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