Attached is the latest tentative schedule for the 2012 Eastern Shore Ag Conf. and Trade Show to be held Jan. 10 – 11, 2012 in Belle Haven, VA. Additional information: 2012-agconfprogram-4january2011-docx

September 21, 2011: Fall Field Day
Plot research demonstrating methyl bromide alternatives for vegetable production along with nutrient, weed, disease, insect and general production techniques for polyethylene mulch systems, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, cotton, soybeans and more. Registration will begin at 2:00 PM with field tours beginning at 3:00 PM. A complimentary dinner will begin at 5:30 PM. If you have any questions or plan on attending, please contact Lauren Seltzer (mlpeyton@vt.edu).

The Mid-Atlantic Precision Ag Field Day will be held at the Caroline County 4-H Park 8230 Detour Road, Denton, MD 21629 and is a cosponsored event by VA, MD, WV, PA, and DE Extension. . We will be offering Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Credits. This is a great opportunity to learn from some of the foremost precision ag experts. A flyer is attached.

Registration is free, but we are asking that attendees preregister.

The website with more information for the event and registration information can be found at: http://www.enst.umd.edu/extension/Events.cfm

Thank you,
Mark

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Mark S. Reiter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Soils and Nutrient Management
Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
33446 Research Drive
Painter, VA 23420
757-414-0724 ext. 16 (Office Phone)
757-693-2556 (Mobile Phone)
757-414-0730 (Fax)
Additional information: precision-ag-poster-pdf

The Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC) will hold its pre-harvest field crops tour the morning of Thursday, September 15th. The tour will be held at the Center’s research farm at 1045 Hare Road in Suffolk. Specialists will display field research in progress and present valuable information for the 2011 harvest season and 2012 planting season. Important topics addressed will include cotton defoliation strategies; peanut variety and maturity assessment; cover crop establishment; variety evaluation in cotton, corn and grain sorghum; and disease and insect management in cotton, peanut, and soybean, including adaptation to the pending loss of Aldicarb (Temik®) nematicide-insecticide. Virginia private pesticide applicator certification credits will be available for participants. Lunch will be served after the tour and updates presented from USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the tour starting promptly at 9:00 a.m. Pre-registration by September 7th is highly encouraged by contacting Gail White at the Tidewater AREC (757-657-6450, ext. 430 or guwhite@vt.edu). If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center at 757-657-6450 (TDD number is 800-828-1120) during business hours of 8 am and 4:30 pm to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.

The Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC) will hold an early-season field crops tour during the morning of Thursday, June 2nd, 2011. The tour will be held at the Center’s research farm (1045 Hare Road, Suffolk, VA). Specialists will display field research in progress and present information for the 2011 crop season. Topics include disease and insect control in cotton, peanut, wheat, and soybean, weed control in Liberty-Link soybean, and ongoing physiology research in peanut and wheat. Of particular interest will be ongoing work to address regulatory and industry changes resulting in the restricted use or loss of certain crop protection chemicals such as Vapam® and Temik®. Certified crop adviser continuing education credits and pesticide applicator recertification credits (categories 1-A, 1-C, 10, and 60) will be available for participants.

All interested in commercial production of field crops are invited to attend. Arrival is at 8:30 am with the program starting promptly at 9:00 am and running through lunch at 12:30 pm. More information is available through local Virginia Cooperative Extension offices or by contacting the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center main office at 757-657-6450, ext 402. Please see the attached tour agenda (pdf). If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center at 757-657-6450 (TDD number is 800-828-1120) during business hours of 8 am and 4:30 pm to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.
Additional information: brochure-2011-pdf

The Eastern Shore AREC will host its annual field day at their facility in Painter, VA on June 28, 2011. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM with the tour beginning at 9:00 AM. A lunch will be provided at the end of the tour (~12:00 PM). A more specific agenda will be developed soon, but, the tour will include stops on weed management, soil fertility, insect management, water quality, and disease management for vegetable and field crops. Please mark this date on your calendar and we hope that you can join us.