The National Cotton Council and its cooperating partners welcome all to the 2023 Beltwide Cotton Conferences January 10 through 12 (Tuesday through Thursday) at the New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA. Three days of individual reports, panel discussions, hands on workshops and seminars are designed to provide attendees with information they need to help producers make key cotton production/marketing-related decisions. A dynamic program, along with the opportunity to network with peers from across the Cotton Belt, separate this conference from all others in agriculture.
This virtual ag newsroom includes links to photos and audio content available free of charge for digital or print publication or broadcast.
Photos
2023 Beltwide Cotton Conferences Photo Album
Audio and Interviews
2023 Beltwide Cotton Conferences preview interview with Lauren Krogman, National Cotton Council’s Manager for Marketing & Processing Technology and coordinator of the event
2023 Beltwide Cotton preview - Lauren Krogman, NCC 6:23
U.S. Cotton Protocol Update provided by Gary Adams, U.S. Cotton Protocol president and National Cotton Council president and CEO
2023 Beltwide Cotton - U.S. Cotton Protocol Update 25:34
Interview with Gary Adams, U.S. Cotton Protocol president and National Cotton Council president and CEO
2023 Beltwide Cotton - interview with Gary Adams, NCC/US Cotton Protocol 7:17
Interview with Consultants Conference Chair Hank Jones, RSJ Ag Services
2023 Beltwide Cotton interview with Hank Jones, RSJ Ag Services 7:18
Pesticides and Endangered Species Act panel –
Leah Duzy and Ashlea Frank, Compliance Services International (CSI); Jack Royal, Royal’s Ag Consulting Company, Leary GA; Rogers Leonard, Integrated Crop Consulting, St. Josesph, LA
2023 Beltwide Cotton Pesticides and Endangered Species Act panel 44:59
Interview with Leah Duzy and Ashlea Frank, Compliance Services International (CSI)
2023 Beltwide Cotton interview Leah Duzy and Ashlea Frank, CSI 7:54
2023 Beltwide Cotton Supply Chain Status for 2023 – Toby Hlavinka, American Plant Food Corporation, Galena Park, TX
2023 Beltwide Cotton Supply Chain Status, Toby Hlavinka 24:14
Regulatory Update – Don Parker, National Cotton Council Vice President, Technical Services
2023 Beltwide Cotton Regulatory Update - Don Parker, NCC 32:25
Cotton Policy Update – Bart Fischer, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2023 Beltwide Cotton Policy Update - Bart Fischer, Texas A&M 34:30
World Cotton Outlook – Jarral Neeper, Trucott and O. A. Cleveland, Mississippi State University
2023 Beltwide World Cotton Outlook - Neeper and Cleveland 28:45
U.S. Cotton Export Market and Logistics – Buddy Allen, American Cotton Shippers Association, Memphis, TN
2023 Beltwide Export Market Outlook - Buddy Allen, ACSA 28:45
Interview with Sustainability Conference chair Lori Duncan, University of Tennessee
2023 Beltwide Cotton interview Sustainability Conference chair Lori Duncan 4:32
Interview with Dr. Jesse Daystar, Cotton Incorporated Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, about Climate Smart Cotton
2023 Beltwide Cotton interview Jesse Daystar, Cotton Incorporated 4:44
Interview with Dawson Kerns, University of Tennessee, on Role of Midgut Processing and Receptor Binding in Helicoverpa zea Vip3Aa Resistance
2023 Beltwide Cotton interview Dawson Kerns, University of Tennessee 2:22
Interview with Kenny Melton, BASF, Western Region Agronomic Services Manager
2023 Beltwide Cotton interview Kenny Melton, BASF 4:15
Cotton Ginning Conference – Calculation of Emission Factors for Cotton Gin Burr Piles – Interview with Garrett Shaw, Texas A&M
2023 Beltwide Cotton interview Garrett Shaw, Texas A&M 2:50
Interview with student oral presentation award winner Stephen Parris, Clemson University
2023 Beltwide Cotton interview Stephen Parris, Clemson University 1:26
Cotton Marketer of the Year Award –
presented by O. A. Cleveland, Mississippi State University, to Joe Mencer, Lake Village, Arkansas
2023 Beltwide Cotton Marketer of the Year remarks :43