Full House Means Standing Room Only For Conference Attendees Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference Draws Record Crowd
ference held recently in Harrah’s Tunica Conven- tion Center, Tunica, Mississippi drew a record crowd. “For the past 15 years, the
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conference has had steady growth. This year was no excep- tion. We had well over 725 at- tendees.
The attendees
represented 22 states and Uruguay,”
said John M.
LaRose, Publisher, MidAmerica Farm Publications. The conference was a produc-
tion of MidAmerica Farm Publi- cations and was sponsored by Cotton Incorporated, U. S. Rice Producers and the United Soy- bean Board. “Growers and certified crop
consultants, who attended the conference, accounted for over 3.3 million acres of agriculture production last year,” stated LaRose. Exhibit space sold out early at the conference trade show. Over the two-day period there
were 11 breakout sessions scheduled. During each break- out session attendees could choose from 18 different pre- sentations. There were 104
he 15th Annual Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, Southern Corn & Soybean Conference and Southern Precision Ag Con-
speakers at the conferences. “It was standing room only in many of the breakout sessions,” said LaRose. Berrye Worsham, President, CEO Cotton Incor-
porated; Dwight Roberts, President, CEO US Rice Producers Association; Marc Curtis, Chairman, United Soybean Board and Bob Stallman, Presi-
dent, American Farm Bureau spoke at the open- ing session. The roundtable luncheon included the awards
presentations and featured guest speaker Fred Clark, Executive Vice President & General Coun- sel, Cornerstone Government Affairs, Washington D.C.
Photo by John LaRose, Jr.
The 15th Annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, Southern Corn & Soybean Conference and Southern Precision Ag Conference held recently in Harrah’s Tunica Convention Center, Tunica, Mississippi drew a record crowd. Sponsor speakers at
the opening session were (photo inserts from left to right) Berrye Wor- sham, President, CEO Cotton Incorporated; Dwight Roberts, President, CEO US Rice Producers Association and Marc Curtis, Chairman, United Soybean Board.
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Awards Presented At The Noon Luncheon Awards for Researcher & Farmer Of The Year
were presented to: • Dr. Kenneth Smith, University
of
Arkansas–Conservation Systems 2012 Cotton Re- searcher Of The Year • Phillip Lyerly Jr., Leachville, Arkansas– Conser-
vation Systems 2012 Cotton Farmer Of The Year • Dr. Tim Walker, Mississippi State University–
Conservation Systems 2012 Rice Researcher Of The Year • Justin and Wayne Dulaney, Dulaney Farms,
Clarksdale, Mississippi–Conservation Systems 2012 Rice Farmers Of The Year • Dr. Melvin A. Newman, University of Ten-
nessee–Conservation Systems 2012 Corn & Soybean Researcher Of The Year • Darren Grogan, Arlington, Kentucky– Conserva-
tion Systems 2012 Corn & Soybean Farmer Of The Year • Dr. Terry Griffin, University of Arkansas, Cresco
Ag, Memphis, Tennessee–Conservation Systems 2012 Precision Ag Researcher Of The Year • Jeff Hill, Gates Tennessee–Conservation Systems
2012 Precision Ag Farmer Of The Year The social reception sponsored by US Rice Produc-
ers Association, entertained attendees with bluegrass music by Grassfire, drinks, hors d’oeuvres and at- tendance prizes. Brad Robb, Grassfire lead vocals and guitar, is the Vice President of Communications, The Cotton Board. Corporate co-sponsors were: Bayer CropScience,
DuPont Crop Protection, Pioneer Hi-Bred Interna- tional Inc., FMC Corporation, Helena Chemical Co., HorizonAg, Monsanto, Delta Pine, RiceCo LLC and RiceTec.
Plans for the 16th Annual Conservation Systems
Cotton & Rice Conference, Southern Corn & Soybean Conference and Southern Precision Ag Conference are tentatively scheduled for January 28-30, 2013 in South Louisiana.
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