Georgia Cotton and Peanut Field Day set for Sept. 12, 2012
Released: August 24, 2012
TIFTON, Ga.– The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the
University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will co-sponsor a
joint
research field day on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, in Tifton, Ga.
There is no charge to attend the field day and everyone should arrive at Gibbs
Farm between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. After a short welcome, the trams will leave about
9:05 a.m. and the tour will conclude at 12:30 p.m.
The purpose for the tour is to showcase current research which is funded by the
respective commissions in plot-side presentations by the researchers themselves.
The sponsors' goal is to provide an educational environment for cotton and peanut
producers and give them the opportunity to pose questions directly to the researchers
and to express opinions and concerns pertinent to the production of their crops.
The sponsors urge cotton and peanut growers to mark their calendars and plan
to attend this important event. It is an excellent place for producers to observe,
first-hand, the research program funded by their check-off investment.
Immediately following the tour, a lunch co-sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission
and Georgia Peanut Commission will be served at the Blackshank Farm. Please RSVP
to Sara Cates at 229-386-3006 or sbcates@uga.edu by Tuesday, September 4, 2012,
if you plan to attend.
Cotton
and Peanut Field Day Tentative Schedule |
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| 8:30-9:00
a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:05 a.m. 9:20 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:10 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 12:00 noon 12:30 p.m. |
Arrival at Gibbs Farm (226 William Gibbs Rd, Tifton) Welcome Discussion of Logistics / Load Trams Cotton Agronomics, Variety Testing, Breeding & Cropping Systems Peanut Fertility, Diseases, & Breeding Depart for the Lang Farm (230 Rigdon Altman Rd, Tifton) Load Trams at the Lang / Rigdon Farm Cotton Physiology, Entomology, Fertility, & Diseases Peanut Agronomics, Diseases, Cropping Systems, & Engineering Lunch at the Blackshank Pavillion Cotton Economics Peanut Economics Comments from the Georgia Cotton Commission Comments from the Georgia Peanut Commission Comments from Dean Angle |
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Joy Carter
Director of Communications
joycarter@gapeanuts.com
phone: (229) 386-3690
