The National Cotton Council and its cooperating partners welcome all to the 2026 Beltwide Cotton Conferences January 7 through 9 (Wednesday- Friday) at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, Texas. 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 conference will be educational, as well as enjoyable. Come, learn and experience all the sites and attractions that San Antonio has to offer.
Photos
2026 Beltwide Cotton Conferences Photo Album
Audio
Preview interview with Lauren Krogman, Cotton Council, Beltwide Coordinator
Beltwide Cotton Conferences preview - Lauren Krogman 3:54
Cotton Consultants Conference
Conference Coordinator Hank Jones, Louisiana, provides a recap of the presentations
Hank Jones, Consultants Conference interview 7:17
Cotton Jassid – a New Invasive Pest in the Southeast – Interview with Phillip Roberts, UGA extension entomologist
Phillip Roberts, UGA extension entomologist, interview 10:44
Cotton Jassid panel – UGA Extension – Phillip Roberts, Will Brown, Jacob Kalina, Jeremy Kichler
UGA extension agents Jassid panel 20:10
Plinazolin Efficacy and Timing Update – Tripp Walker, Syngenta
Tripp Walker, Syngenta - presentation 20:37
Vip3Aa Bt Technology: Resistance Status, Control Failures, and the Futures – David Kerns, Texas A&M University
David Kerns, Texas A&M University - presentation 38:25
Multiple Approaches for Nematode Management Cotton – Travis Faske, University of Arkansas System, Division of Agriculture
Travis Faske, University of Arkansas - presentation 19:36
Update on Aborted Terminal Phenomenon Research – Gabriella Marotta, University of Tennessee
Gabriella Marotta, University of Tennessee - presentation 15:03
Regulatory Update – Clayton Myers, USDA-OPMP
Clayton Myers, USDA-OPMP - presentation 28:00
Seizing Opportunities for U.S. Cotton – Marjory Walker, National Cotton Council
Marjory Walker, National Cotton Council - presentation 14:11
Marjory Walker, NCC VP Operations and Communications, interview
Marjory Walker, National Cotton Council - interview 4:34
Meteorological Updates – Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien Ag Solutions
Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien Ag Solutions - presentation 45:35
Cotton Economic Outlook Symposium
The Changing Global Cotton Market: Implications for U.S. Price Discovery – Beau Stephenson, Omnicotton, Inc.
Beau Stephenson, Omnicotton, Inc. - presentation 20:55
The Impact of Tariffs on US Cotton Exports and Apparel Imports – Darren Hudson, Texas Tech University
Darren Hudson, Texas Tech University - presentation 20:09
Cotton Sustainability
Cotton Trust Protocol update – Marjory Walker, National Cotton Council
Marjory Walker, Cotton Trust Protocol - interview 3:44
Cotton Improvement Conference
Breeding for Resistance to Jassids (Amrasca biguttula) in Cotton – interview with Roy Cantrell, Wheelertex Consulting LLC
Roy Cantrell, Wheelertex Consulting - interview 4:55
Agronomy, Physiology & Soil
Update: Cover Crop and Cotton Water Dynamics in Dry and Humid Regions – Avat Shekoofa, Crop Physiologist, University of Tennessee
Avat Shekoofa, University of Tennessee - presentation 12:11
Cotton Ginning Conference
Rooted in Tradition, Growing the Future: Capstone Journeys in Cotton Engineering
Interview with Michael Buser, Endowed Chair in Cotton Engineering, Ginning, and Mechanization, Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research
Michael Buser, Texas A&M - interview 5:32
Cotton Engineering Systems
Evaluating High Speed Cotton Planting and Delivery Systems in Georgia – Wesley Porter, University of Georgia
Wesley Porter, University of Georgia - presentation 13:51
Improvement Conference
Toward Finer Fibers: Prediction Model for Mapping QTLs Associated with Fiber Quality in Upland Cotton – Shalini Etukuri, Graduate Research Assistant, Clemson University
Shalini Etukuri, Clemson University - presentation 9:28
Cotton Disease Council
The Influence of Biotic and Abiotic Factors Associated with Disease Development in Cotton Infected with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race – Margaret Ellis, California State University
Margaret Ellis, California State University - presentation 15:25
Ginning Conference Friday
Precursors to Combustion: Results from Early-Stage Monitoring of Cottonseed Storage Facilities – Greg Holt, USDA-ARS
Greg Holt, USDA-ARS - presentation 13:18