TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE ROLLING PLAINS AGRONOMY PROGRAM

1a. Partner with long-term organic cotton producers to a. evaluate the impact of current agronomic practices on cotton growth, pest incidence, soil fertility, yield, and quality

1b. establish regional soil health and carbon baselines to track outcomes of regenerative production practices that create quantifiable changes in soil health, soil carbon, and greenhouse gas emissions

1c. conduct economic evaluations on various agronomic practices and soil health measures to determine practices that are profitable and sustainable

1d. attain a deeper understanding of adoption constraints and opportunities associated with organic cotton production in the US Cotton Belt

2. Develop locally suitable regenerative practices to advance agronomic, ecosystem, and economic benefits of organic cotton production

3. Evaluate weed suppressive potential of advanced breeding/already developed cotton lines for utilization in organic production

4. Expand adoption of organic production practices through collaborative extension and demonstration activities

5. Provide educational opportunities to train the next generation of research and extension scientists and organic practitioners

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