Overview of High Plains Agriculture Steve Verett, Plains Cotton Growers

Tentative Agenda 2008 Multi-Commodity Education Program

Hotel Information Embassy Suites 5215 S Loop 289 Lubbock, TX (806) 771-7000

Sunday, November 9 Arrive Lubbock and take taxi to hotel.

6:00 pm Meet in hotel lobby for dinner.

6:30 pm Welcome dinner - TBD

Monday, November 10

7:45 am Depart hotel

8:00 am Plains Cotton Growers Topic: Overview of High Plains Cotton Production Host: Steve Verett

9:15 am Depart

9:45 am AgriLife Research & Extension Center Topic: High Plains Agricultural Research Priorities & Tour Host: TBD

11:00 am USDA-ARS Gin Lab, Lubbock Topic: Gin Research & Tour Host: Greg Holt

12:30 am Lunch - TBD

2:00 pm Carter Farms, Levelland Topic: Cotton harvesting & drip irrigation Host: David Carter

United Cotton Growers Coop Gin, Levelland Topic: Cotton Ginning Host: Paul Wilson

7:00 pm Dinner - TBD Tuesday, November 11

8:00 am USDA-AMS Cotton Division, Lubbock Topic: Cotton Classification Host: Kenny Day

9:45 am Depart

10:45 am Delta Pine Research Facility, Hale Center Topics: Cottonseed variety research Host: Richard Sheetz

12:00 pm Lunch - TBD

2:00 pm American Cotton Growers Denim Mill, Littlefield Topics: Role of Cotton Market Cooperative, Yarn Spinning & Denim Production Host: Bryan Gregory

4:30 pm Bryan Patterson Farm, Amherst Host: Bryan Patterson (2007 alumnus)

6:30 pm Dinner - TBD

Wednesday, November 12

8:30 am Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute, Lubbock Topic: Textile Research Host: Dr. Dean Etheridge

10:00 am Depart

10:15 am Plains Cotton Coop Association, Lubbock Topic: Role of Cotton Shipper and International Markets Host: Wally Darneille

11:30 a.m. Lunch at Plains Cotton Coop Association

1:00 pm Pyco Industries, Lubbock Topic: Cottonseed products & wind energy Host: Robert Lacy

2:30 pm Open

4:00 pm Farmers Coop Compress, Lubbock Topic: Cotton Storage and Shipping Host: Ron Harkey

6:30 pm Catered dinner at Caprock Winery with local ag organizations. Includes winery tour and wine tasting.

Thursday, November 13

Peanut Day!! – All activities to be organized by Texas Peanut Producers Board

Tentative activities will include: Overview of Texas peanut production – Shelly Nutt, Executive Director Birdsong Peanuts, Brownfield – shelling, cold storage and hull mill Peanut Corporation of America, Plainview – peanut butter Buying & grading station, Plainview Harvesting, TBD

Friday, November 14

8:30 am Depart hotel luggage. To be scheduled:

9:00 am John Deere, Lubbock area

10:30 am American Wind Energy Museum, Lubbock

11:45 am Lunch - TBD

Participants will depart LBB after 1:00 p.m.