Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL) plays a major role in the Beltwide Cotton Conferences annually and the upcoming 2007 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in New Orleans, Jan. 9-12 is no exception. The company’s technical services team will present seven papers during the Beltwide, including three in the “New Developments from Industry” session on exciting new D&PL cotton varieties for this season. The presentations by conference are:

New Developments from Industry

Paymaster Products (PM 3535 BG/RR, PM 2140 B2RF and PM 3225 B2RF) from Delta and Pine Land Company for the High Plains in 2007 – by Tom Speed
1:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007
New Orleans Marriott – Mardi Gras Ballroom Salons E, F, G & H

New Roundup Ready® Flex Variety (DP 121 RF) from Delta and Pine Land Company – by Jim Bosch
2:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007
New Orleans Marriott – Mardi Gras Ballroom Salons E, F, G & H

DP 515 BG/RR, a New Mid-Full Maturing Picker Variety with Bollgard II®/Roundup Ready® Flex – by Ken Lege’
3:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007
New Orleans Marriott – Mardi Gras Ballroom Salons E, F, G & H

Cotton Improvement Conference

Agronomic Evaluation of VipCot™ Containing Cotton Genotypes: Vip 3A, Cry 1 AB, and Stacked Combinations – by Jay S. Mahaffey
2:15 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007
Sheraton New Orleans – Napoleon A

Historical Versus Recent Yield and Fiber Quality Trends – by Tom Kerby
2:45 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007
Sheraton New Orleans – Napoleon A

Variety Performance Comparisons across Nematode Populations – Ken E. Lege’
2:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 12, 2007
Sheraton New Orleans – Napoleon A

Cotton Physiology Conference

2006 Cotton Physiologist of the Year Presentation – Influence of Field Physiology in Cotton Management Improvement – by Tom Kerby
1:45 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007
Sheraton New Orleans – Napoleon B

Delta and Pine Land Company is a commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed, as well as soybean seed, in the Cotton Belt. For almost 90 years, the company has used its extensive plant breeding programs, drawing from a diverse germplasm base, to develop improved cotton varieties. Delta and Pine Land Company (NYSE: DLP), headquartered in Scott, Mississippi, has offices in eight states and facilities in several foreign countries. For more information, please refer to the company’s website at www.deltaandpine.com.

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