The National Cotton Council and its cooperating partners will be ringing in the new year with the 2026 Beltwide Cotton Conferences January 7 through 9 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, Texas.

Beltwide Coordinator Lauren Krogman says the conference includes three days of individual reports, panel discussions, hands-on workshops and seminars designed to provide attendees with information they need to help producers make key cotton production/marketing-related decisions.

“So there’s 11 total conferences and 10 of those run concurrently throughout the meeting,” said Krogman. “I’d like to highlight the Cotton Consultants Conference, which is scheduled for the afternoon of January 7th, which is the first day. Presentations include a panel discussion on emerging pests and invasive species, including the new cotton jassid bug. A report on PLINAZOLIN will be provided, as well as reports on resistance monitoring and cotton aborted terminal phenomena.”

The Beltwide Cotton Technical Conferences provide findings from current research and updates on emerging technology and programs aimed at elevating US cotton production and processing efficiencies. Those sessions meet concurrently beginning the morning of January 8th and conclude by noon on January 9th, with a total of 310 presentations scheduled.

Learn more in this interview with Krogman.
Beltwide Cotton Conferences preview - Lauren Krogman 3:54