Please mark your calendar now for the 2012 South Carolina Peanut Field Day on Thursday, 6 Sept. (always first Thursday in Sept.) at the Edisto REC
EDISTO RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER
64 REARCH ROAD, BLACKVILLE, SC
2012 EDISTO FALL FIELD DAY
8:30-9:30 REGISTRATION
9:30– Noon Peanut Field Tour
Tour Stop I.
A. Soil Borne Disease Research
¨ Twin vs. Single Rows and Susceptible vs Resistant vs. Mixed
¨ Bailey Reduced Fungicide
B. New Technology
¨ New Twin row Planter
¨ Yield Monitor
Tour Stop II.
A. Variety Challenge– Comparison of new vs. standard runner and Virginia types.
B. Herbicide Burn and Drift Symptomology
C. Lesser Corn Stalk Borer
Tour Stop III.
A. Insect Management – Thrips/TSWV and Leafhoppers
B. Disease Screen — New Virginia and Runner Varieties
C. Tillage Type/Timing and Cover Crops
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 PM Corn Field Tour/Presentation