<p> Tentative Agenda 2008 Multi-Commodity Education Program</p><p>Hotel Information Embassy Suites 5215 S Loop 289 Lubbock, TX (806) 771-7000</p><p>Sunday, November 9 Arrive Lubbock and take taxi to hotel.</p><p>6:00 pm Meet in hotel lobby for dinner.</p><p>6:30 pm Welcome dinner - TBD</p><p>Monday, November 10</p><p>7:45 am Depart hotel </p><p>8:00 am Plains Cotton Growers Topic: Overview of High Plains Cotton Production Host: Steve Verett</p><p>9:15 am Depart</p><p>9:45 am AgriLife Research & Extension Center Topic: High Plains Agricultural Research Priorities & Tour Host: TBD</p><p>11:00 am USDA-ARS Gin Lab, Lubbock Topic: Gin Research & Tour Host: Greg Holt</p><p>12:30 am Lunch - TBD</p><p>2:00 pm Carter Farms, Levelland Topic: Cotton harvesting & drip irrigation Host: David Carter</p><p>United Cotton Growers Coop Gin, Levelland Topic: Cotton Ginning Host: Paul Wilson</p><p>7:00 pm Dinner - TBD Tuesday, November 11</p><p>7:45 am Depart hotel</p><p>8:00 am USDA-AMS Cotton Division, Lubbock Topic: Cotton Classification Host: Kenny Day</p><p>9:45 am Depart</p><p>10:45 am Delta Pine Research Facility, Hale Center Topics: Cottonseed variety research Host: Richard Sheetz</p><p>12:00 pm Lunch - TBD</p><p>2:00 pm American Cotton Growers Denim Mill, Littlefield Topics: Role of Cotton Market Cooperative, Yarn Spinning & Denim Production Host: Bryan Gregory</p><p>4:30 pm Bryan Patterson Farm, Amherst Host: Bryan Patterson (2007 alumnus)</p><p>6:30 pm Dinner - TBD</p><p>Wednesday, November 12</p><p>8:15 am Depart hotel</p><p>8:30 am Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute, Lubbock Topic: Textile Research Host: Dr. Dean Etheridge</p><p>10:00 am Depart</p><p>10:15 am Plains Cotton Coop Association, Lubbock Topic: Role of Cotton Shipper and International Markets Host: Wally Darneille</p><p>11:30 a.m. Lunch at Plains Cotton Coop Association </p><p>1:00 pm Pyco Industries, Lubbock Topic: Cottonseed products & wind energy Host: Robert Lacy</p><p>2:30 pm Open</p><p>4:00 pm Farmers Coop Compress, Lubbock Topic: Cotton Storage and Shipping Host: Ron Harkey</p><p>6:30 pm Catered dinner at Caprock Winery with local ag organizations. Includes winery tour and wine tasting.</p><p>Thursday, November 13</p><p>Peanut Day!! – All activities to be organized by Texas Peanut Producers Board</p><p>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</p><p>Friday, November 14</p><p>8:30 am Depart hotel luggage. To be scheduled:</p><p>9:00 am John Deere, Lubbock area</p><p>10:30 am American Wind Energy Museum, Lubbock</p><p>11:45 am Lunch - TBD</p><p>Participants will depart LBB after 1:00 p.m.</p>