September 12-13, 1998 Western North Carolina Farm Tour. A self-guided tour of small, innovative, usually organic farms in the general Asheville area. A fundraising activity for Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. For more information, call Kathleen Lamont at 828-452-2866.
There will be two sweetpotato field days in September which will provide many opportunities to see what research is being conducted by faculty at North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. The first field day is set for Monday, September 21 in Columbus County beginning at 5:00 pm. Featured at this field day are field plots with improved micropropagated seed stock, and weed control plots illustrating the effectiveness of Eptam for nutsedge control. Sue Langdon, Executive Director of the NC Sweetpotato Commission, will also be attending and make some pertinent industry comments. A complimentary dinner will be served. For directions, initial meeting location, and schedule, please contact Milton Parker, area specialized agent, at 910/640-6605.
A second field day will take place on Wednesday, September 30. There will be several interesting stops including a grower stop at Burch Farms which will feature a new packing line with drier and waxer. The field day will begin at 3:00 pm at Burch Farms, then move to the Horticultural Research Station, Clinton, NC. A complimentary dinner sponsored by FMC Corporation will be served and the meeting will adjourn near 8:00 pm.
Both of these sweetpotato field days are excellent opportunities to see and hear the latest updates and information with respect to sweetpotatoes. Agents are encouraged to attend and share these opportunities with growers and the sweetpotato industry. It is especially important that growers in Sampson and neighboring counties are encouraged to attend the September 30 field day since the location has been moved to Clinton this year. I hope many will be able to attend the sweetpotato field day. For more information, please call the Horticultural Crops Research Station at 910/592-7839. THE SCHEDULE FOR THE SEPTEMBER 30 FIELD DAY IS GIVEN BELOW.
Sponsored by:
North Carolina State University
North Carolina Agricultural Research Service
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission
PROGRAM
3:00 pm Packing House - See new packing line with drier and
waxer Jimmy, Ted, Teresa, and Bill Burch, Burch Farms
3:45 pm Commute to Horticultural Crops Research Station, Clinton
George J. Kriz, Presiding
Associate Director
North Carolina Agricultural Research Service
4:00 pm Registration
Welcome and Comments
Sandra J. Maddox, Superintendent, Horticultural Crops
Research Station
Carl V. Tart, Jr., Director, North Carolina Department of
Agriculture Research Stations
Roger Crickenberger, Assistant Director, North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Service
Johnny Wynne, Director of the North Carolina Agricultural
Research Service
Jonathan R. Schultheis, Horticultural Science
4:30 pm STOP 1 Insect Management
Kenneth A. Sorensen, Entomology
5:00 pm STOP 2 Weed Management
David W. Monks, Horticultural Science
5:30 pm STOP 3 Micropropagation Mericlone Evaluations
Zvezdana Pesic-Van Esbroeck, Marilyn Daykin, and Charles
W. Averre, Plant Pathology
G. Craig Yencho, Kenneth V. Pecota, and Jonathan R.
Schultheis, Horticultural Science
Billy Little, Milton Parker, Bill Jester, North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Service
6:00 pm STOP 4 Breeding
G. Craig Yencho and Kenneth V. Pecota, Horticultural
Science
6:30 pm STOP 5 Postharvest Waxing Studies
Michael D. Boyette, Biological and Agricultural
Engineering
Sylvia M. Blankenship, Horticultural Science
Gerald J. Holmes, Plant Pathology
Dale and Terry Strickland, Stickland Brothers Enterprises,
Inc.
7:00 pm Sponsored Dinner - FMC Corporation
7:30 pm Update on NCSU Research and Extension Programs
Sue Johnson-Langdon, Executive Director
NC SweetPotato Commission, Inc.
Faculty who did not have field trials will take 3 to 5
minutes to give highlights/updates on his or her program.
8:00 pm Adjourn
October 9-10, 1998 Fall Herb Festival, Western North Carolina Farmers' Market, Asheville. Herb plants and products for sale by local businesses. Educational sessions will run both days. Great herbal food for sale and lots of information on how to grow and use herbs. For more information, contact Rick Morgan at 828-689-5974.
November 4, 1998 Holiday Season Gathering and Herbal Education Program, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, 2016 Fanning Bridge Rd., Fletcher, NC. From 6:30-8:30 pm. Two special programs will be offered simultaneously for the enthusiast and the business person: Herbal Gift Making for the Holidays and Getting Your Greenhouse and Herb Beds Ready for Winter. For more information call Rick Morgan at 828-689-5974.
November 6-8, 1998 13th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference will be held at the Madren Center at Clemson University in Clemson, SC. There will be many educational tours, including those to aquaculture facilities, the SC Botanical Garden, an intentional community, and much more. The Madren Center is a beautiful, well-equipped facility with a hotel, large meeting rooms, comfortable seating, talented chefs, and ideal locations for exhibitors and our famours silent auction. The children can enjoy a great program housed at the SC Botanical Garden, so plan to bring the whole family. For more information, contact the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association at 919-542-2402 or cfsa@sunsite.unc.edu.
The 13th Annual Southeast Vegetable and Fruit EXPO promises to be the best yet! WATCH FOR THE COMPLETE PROGRAM IN NEXT MONTH'S VEGINEWS.
This year's EXPO session topics are as follows:
Pickling Cucumbers
Sweet Corn
Tomatoes
Peppers
Grapes
Sweetpotatoes
Greenhouse Vegetables
Cucurbits
Small Fruits
Labor Tax & Estate Management
Snap Beans
Sustainable Agriculture
Direct Marketing
Irrigation for Horticultural Crops
Transplant Production
Herbs
The keynote address will be "Point:Counterpoint, What is Sustainable Agriculture" by Dennis Avery and Charles Benbrook
For more information, please contact Bonnie Holloman at 919/772 2204, or fax 919/779-1685.
February 19-21, 1999 The North Carolina Herb Association Winter Conference will be held at the North Carolina Baptist Assembly on Oak Island, NC. Dr. Jim Duke will be the keynote speaker and will be involved in a number of workshops during the weekend. This unique site offers tennis courts, a gymnasium, and pier fishing. You can also tour historic Fort Caswell during your spare time. To find out more, contact Meg Shelton at 910-253-5964.
Preliminary Program:
Wednesday - evening Welcome Reception
Thursday - 3 concurrent tours and evening night out
optional spouse tour
Friday - keynote session, research presentations, trade show, Awards
Saturday - research presentations, trade show
Keynote Session:
"Climate Deja Vu"
Dr. Dale Linville, Agricultural Meteorologist, Clemson University, South
Carolina
Trade Show of Plasticulture Technology and Related Industry Suppliers
Additional Educational Opportunities:
Southeastern U.S. Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Conference and Trade Show
Wednesday, May 19, 1999 - Tallahassee site
Extension Agent and Grower Plasticulture Workshop scheduled as part of the Congress, targeting topics of special interest to county agents and growers, with certified crop advisor credit available to Congress attendees
Location:
Tallahassee is located in a region well-known for its picturesque oaks,
historic plantation homes, and intensive agricultural production. This area,
once home to "shade tobacco," is now an established production center for
vegetables and ornamental plant materials, much of it grown on plastic, and
shipped throughout the eastern United States and into Canada.
Congress Co-Chairs:
Darbie M. Granberry and K. Dean Batal, University of Georgia
Stephen M. Olson, University of Florida
For more information, contact:
American Society for Plasticulture
526 Brittany Drive, State College PA 16803-1420
Phone: 814-238-7045, FAX: 814-238-7051 e-mail: peh4@psu.edu
Web page last updated on September 1, 1998 by Stephen J. Toth, Jr..