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Arizona Cotton Ginners Association
Annual Meeting
Safford Valley Cotton Growers Co-op
| April 21 & 22, 2011 Carefree Resort 37220 Mule Train Rd Carefree, Az |
River Co-op Gin, Coolidge, AZ
| Conference Registration Form Print and Mail to: Arizona Cotton Ginners Association Attn: Dwayne Alford 7474 N Hwy 95 Yuma, AZ 85365 Room Reservation Call: 1-877-294-6370 Please note, you must call the resort to make your room reservation |
| ACGA Annual Golf Classic Registration Form Friday, April 22, 2011 DOVE VALLEY GOLF COURSE CAVECREEK, ARIZONA Print form and return with conference registration |
9 am – 4 pm Registration
1 pm – 1:10 pm Welcome
Greg Sugaski – President, Arizona Cotton Ginners Association
1:10 pm – 1:30 pm Arizona Cotton Growers Association
Dan Thelander – President, Arizona Cotton Growers Association
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm American Cotton Producers
Craig Brown – NCC Vice President, Producer Affairs
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm Ginning Efficiency and Lab Updates
Ed Hughes – USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Lab, Mesilla Park, NM
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm National Cotton Council Activities
Mike Brueggemann – NCC Member Services Representative
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm – 3:05 pm Arizona and Federal Legislative Issues
Rick Lavis – Executive Vice President, Arizona Cotton Growers Association.
3:05 pm – 3:25 pm U.S. Ginning Issues
Harrison Ashley – Executive Vice President, National Ginners Association
3:25 pm – 3:45 pm Cotton Market
G. W. Winburne – Handwerker Winburne, Inc., Retired
3:45 pm – 4:05 pm China and India Demands
Mike Watson – Cotton Incorporated
4:05 pm – 4:25 pm Farm Bill
John McGuire – Sr. Vice President, Washington Operations
4:25 pm – 5 pm Congressman Paul Gosar, 1st Congressional District
6 pm – 7 pm Hosted Reception
Stagecoach Pass
7 pm – 10 pm Dinner for All
Stagecoach Pass
Entertainment to Follow
Friday, April 22, 2011
7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
Cholla Room II
8:30 am – 8:40 am Welcome
Dan Thelander - President, Arizona Cotton Growers Association
8:40 am – 9 am USDA Cotton Classing Update
Greg Townsend - Area Director, USDA Classing Office
9 am – 9:20 am National Cotton Ginners Activities
Kent Fountain – President, National Cotton Ginners Association
9:20 am – 9:40 am Cotton Board / Cotton Incorporated Activities
Brent Murphree, Western Regional Communications Manager, Cotton Board
9:40 am – 10 am Ginning Costs
Tommy Valco – USDA-ARS
10 am – 10:15 am Break
10:15 am – 10:35 am Marketing Cotton
Jarrel Neeper – President, Calcot
10:35 am – 10:55 am Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Report
Joe Sigg – Arizona Government Relations Director
10:55 am – 11:15 am Cotton Incorporated Agricultural Research
Ed Barnes – Cotton Incorporated Ag Research
11:15 am – 11:30 am Arizona Cotton Ginners Association
Annual Membership Meeting
12:30 pm Golf Tournament
Box Lunch Provided at Golf Course
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Hosted Cocktail Hour
Opera House
7:30 pm – 10 pm Arizona Cotton Ginners Association & Arizona Cotton
Growers Association Banquet
Opera House
Welcome
Dan Thelander – President, Arizona Cotton Growers Association
Greg Sugaski – President, Arizona Cotton Ginners Association
Dinner
Keynote Speaker
James F. Dodson – American Cotton Producers
Tom Jepsen Memporial Scholarship Fund
Recognition of National Cotton Ginners Certification
Closing
Greg Sugaski – President, Arizona Cotton Ginners Association
| Agenda Thursday, April 21, 2011 |