Tobacco Calendar

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June, 2008
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62nd Annual Meeting of Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation
U.S. Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers, Inc., 250 Crown Blvd., Timberlake, NC

http://www.ustobaccofarmer.com/

Timberlake, NC Peggy Crowe, 919 821 4560
9, 10, 11 7:30 am

Georgia - Florida Tobacco Tour

http://www.georgiatobacco.com

Car Caravan from Florida to Tifton to Douglas to Waycross

J. Michael Moore,
229-386-3006
jmmoore@uga.edu

July, 2008
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South Carolina Tobacco Tour.
July 8, 2008 Start with dinner at PDREC.

Florence, SC Dewitt Gooden,
843-662-3526,
dgooden@clemson.edu
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North Carolina Tobacco Variety Tour.

Raleigh, NC Loren Fisher,
(919) 515-4059
loren_fisher@ncsu.edu
18-20 .

US Tobacco Forum
The NC Tobacco Foundation, Inc. is excited about hosting the 2008 US Tobacco Forum and we hope you will make plans to join us. The purpose of this conference is to provide a public opportunity to explore the varied interests in tobacco. We will discuss topics affecting tobacco, such as: Effects of the Tobacco Buyout on Production, Farmer Attitudes, and Future Intentions; Global Trends - The Massive Consolidation of the Worldwide Cigarette Industry; Peering into the Crystal Ball - The Tobacco Industry in 2018; Harm Reduction, FDA Regulation and Other Changes in Cigarette Manufacturing - Implications for Tobacco Farming; and Worldwide Tobacco Information and Data.

Agenda and Speakers ---------- Registration Information and Forms (return by June 16, 2008)

Embassy Suites - Kingston Plantation -
Myrtle Beach, SC

Keith Oakley
919-515-9262 keith_oakley@ncsu.edu
Kathy Kennel
kathy_kennel@ncsu.edu
919-515-9259

21-23 .

North Carolina Tobacco Tour
North Carolina Tobacco Tour.
( Dept. of Plant Pathology, Crop Science, Entomology, Bio. & Ag., Engineering).
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantpath/extension/commodities/tobacco/tobacco-tour.html

Raleigh, NC Dr. Asimina (Mina) Mila
Plant Pathology
Tobacco-Extension
North Carolina State University

Phone: 919-513-1291
Fax: 919-515-8795
almila@ncsu.edu
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Virginia Tech, Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Education Center, Tobacco Field Day
http://arecs.vaes.vt.edu/arec.cfm?webname=blackstone§ion=calendar

Blackstone, VA Carol Wilkinson
434.292.5331
wilki@vt.edu
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- 3:00 p.m.

Princeton All-Commodity Field Day

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Tobacco/

Princeton, KY Andy Bailey
(270) 365-7541 x240
abailey@uky.edu
? 8:00 a.m. Annual Field Day, Central Maryland Research and Education Center, Agricultural Experiment Station, Upper Marlboro Facility, 2005 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Upper Marlboro, MD David L. Conrad
dc35@umail.umd.edu
301-627-8440
August, 2008
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 1-5 pm

8am - 4pm

Kentucky Burley Tobacco Tour

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Tobacco/

UK Spindletop Farm, Lexington, KY  Gary Palmer, Univ. of KY
gpalmer@uky.edu
(859) 257-8667 o
(859) 338-0242 m
September,2008
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? 6 pm Dark Tobacco Twilight Tour Murray, KY Andy Bailey
(270) 365-7541 x240
abailey@uky.edu
21-24 . 62nd Tobacco Science Research Conference
Nashville, Tennessee September 21-24, 2008
http://www.tsrcinfo.com
  Diane Silberstein
Global Connections, Event Solutions Group
info@tsrcinfo.com
1-770-645-9290
October, 2008
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14 8:30 am Southern Regional Tobacco Variety Display and Evaluation--PDREC--
October 14, 2008.
Clemson University
Pee Dee Research and Education Center,
Florence, SC
Dewitt Gooden,
843-662-3526,
dgooden@clemson.edu
14-16 . Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition
http://www.sunbeltexpo.com/
Moultrie, GA Chip Blalock,
229-985-1968
28 9:15 am - 3:30 pm Tobacco Update Agent Training
Coffee County Extension Office
Douglas, GA J. Michael Moore
229-386-3006
jmmoore@uga.edu
November,2008
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2-6 . CORESTA Congress 2008
http://www.coresta.org/

Congress

Shanghai - China

J. Michael Moore
229-386-3006
jmmoore@uga.edu
17-19 overnight

Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents Professional Improvement Conference and Annual Meeting

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Edward L. Ayers
Fannin County Extension Coordinator
P.O. Box 695
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
Email: eayers@uga.edu
Phone (706) 632-3061
Fax (706) 632-4718

December, 2008
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2 9:00 am South Carolina Statewide Tobacco Meeting-PDREC--December 2, 2008
Clemson University
Pee Dee Research and Education Center,
Florence, SC
Dewitt Gooden,
843-662-3526,
dgooden@clemson.edu
4 8:00 am

NCSU Tobacco Day - 2008
Jane S. McKimmon Education Center, NCSU
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu:8050/plantpath/extension/commodities/tobacco/tobacco-day.html

Raleigh, NC

Dr. Asimina (Mina) Mila
Plant Pathology
Tobacco-Extension
North Carolina State University

Phone: 919-513-1291
Fax: 919-515-8795
almila@ncsu.edu

4 2:00 pm. Flue-Cured Variety Evaluation Committee Meeting
Jane S. McKimmon Education Center, NCSU
Raleigh, NC

David Smith,
919-515-4057, wdavid_smith@ncsu.edu

 25-Jan. 1, 2009  

UGA Christmas Holidays

   
January, 2009
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 25-Jan. 1, 2009  

UGA Christmas Holidays

   
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