2013 TPPA 25th Annual Conference
Date: December 10 – 11, 2013
Location: Brazos Center in Bryan, Texas
Poster Contest Winners
1st Place: 14* – Evaluation of Cotton Yield, Quality, and Plant Growth Response to Soil-Applied Potassium Michael Spiegelhauer, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University, College Station
2nd Place: 2* – The Effects of Mesotrione and Atrazine on Microbial Respiration Christopher Dermody, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
3rd Place: 34* – Poinsettia Growth Response to Container Substrate Amended with Biochar Yanjun Guo, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Graduate Student, Texas A & M University
General Information
TPPA conference attendance has been growing over the years. In 2012, over 250 attended the conference. For 25 years the conference has offered an excellent program that is supported by all involved in Texas crop production including many leaders representing academia, Extension, research, consulting, agribusiness, farming and regulatory. In addition to the opportunity to learn about trends, new ideas, and new technology in the educational program the conference also offers an opportunity to network with ag leaders and to discuss the latest with key industry professionals.
| Moderator: Ray Smith, TPPA Chair | ||
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| 9:00 – 9:05 am | Welcome Mark Hussey, Vice Chancellor & Dean, Texas A&M University |
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| 9:05 – 9:20 | Texas Plant Protection Conference – Past, Present and Future Ray Smith, Texas Plant Protection Association Board Chairman |
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| 9:20 – 9:40 | Herbicides – Past, Present and Future Brad Minton, Syngenta Crop Protection |
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| 9:40 – 10:00 | Fungicides – Past, Present and Future Adam Hixson, BASF Corp |
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| 10:30 – 10:50 | Insecticides – Past, Present and Future Jim Bone, Dupont Crop Protection |
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| 10:50 – 11:10 | Crop Biotechnology- Past, Present & Future Greg Steele, Monsanto |
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| 11:10 – 11:30 | Boll Weevil Eradication & IPM- Past, Present and Future Charles Allen, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service |
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| 11:30 – 11:50 | Equipment and Precision Ag – Past, Present and Future Andy Nelson, John Deere |
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| 1:30 – 1:50 pm | Ag Communications- Past, Present and Future Ron Smith, Southwest Farm Press |
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| 1:50 – 2:10 | Ag Research- Past, Present & Future Craig Nessler, Texas A&M AgriLife Research |
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| 2:10 – 2:30 | Ag Extension – Past, Present and Future Doug Steele, Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service |
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Agenda
View or print the draft agenda.
Conference Registration and Payment
This year we will again offer online payment by credit card for conference attendees. Of course, we still offer registration and payment by mail.
- Mail-in registration form
- Pay online by credit card (no registration form required)
- Fee schedule for online payment
Conference Registration (before 11/18) ………………………$85
Conference Registration (after 11/18) …………………………$100
Student Registration …………………………………………………$25
Farmer Registration ………………………………………………….$25
Exhibitor/Sponsor………………………………………………………$350
(includes 1 membership dues & conference registration)
TPPA Scholarship Donation ……………………………………… $optional
- Fee schedule for online payment
Hotels
The Hotels listed below are offering special rates for the conference. Contact them by November 18 for your room needs and ask for the Texas Plant Protection Assn rate.
- Hilton College Station – group code: TPPA13
$105.00
800/445-8667 - Hampton Inn & Suites – group code: TPA
$119.00
800/Hampton - Holiday Inn Express – group code: TPP
$109.99 King, $119.99 2 queens
(979) 846-8700
Concurrent Sessions
Listed below are the section chairs for the concurrent and other sessions of the conference. Email the chairs if you have suggestions for speakers and topics.
- Future Technology & Chemistry – Greg Steele, Monsanto
- Laws & Regulations – Randy Rivera, Texas Department of Agriculture
- Fertility Management – Jimmy Schultz, United Agricultural Cooperative
- Grain – Gary Schwarzlose, Bayer
- Horticulture & Turf – Joe Masabni, Texas AgriLife Extension Service,
- Cotton- Gaylon Morgan, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
- Pasture & Rangeland – Jack LeClair, Dupont Crop Protection
- Pest ID Contest – Barron Rector, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Continuing Education Credits
Both TDA and CCA credits are offered for attending the conference.
Displays and Sponsors
The Southwest Farm Press is again co-sponsoring the conference. Many of the firms and organizations involved in agriculture will have informative exhibits at the conference. The display area will be a major focal point during the conference. Coffee breaks and the Poster Session will all be in the Display area. Reserve your table-top display space on the registration form or on line with your credit card (see fee schedule above) or use the mail-in registration form. Additional space will be available for displays this year, so plan to be a part of the 25th Annual Conference with your companies display. Email Bob Sasser for more information. (Phone: 936.537.7083). See the left sidebar for a list of this year’s sponsors.
Pest ID Contest
For more than 20 years, conference participants have been invited to participate and are challenged in the Pest ID Contest on their skills of identification. The 2013 TPPC Pest ID Contest will be conducted on Tuesday, December 10th from 3:00 to 3:45 pm. Contest participants will be asked to identify 10 agriculture insect pests, 10 crop diseases or viruses and 10 weed pests. Pests chosen for the contest can be related to cotton, corn, rice, sorghum, watermelons, grapes, pecans, walnuts, peanuts, citrus, pastureland and rangeland. Although the contest is challenging, this session serves as time to learn how to identify current pests of concern. Barron provides each participant with a contest sheet. The session concludes by going over all of the contest pest specimens for the participant’s reference. Awards and cash prizes are given to the top three identifiers. Winners are recognized at the TPPC Awards Luncheon. Scores from this contest are not shared with bosses, colleagues, or friends.
Poster Section
The conference will have a Poster Section where researchers, including graduate students, can display information about their work. The graduate students also compete for cash prizes for the top 3 posters. To enter a poster or for more information on the poster section, contact this year’s Poster Chair, Eric Castner (Eric.P.Castner@usa.dupont.com)
TPPA Awards Luncheon and Business Meeting
Be sure to attend the Special 25th Annual Awards Luncheon and Business Meeting at noon on December 11 (included in registration fee) where many of the original organizers of the conference will be recognized.This will be the 11th year the association has presented the TPPA Awards to some of the outstanding members that have made special contributions to the association, to the conference and to Texas agriculture. Also Poster winners and Pest ID winners will be announced.
2013 Leadership
Chairman of the TPPA Board, H. Ray Smith (Biological Research Services, Inc.) announced that the following will serve on the board of the association for 2013:
| President Seth Murray, Texas A & M University, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences Vice President & Program Chairman Incoming VP & Poster Chairman Incoming VP-Elect Executive Director Immediate Past President Secretary Treasurer |