2008 North Carolina Flue-Cured & Burley Tobacco Tour

Tentative Schedule
subject to change

Monday, 21 July
Registration Packet Pick-up: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Holiday Inn Express, 105 Leone Ct., Garner

Welcome Dinner - Chops Steakhouse, Garner, NC (map)
Social: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Dinner: 6:30pm

Tuesday, 22 July
1. Randy Edwards Farm, Johnston County, Black Shank Chemical Trial
2. Will Boykin Farm, Johnston County, Sucker Control
3. Pender Sharp Farm, Wilson County, Mechanized Barns
4. Rest-A-Bit Farms, Edgecombe County, Budworm Control
5. Upper Coastal Plain Research Station, Edgecome County
Sucker Control, Loss Assessment from Simulated Hail Damage, Dark Air-Cured Tobacco Variety & Fertilization, Burley OVT, Black Shank OVT
6. Blizzard Farm, Green County, PCR Tobacco
7. Lower Coastal Plain Research Station, Lenoir County
Regional Sucker Control Test, Evaluation of Nitrogen Sources, Pesticide Residue Test, Flue-Cured OVTA, Regional SMall Plot & Regional Farm Test, Holding Ability Study, Insect Management in Burley Tobacco in Non-Traditional Areas, Split Worm Monitoring

Wednesday, 23 July
8. Phillip Howard Farms, Jones County, Tomato Spotted Wilt
9. Sloan Farms, Duplin County, Tomato Spotted Chemical Control/Variety
10. Gerald Bell Farms, Duplin County, Granville Wilt Variety/Fumigant