The 1.66 million bales of cotton produced on Georgia farms last
year were enough to make a pair of jeans and two T-shirts for
every man, woman and child in the United States and Canada.
To help sustain that kind of effort, the ninth annual
Georgia Cotton
Production Workshop will offer a wealth of
information for cotton growers, dealers and other agribusinesses
Dec. 11-12 in Tifton, Ga.
Each morning will begin with 90-minute workshops. Topics
will include:
- Cotton weeds, insects, physiology, markets and new
varieties. - Fertilizer and soil management.
- A cotton industry update.
General sessions will cover:
- New cotton developments.
- The farm bill.
- Water issues.
- Many other topics.
Panel discussions each day will explore conservation
tillage and skip-row cotton.
The workshop will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Tifton
Rural Development Center. It will end at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday. A
$30 fee ($20 before Nov. 30) covers instruction, materials and
refreshment breaks.
Get a registration form on the Web, or contact
your county office of
the University of Georgia
Extension Service. Or call the UGA Tifton Campus
Conference Center at (229) 386-3416 (or e-mail Verna Kea).
