Lubbock Regional Meeting
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, November 5, 2026
8 CCA CEUs | 5 TDA CEUs
7:30–8:15 AM
Registration and Display Visitation
8:15–8:30 AM
Welcome
TAIA Board Chairman Jesse Stephenson, American Plant Food
8:30–9:20 AM
Update on IPM Control of Cotton Jassid
Dr. Suhas Vyavhare, Texas AgriLife Extension, Lubbock
9:20–10:10 AM
Balancing Drift Control and Efficacy
Clay DeGray, Greenleaf Technologies, Covington, LA
10:10–10:25 AM
Break
10:25–11:15 AM
Making Crop Decisions Based on the 2027 Weather Forecast
Jordon Garza, National Weather Service, Lubbock
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Pesticide Laws and Regulations
Cheryl Goswick, Texas Department of Agriculture, Lubbock
12:05–12:40 PM
Lunch
Prepared by Cody Hurdt, CHS Agronomy
12:40–1:30 PM
Foundations of Fertilizer
Dr. Bryan Rutter, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
1:30–2:20 PM
Controlling Reniform Nematodes
Ken Lege, Texas AgriLife Extension, Lubbock
2:20–2:35 PM
Break
2:35–3:25 PM
Irrigation Management with Limited Water Availability
Dana Porter, Texas AgriLife Extension, Lubbock
3:25–4:15 PM
Cotton & Corn Fertility
Katie Lewis, Texas AgriLife Extension, Lubbock