Texas Commodity Symposium Program announced
November 11, 2009
This year’s symposium will provide an interesting perspective on a heated issue – agricultural water use. Darren Hudson, professor and Larry Combest Chair for Agricultural Competitiveness and director of the Cotton Economics Research Institute at Texas Tech University, will address the scenario of what would happen to the economy of Texas cities and towns on the High Plains if farmers were no longer allowed to irrigate their crops. Hudson will be joined by a panel of businessmen who will discuss the impact of irrigated crop revenues on their businesses.
Written by: Jessica Behnham
The ninth annual Texas Commodity Symposium will be held Dec. 2, and is hosted by Corn Producers of Texas (CPAT), Texas Grain Sorghum Association (TGSA), Texas Wheat Producers Association (TWPA), Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. (PCG) and the Texas Peanut Producers Board (TPPB).
The symposium will be held in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show in the Grand Plaza Room at the Amarillo Civic Center. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the Symposium will begin at 9 a.m. The event is free to all and will conclude with a catered lunch at noon.
This year’s symposium will provide an interesting perspective on a heated issue – agricultural water use. Darren Hudson, professor and Larry Combest Chair for Agricultural Competitiveness and director of the Cotton Economics Research Institute at Texas Tech University, will address the scenario of what would happen to the economy of Texas cities and towns on the High Plains if farmers were no longer allowed to irrigate their crops. Hudson will be joined by a panel of businessmen who will discuss the impact of irrigated crop revenues on their businesses.