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Below is the final agenda. A PDF version of the agenda is available for distribution.

8 a.m. Registration

8:45 a.m. Welcome- Dr. Dale Monks, Stan Biconish, and Dr. Charlie Cahoon

8:55 a.m. IR-4 Project and NC State: Perfect Together- Dr. Jerry Baron (Executive Director, IR-4 Project)

9:25 a.m. Deciphering the Glyphosate Debacle- Dr. Travis Gannon (Associate Professor, NC State University)

9:55 a.m. BREAK

 10:10 a.m. Overview of Hemp Production- Dr. Keith Edmisten (Professor and Cotton & Industrial Hemp Specialist, NC State University)

10:40 a.m. Hemp Disease in Kentucky: Grasping the Reality of Yield                                       Loss- Dr. Nicole Gauthier (Extension Plant Pathologist, University of Kentucky)

11:10 a.m. Determining Arthropods Presence, Significance, and                                            Acceptable Management Tactics in NC Industrial Hemp-                                        Aurora Toennisson (Research Associate, Specialty Crops Lab, NC State University)

11:40 a.m. Weed Control in Industrial Hemp: Current and Future                                             Options- Dr. Michael Flessner (Extension Weed Specialist,                                         Virginia Tech)

12:10 p.m. LUNCH

 1:15 p.m. Impact and Management of the Guava root-knot Nematode                                  in North Carolina- Dr. Adrienne Gorny (Assistant Professor, Plant Nematology, NC State University)

1:45 p.m. Resistance Management 101: Understanding Evolving Pest                                  Control Issues in North Carolina- Dr. Anders Huseth (Extension Entomologist, NC State University)

2:15 p.m. Navigating the New Gramoxone Handling and Training                                        Requirements- Clark Ouzts (Product Marketing Lead, Syngenta)

2:45 p.m. Glufosinate Use Assessment in North Carolina- Eric Jones (Graduate Research Assistant, NC State University)

3:00 p.m. BREAK

 3:15 p.m. Annual Meeting- Crop Protection Association of North                                         Carolina

 4:15 p.m. ADJOURN

N, O, D, and X Pesticide (3 hours) and CCA Integrated Pest Management (5 hours) credits available. For questions or concerns, please contact Stan Biconish (Stan.Biconish@ncagr.gov) or Charlie Cahoon (charlie_cahoon@ncsu.edu).