The West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute will host their annual conference on Thursday, September 14, at the Scottish Rite Event Center, located at 1101 70th Street in Lubbock.
This year represents the 71st meeting of WTACI, an unincorporated organization of dealers, industry representatives, agricultural producers, scientists, educators, and agribusiness members who support education and research programs promoting safe and effective use of agricultural chemicals and protection and preservation of the area’s natural resources.
Topics to be discussed at the conference include:
• Weed control in herbicide-tolerant sorghum;
• New chemistries for weed and brush control in range and pas-ture;
• Endangered Species Act overview; • Beltwide cotton IPM research focus;
• Semi-arid Agricultural Systems Institute research update; and
• Australia cotton production overview compared to West Texas cotton production.
A total of 7 Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) CEUs will be available.
Pre-registration is available online. On-line registration fees are $75 for conference attendees and must be completed by September 8. Booth fees start at $300. On-site registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. the day of the conference and will cost $95 for attendees and $325 for booth sponsors. Lunch will be provided as part of the registration fee.