Brooks Blanche MYCOGEN – Brooks Blanche GYPSOIL, LLC – Dave Brewster AIR DATA SOLUTIONS – Don Cummins AGSMARTS – Michelle McDaniel

6:00 – 7:30 pm NETWORKING SOCIAL sponsored by

LOUISIANA AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATION Cash Bar Silent Auction (Mari Center, Stage Side)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016

7:00 – 8:00 am BREAKFAST sponsored by

DUPONT/PIONEER Technical Presentation (Mari Center, Stage Side) 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration (Ballroom Foyer)

SOYBEAN AND FEED GRAIN CROPS SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire Ballroom)

Moderator: Jay Frantom 8:00 – 8:20 am Palmer Amaranth Management

Dr. Daniel Stephenson, IV Associate Professor/Specialist – Weed Science LSU AgCenter

8:20 - 9:00 am Corn, Grain Sorghum: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Dr. Clayton Hollier, Extension and Research Plant Pathologist

LSU AgCenter Soybean Disease Update, New Research, and Emerging Issues Dr. Trey Price, Assistant Professor/Field Crops Pathologist LSU AgCenter 9:00 - 10:00 am Enhanced Management for Increased Soybean Yield Dr. Ross Bender, Senior Agronomist-Eastern N.A. The Mosaic Company

10:00 – 10:30 am REFRESHMENT BREAK sponsored by

SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION (Mari Center, Exhibit Area) 10:30 – 11:00 am Roots of the Future Lina Bernaola, Graduate Assistant

3rd Recipient of Young Endowed Assistantship Louisiana State University 11:00 am - 12:00 noon Crop Production & Protection Quiz sponsored by

FMC CORPORATION Administered by: Travis Vallee, 2015 1st Place Winner

12:00 noon - 1:00 pm LUNCHEON sponsored by NICHINO AMERICA, INC Technical Presentation (Mari Center, Stage Side)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016 MULTI-CROP MANAGEMENT SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire Ballroom)

Moderator: Ashley Peters 1:00 – 1:30 pm Soybean Varieties by Different Names

Dr. Ron Levy, Assistant Professor/Soybean Specialist LSU AgCenter Wheat Varieties by Different Names Dr. Steve Harrison, Professor/Wheat-Oat Breeding and Genetics LSU AgCenter

1:30 – 2:30 pm Emerging Technologies III BASF – Alvin Rhodes VALENT USA CORPORATION – Chris Meador UPI – Clyde Smith SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION – Keith Burnell WINFIELD – Kevin Harper 2:30 – 3:00 pm Soybean Looper Diamide Resistance Dr. Jeff Davis, Associate Professor LSU AgCenter 3:00 – 3:20 pm Advances in Sugarcane Aphid Management Dr. David Kerns, Associate Professor/Entomology LSU AgCenter

3:20 – 3:50 pm REFRESHMENT BREAK sponsored by

VALENT USA CORPORATION (Mari Center, Exhibit Area)

COTTON BREAKOUT SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire Ballroom)

Moderator: Fred Collins 3:50 – 4:10 pm Foliar Disease Management in Cotton Dr. Trey Price, Assistant Professor/Field Crops Pathologist LSU AgCenter 4:10 - 4:30 pm Bt Resistance and Insect Management Dr. David Kerns, Associate Professor/Entomology Research & Extension Entomologist Sebe Brown Extension Entomologist LSU AgCenter

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016

COTTON BREAKOUT SESSION (cont’d) 4:30 – 4:50 pm Growing Cotton with Low Cotton Prices Dr. Dan Fromme, Associate Professor/Corn-Cotton LSU AgCenter 4:50 - 5:10 pm Nematode Update Dr. Charlie Overstreet, Extension Nematologist LSU AgCenter 5:10 - 5:30 pm Factors that Impact Fiber Quality and Leaf Grades

Dr. Dan Fromme, Associate Professor/ Corn-Cotton-Grain Sorghum Specialist LSU AgCenter

5:30 – 6:00 pm Cotton Technical Updates by Industry TIMAC AGRO USA – Andy Frasier

BASF – Alvin Rhodes GOWAN USA – Keith Majure DUPONT AG PRODUCTS – Steve Crawford AIR DATA SOLUTIONS – Don Cummins SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION – Keith Burnell

6:00 - 6:45 pm LACA Business Meeting (Arsenne/Belazaire Ballroom) All members are encouraged to attend

SUGARCANE BREAKOUT SESSION (Chiqui I)

Moderator: Andy Lanie 3:50 – 4:10 pm Eastern Nightshade Control Al Orgeron, Associate County Agent LSU AgCenter 4:10 – 4:30 pm Sugarcane Weed Control

Eric Petrie, Agricultural Science Research Technician USDA-ARS, Sugarcane Research Unit 4:30 – 4:50 pm Billet Planting; Seed Treatments; Mosaic Dr. Jeff Hoy, Professor/Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology LSU AgCenter 4:50 – 5:20 pm Bacterial Top Rot – Mosaic Dr. Mike Grisham, Research Leader/Research Plant Pathologist USDA-ARS, Sugarcane Research Unit

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016 SUGARCANE BREAKOUT SESSION (cont’d) 5:20 – 5:40 pm Sugarcane Variety Updates Dr. Ken Gravois, Sugarcane Specialist LSU AgCenter Herman Waguespack, Agronomist American Sugar Cane League 5:40 – 6:00 pm Sugarcane Technical Updates by Industry SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION – Keith Burnell

TIMAC AGRO USA – Andy Frasier STOLLER USA – Geri Klumpp AIR DATA SOLUTIONS – Don Cummins

6:00 – 6:45 pm LACA Business Meeting (Arsenne/Belazaire Ballroom) All members are encouraged to attend

RICE BREAKOUT SESSION (Chiqui II)

Moderator: Cecil Parker 3:50 – 4:10 pm Rice Fertility in Relation to High pH

Dr. Dustin Harrell, Research Agronomist & Extension Rice Specialist

LSU AgCenter 4:10 – 4:30 pm Late Nitrogen Applications in Rice Dr. Dustin Harrell, Research Agronomist & Extension Rice Specialist LSU AgCenter 4:30 – 4:50 pm Rice Diseases – Implications of Fungicide Timing and Cultural

Management Dr. Don Groth, Professor/Research Coordinator LSU AgCenter 4:50 – 5:10 pm Rice Weed Management Update Dr. Eric Webster, Professor/Weed Management (Rice) LSU AgCenter 5:10 – 5:30 pm Entomology Update Dr. Mike Stout, Professor/Interim Rice Extension Entomologist LSU AgCenter

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016 5:30 – 6:00 pm Rice Technical Updates by Industry NICHINO AMERICA, INC. - Scott Ludwig DUPONT AG PRODUCTS – Steve Crawford AIR DATA SOLUTIONS – Don Cummins STOLLER USA – Geri Klumpp TIMAC AGRO USA – Andy Fraiser GOWAN USA – Craig Sandoski

6:00 – 6:45 pm LACA Business Meeting (Arsenne/Belazaire Ballroom) All members are encouraged to attend

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2016

7:00 – 8:00 AM BREAKFAST sponsored by

BAYER CROPSCIENCE Technical Presentation (Mari Center, Stage Side)

SUGARCANE BREAKOUT SESSION (Chiqui I)

Moderator: Calvin Viator 8:00 – 8:20 am Sugarcane Fertility Update Dr. Rich Johnson, Research Agronomist USDA-ARS, Sugarcane Research Unit 8:20 – 8:50 am Alternate Ripeners Dr. Ryan Viator, Independent Agricultural Consultant Calvin Viator, Ph.D. & Associates, LLC 8:50 – 9:10 am USDA Sugarcane Breeding Program Dr. James Todd, Research Geneticist USDA-ARS, Sugarcane Research Unit 9:10 – 9:30 am Wide Rows Dr. Paul White, Research Agronomist/Soil Scientist Dr. Chuck Webber, Research Agronomist/Weed Scientist USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit 9:30 – 9:50 am Bagasse BioRefining Dr. Bob Jansen, Chemical Engineer Stora Enso Biomaterials 9:50 – 10:10 am Yield Monitors Dr. Randy Price, Assistant Professor LSU AgCenter

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2016

10:10 – 10:30 am REFRESHMENT BREAK sponsored by

DOW AGROSCIENCES (Mari Center, Exhibit Area)

RICE BREAKOUT SESSION (Chiqui II)

Moderator: Richard Griffing 8:00 – 8:20 am Pending New Variety Releases (Provisia, Clearfield, and

Conventional) Dr. Adam Famoso, Assistant Professor LSU AgCenter

8:20 – 8:50 am Economics of Rice – Information to Provide Consultants

Guidance to Producers Dr. Micheal Deliberto, Research Associate LSU AgCenter 8:50 – 9:10 am Provisia Rice Herbicide Program Dr. Brad Guice, R&D Biologist BASF Corporation

9:10– 9:30 am Cleaning out a Spray Rig with Adaptation of Ball Valves Rustin Gilder, Consultant and Seed Rice Manager Crowley Grain Drier 9:30 – 10:10 am Open Forum and/or Rice Technical Updates by Industry

10:10 – 10:30 am REFRESHMENT BREAK sponsored by

DOW AGROSCIENCES (Mari Center, Exhibit Area)

GENERAL SESSION (Arsenne/Belazaire Ballroom)

Moderator: Mark Smith 10:30 – 10:50 am Insight for Commodity Markets Dr. Kurt Guidry, Professor/Farm Management/Marketing,

Soybeans and Feed Grains LSU AgCenter 10:50 – 11:30 am Key Ag Trends and Implications for Consultants and Their

Grower Customers Dr. Bob Trogele, COO and Executive Vice President Amvac Chemical Corporation

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2016 11:30 – 11:50 am UAS and Drone Safety

Dr. Randy Price, Assistant Professor Kim Pope Brown, Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator

LSU AgCenter

11:50 am – 12:00 noon Acknowledgement of Sponsors, Raffle Winners Announced, and Adjournment

Mark Smith 2016 LACA President 12:00 noon Recertification Marty Pousson & Staff Louisiana Dept of Agriculture & Forestry

Special Thanks to our 2016 Sustaining Members and those who have so generously helped to sponsor the 2016

Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference

ADAMA

AgroLiquid (formerly AgroCulture Liquid Fertilizers)

AgSmarts

Air Data Solutions

Albaugh, LLC

Guest Speaker

Amvac Chemical Corporation Guest Speaker

Armor Seed

Arysta LifeScience

Special Thanks to our 2016 Sustaining Members and those who have so generously helped to sponsor the 2016

Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference

BASF Corporation Luncheon

Bayer Crop Science

Breakfast

Calvin Viator, Ph.D. & Associates, LLC

Crop Production Services

Co-sponsorship Scholarship

Dow AgroSciences Refreshment Break

Dupont Crop Protection

Co-sponsored Breakfast

FMC Corporation

Crop Production and Protection Quiz Contest

Gowan USA

GreenPoint Ag

Gypsoil, LLC

Helena Chemical Company

Koch Agronomic Services

Refreshment Break

Louisiana Land Bank, ACA Scholarship

Monsanto Company

Mycogen

Special Thanks to our 2016 Sustaining Members and those who have so generously helped to sponsor the 2016

Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference

NACHURS

Nichino America Luncheon

Ouachita Fertilizer

Pest Management Enterprises, LLC Scholarship

Phytogen

Pioneer Co-sponsored Breakfast

Progressive Tractor & Implement Company

Raymat CropScience

RiceTec Co-sponsored Scholarship

Sanders, Inc.

Stoller USA

Syngenta Crop Protection Refreshment Break

Terral Seed, Inc. Refreshment Break

Timac Agro USA

United Phosphorus, Inc.

Special Thanks to our 2016 Sustaining Members and those who have so generously helped to sponsor the 2016 Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management

Valent USA Corporation

Refreshment Break

Verdesian Life Sciences

Waypoint Analytical (formerly A&L Analytical Laboratories, Inc.)

Winfield

Ray and Dorothy Young Co-sponsored Scholarship

and

Young and Young Farms (Ray and Jesse Young)

Audio/Visual Equipment provided by

LSU AgCenter

Media Announcements

Cotton Farming Delta Farm Press

Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Louisiana Farm and Ranch

Rice Farming

2016 LATMC Program Planning Committee

Mark Smith, Chair David Kerns Katie Authement Harold Lambert Julien Beuzelin Andy Lanie Jim Braucht Matt Myers Kim Pope Brown Boyd Padgett Sebe Brown Marty Pousson Dennis Burns Randy Richard Rusty Elston Dennis Ring Jay Frantom Johnny Saichuk Jerry Ford Daniel Stephenson Earl Garber Travis Vallee

Jim Griffin Calvin Viator Clayton Hollier Denise Wright Rich Johnson Ray Young Hank Jones

Affiliate

Member of