Agenda

Forest Herbicides: Research and Demonstration IV

December 6 - 7, 2005

Tuesday, December 6, 2005
9–9:15	Welcome by Dr. Scott Beasley and Introductory comments	Dr. Jimmie Yeiser
Invasive Exotics
9:15-10:15	Invasive Species: Who is responsible?	Dr. Larry Nelson
10:15-10:40	Congongrass: Research results from competition and herbicide studies	Dr. Craig Ramsey
10:40-11:00	Break
11:00-11:25	Western Gulf invasive weed issues: – a regional perspective from the USDA-APHIS viewpoint	Dr. Craig Ramsey
Recertification Credits
11:25-11:50	Mode of Action & Recognizing Herbicide Symptoms	Dr. John Boyd
11:50-1:00	Lunch – On Your Own
1:00-1:15	Drift Management	Dr. John Boyd
1:15-1:45	Aerial Applications Technology	Mr. Bill Alexander
1:45-2:45	Laws and Regulations	Mr. Tim Karczewski
2:45-3:00	Break
Woody and Herbaceous Weed Control
3:00-4:15	Timing of Chopper site prep and post-plant herbaceous weed control for pine growth – Intergration of research results from three region-wide studies	Mr. Dwight Lauer
4:15-4:40	OneStep+Oust Extra combinations when controlling hardwood and herbaceous competitors on a longleaf site in E. Texas and NW Florida	Dr. Jimmy Yeiser & Dr. Rick Williams
Wednesday, December 6, 2005
9:00-9:25	Arsenal, Oust Extra, and Accord SP combinations for hardwood and post-plant herbaceous competitor control on a loblolly pine site in Mississippi and in Louisiana	Dr. Andy Ezell
9:25-9:50	Effects of sulfometuron formulations on weed control and longleaf pine tolerance	Dr. Larry Nelson
9:50-10:15	Comparison between SulfometuronMAX and Oust or Ourst XP for herbaceous weed control on forestry sites	Dr. Andy Ezell
10:15-10:30	Break
10:30-10:55	Vegetation suppression effects on the soil/plant/microbial system of loblolly pine plantations	Dr. Mike Blazier
10:55-11:20	Herbaceous weed control in first-year loblolly pine, slash, and longleaf pine plantations using Oust XP, Oust Extra, Oustar, Matrix, and Steadfast	Dr. Jimmie Yeiser & Dr. Andy Ezell
11:20-11:45	Oust Extra for herbaceous weed control in loblolly pine in Mississippi and Texas: year two results	Dr. Jimmie Yeiser & Dr. Andy Ezell
11:45-1:00	Lunch will be catered
1:00-1:25	Long-term growth response to diverse chemical site prep methods and loblolly pine seedling type on a well-drained site in north Louisiana	Dr. Mike Blazier
Company Updates
1:25-1:40	DuPont	Mr. David Stevens
1:40-1:55	Dow AgroSciences
1:55-2:10	BASF
2:10-2:25	Woodlands Specialists	Mr. Buddy Stalnaker
2:25-2:40	Chem-Air Helicopters and Red River Specialties	Mr. George Bieber
2:40-2:55	UAP Timberland	Mr. Carroll Walls
2:55-3:30	Program Evaluation and Close