Home » South Carolina's Pee Dee station schedules field day

South Carolina's Pee Dee station schedules field day

Aug 7, 2008 9:42 AM

South Carolina’s Pee Dee Research and Education Center Farm and Field Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008.

The field day includes a Commodity Marketing Update by Edgar Woods and educational tours of the research station. Field crops, wildlife research plots, turf grass, and muscadine grapes will be featured in the morning, followed by a picnic lunch.

Optional pesticide certification credit and Certified Crop Advisor classes will be held in the afternoon.

Registration, which is free and includes the picnic lunch, begins at 8 a.m. followed by field tours of research and educational displays at 9 a.m. When registering, indicate a choice for morning tours including: Turfgrass, Cotton & Soybeans, Corn/Peanuts/Muscadines/Tobacco, or Biofuels/Switchgrass/Wildlife.

To register for the Farm and Field Day or for more information, call 843-662-3526, ext. 264 or visit http://peedeefarmfieldday.blogspot.com.

Want to use this article? Click here for options!
© 2008 Penton Media, Inc.

Latest Jobs

Atlanta, GA Weather

resources

Continuing Education

Accredited in Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina and Tennessee:

(New Course)
Weed Resistance Management in Cotton

This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).

For National Certified Crop Advisers

A free, accredited, self-study 1-CEU on spray drift management for all for all American Society of Agronomy Certified Crop Advisers in the U.S. and Canada.