2013 sunbelt ag expo field day guide

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SUNBELTAgricultural Exposition Field Day Guide 2013

EVENTS SCHEDULE NEW THIS YEAR■ 7:15 a.m......Biscuit Breakfast, Agribusiness Building #1 (more information on page 2)■ 7:15 a.m......Door prize registration, Static Exhibits AB #1■ 8:00 a.m......Trams depart for field tours from AB #1■ 12 noon.......Field Day concludes (no lunch served)■ 1:00 p.m. ....Grand prize and door prize giveaways

GRAND PRizES: Brown Rotary Mower 472, Shotgun, Titan/Goodyear Tires

Grand prize and door prize winners will be posted at the conclusion of the field tours.

Every attendee will receive a Sunbelt Ag Expo cap.

Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition

THURSDAY, JULY 11Moultrie, Georgia

•Tours for all major Southeast crops •Seeds and chemicals •Irrigation systems and water management •Meet commercial company reps and university researchers

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You're invited to joinus for Biscuit Breakfastat Expo Field Day

For the second year the Geor-gia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau will be host-ing a complimentary Biscuit and Coffee Breakfast in Agribusiness Building #1.

Serving will begin at 7:15 a.m. A variety of static exhibits, as well as door prize registration, can also be found in this building.

Representatives of both groups will bring short remarks before trams depart for field tours at 8:00 a.m. sharp.

Wow! I can't believe field day is here again!

I had a great first year managing the Darrell Williams Research Farm at the Sunbelt Ag Expo.

I have enjoyed working with all of our participating companies and scientists who do research on our farm. They are working diligently to find answers to the many problems facing us today in farm-ing.

You will hear about all of this work and see first-hand the latest data collected on our farm at this year’s field day. We have the morning jam-packed with speakers and information relating to all of our ma-jor commodity crops in the Southeast.

Please pay attention to the schedule closely as we have done some reformat-ting of the tour to streamline the day and get all of you back to your farms in a time-ly manner.

I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday, July 11. May God bless your endeavors during the 2013 production season.

Michael ChafinFarm ManagerSUNBELT AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION

Sunbelt Field Day: An opportunity for farmers to get answers to questions

Don't miss the 2013 Sunbelt Expo Field Day:

Please mark your calendars for the annual Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day, to be

held Thursday, July 11.

Visitors can see new demonstrations, examine research trial results, and

speak with company representatives and university researchers to get up-to-

date recommendations on topics like new seed varieties, irrigation, crop protec-

tion, precision agriculture, soil fertility and organic farming. It’s an opportunity

to preview what you will see at the 36th annual show Oct. 15-17, 2013.

Research presented at our field day is almost totally driven by those we

serve. Our university researchers and company representatives gather informa-

tion about problems farmers are facing and work to solve those. Research is

done in collaboration with farmers, industry, government and other universities

in order to determine the best approach — economically, environmentally and

socially — for the challenges that confront Southeast farmers.

Anyone attending this field day — owner, operator or land steward — will

take away useful information on a variety of topics and subject matter they can

apply to their agriculture or agribusiness operation.

Field Day is free and open to those involved in agriculture and agribusiness.

Registration begins at 7:15 a.m., followed by a complimentary biscuit breakfast, exhibit viewing and welcome

from the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau. You’ll have a chance to win some great

door prizes as well as receive a free Expo cap. The trams will depart for the field tour at 8 a.m. sharp.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, July 11.

Sincerely,

Chip BlalockExecutive Director

SUNBELT AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION

For more information, visit us on the Web:

www.sunbeltexpo.com


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Southeastcrops, practices

In-the-field tourslet growers see

firsthand how varieties and systems perform

By BRAD HAIREFarm Press Editorial [email protected]

The schedule for The sunbelT Ag Expo Field Day will be a bit different this year, but its main focus won't change: Attendees

will get an informative, concentrated dose of its core mission — to be a premier educational facility for the Southeast’s top moneymaking commodities and a one-stop, midsummer place to see up close the best products and varieties.

The Field Day will be July 11. Breakfast will be served at 7:15 a.m., with short welcomes and com-ments. At 8 a.m. sharp, attendees will start boarding shuttles to tour the farm grounds. Stops this year will be pared down to 30 or so, and tours will end by noon.

Unlike field days in past years, there will be no lunch served or noon program. But attendees won’t be rushed out — sponsors and many company repre-sentatives will be on hand, with booths set up where the shuttles unload passengers, giving attendees an opportunity to mingle and talk with them as long as they like.

As in the past, there will be door prizes awarded.“We are aiming this year to really showcase our core

research and what we do best here on the farm,” says Michael Chafin, now in his second year as Sunbelt Ag Expo farm site manager. “That would be our irriga-tion and water management plots in addition to our research plots.

“We’re not taking anything out from previous field days, but we’re really focusing this year on our core agronomic crops — corn, cotton, soybeans and pea-nuts. And those who are interested will still get to see some experimental crops.”

Variety trials and plots are always top draws at the field day, and this year will be no different. Despite a cool, wet spring that slowed planting for everyone, 25

to 30 top corn varieties will be past tasseling stage and setting kernels, giving attendees an opportunity to judge performance for themselves.

Monsanto will feature its Dekalb corn varieties; Southern States will show its top-performing hybrids; Pioneer will have its popular corn varieties, often used by high-yield winners; and, Syngenta will display their Norfolk King corn hybrids developed for the Southeast.

Fertilizer tests are being conducted on corn and most other crops being grown at the Expo. Maximizing plant nutrient use is always a top priority for growers — or at least it should be, Chafin says.

Also to be seen are top-performing cotton varieties, based on annual OVT (official variety tests) across the Southeast, and representatives from the various com-panies that provide cottonseed and cotton technology will be on hand to meet with farmers.

Bayer, with FiberMax and Stoneville varieties, will show old and new Liberty technology.

The Expo Farm is a part of Monsanto/Deltapine’s New Product Evaluator (NPE) program and the same varieties being grown by 200 or so farmers across the Cotton Belt will be shown during the field day. Deltapine uses on-farm production data from their NPE program to determine which cotton varieties will be released in future years.

Americot, a Lubbock, Texas-based cottonseed company that sells seed primarily in the Southwest and Western areas of the cotton belt, has developed new varieties that have performed well in OVT testing in the Southeast. The company is making a push to increase market-share in the Southeast, and several of its new varieties will be on display.

Dow’s Phytogen brand cottonseed has made a big push in the Southeast in recent years, and several of the Phytogen varieties will be shown.

The Expo farm has several large plot soybean OVT trials each year, Chafin says. Monsanto and its Asgrow

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■“We hope everyone

will come to the field day with an expectation of learning and with ques-tions for the experts and company representatives who will be here. We want everyone to leave with what they came looking for — something they can take back to their farms or their communities to share.”

■“We are aiming this

year to really showcase our core research and what we do best here on the farm. We’re focusing on our core agronomic crops — corn, cotton, soybeans, and peanuts — along with irrigation and water management.”

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brand soybean seeds are included, and com-pany representatives will discuss production of soybeans in the Southeast.

Southern States will have some of the company’s top-performing soybean variet-ies available for viewing. In OVT testing across the Southeast, several of their variet-ies have produced some of the top yields, both in conventional and double-cropping situations.

Pioneer has some of their top soybean varieties in the test program at the Expo Farm. The company’s Y series soybean vari-eties have shown great promise in recent years for enhanced pest resistance and adaptability to a number of yield-limiting factors common in the Southeast.

Hornbeck Seeds, a Dewitt, Ark.-based company, was recently bought by Bayer and its soybean varieties can be seen at this year’s Expo Field Day. The company has provided HBK brand wheat, rice and soybean seed to farmers in the Mid-South for the past 30 years.

As always, the Expo farm site is a primary site for University of Georgia research trials for all major Southern agronomic crops. UGA Cooperative Extension specialists for corn, cotton, soybeans and peanuts will share their on-site research in better fertility, variety trials, disease and pest management.

More and more, southern corn and cot-ton farmers are seeing the benefit of well-

timed fungicide applications. With com-modity prices continuing relatively high investing in protecting yields against fungal diseases is paying off, Chafin says.

UGA Extension Weed Scientist Stanley Culpepper will be on hand to discuss his research into herbicide-resistant weeds, par-ticularly Palmer amaranth (pigweed) in cot-ton. He is also conducting large plot research on herbicide drift related to new technol-ogy coming down the pipeline for southern growers in the next few years.

“We hope everyone will come to the field day with an expectation of learning and with questions for the experts and company rep-resentatives who will be here,” Chafin says.

‘‘We want everyone to leave with what they came looking for — something they can take back to their farms or their com-munities to share and say, ‘This looks like a good approach or idea and I think it can work for me.’”

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CCA/CEU CREDITSAll certified crop advisors attend-

ing Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day will have an opportunity to register to receive CCA/CEU Credits.

Sign-up sheets will be available at registration.

BROWN ROTARY MOWER 472The Brown Rotary Mower 472, provided by Brown Manufacturing Company, Ozark, Ala., is perfect for heavy pasture clipping and stalk cutting. With its rugged design, it can cut heavy brush and trees up to 2 inches in diameter.

SHOTGUNA shotgun, provided by all partici-pating seed and chemical compa-nies. The winner must be 18 years of age or older and eligible to purchase a hunter’s license in the state in which he or she resides.

TITAN/GOODYEAR TIRESTitan/Goodyear will be giving away two 10x16.5 Skid Steer tires.

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With the increase in some commodity prices, the introduction of new diseases, and old ones getting worse, southern farmers are more than ever seeing the ben-

efits of well-timed fungicide applications in protecting their crops and producing higher yields.

Anyone who grows peanuts knows the crop requires a consistent schedule of seven or eight fungicide applications in a season. And in recent years, southern farmers have increasingly used fungicides on corn, cotton and soybeans — a practice that is working for them, says Michael Chafin, farm manager at the Sunbelt Ag Expo.

“For the last few years we’ve had several trials using fungicides to protect or even increase yields in corn, and to see what well-timed fungicide applications can do to protect corn and cotton against what can be some devastating diseases,” says Chafin, who will be doing work with BASF and Syngenta fungicides on corn trials this year at the Expo farm site. “Regardless of the fungicides you use, the end result can be economical for growers in certain situations,” he says.

University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Plant Pathologist Bob Kemerait will be on hand at the field day, along with representa-tives from leading fungicide-producing companies, to discuss how these materials can work for growers in a diverse southern farming

landscape. Less than a

decade ago, UGA Extension special-ists had limited recommendations for treating soy-beans and field corn with fun-gicides. But now, Kemerait says,

“My message to our corn and soybean producers is to anticipate and plan for at least a single fungicide application early in reproductive growth (first tassel, late bloom, early pod set).”

Where weather is dry or yield potential is low, fungicide applica-tions may not be needed. Where weather is favorable for disease, crop growth is robust, and prices are excellent, “Growers are wise to follow up with an additional fungicide application,” he says.

With the cool, wet start to planting this year, northern corn leaf blight showed up in early May, the earliest it has ever appeared in Georgia, Kemerait says. This set the stage for well-timed fungicide applications in corn.

Leaf blight variety trials will also be spotlighted at this year’s field day. And where rust is a problem, he says, a single fungi-cide application on corn can easily bring a yield increase of 10 bushels per acre — even more for soybeans. “In corn and soybeans, I think our growers have reached the stage where they are very comfortable using fungicides to make them money.”

In cotton, however, growers may not be comfortable using fungicides, he says, but that’s changing with the increase in pressure from a disease called cotton target spot, caused by Corynespora cassiicola.

“Using fungicides on cotton has kind of come out of left field. But for an increasing number of growers across the Southeast, using fungicides to manage target spot is of considerable interest now, although it’s also approached with uncertainty and a healthy dose of caution.”

Last year, Kemerait says, cotton target spot stretched from Alabama to Virginia, and growers saw advantages in using fungicides to battle it under severe situations. The disease can rapidly defoliate cotton if it hits early in a sea-son. Fungicides can save up to 200 pounds of lint per acre.

Target spot, he notes, can actually help cotton at certain times — a little defoliation late in the season can help prevent boll rot in rank-growth cotton, where the disease is often most prevalent.

Kemerait is now introducing a risk management tool for cotton target spot to help growers weigh their options

— if, when, and how — on applying fungicide for control.“Growers should scout fields at the approach of first

bloom to determine if target spot is present,” he says. “Research in Georgia indicates the optimum timing for an initial fungicide application is sometime between the first and third week of bloom. An additional fungicide applica-tion may be needed approximately three weeks after the first application.”

With the increasing use of fungicides to protect crops, there is the risk, or a big concern, Kemerait says, for fungi-cide resistance, something that can and does happen.

“Using more fungicides on corn and soybeans can really put pressure on resistance occurring with our triazole- or strobilurin-based products. We don’t want that — we’ll have to be careful.”

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AG TECHNOLOGIES, LLC / TRIMBLE NAVIGATION. Official Ag Expo GPS, Trimble Navigation, a leader in GPS tech-nology and precision agriculture, will be on site to demonstrate its latest technol-ogy, “Connected Farm,” a new system of software and communication services that takes farm management efficiency to the next level by combining precision farm-ing information collected in the field with data management software and cell phone technology.

AMERICOT. For Southeast cotton grow-ers in 2013, Americot, Inc., offers a new full-season maturity variety, NG 5315 B2RF, as well as three proven performers, NG 1511 B2RF, AM 1550 B2RF and AM UA48. Americot provides Southeast, Mid-South and Southwest cotton growers with high-quality planting seed of NexGen and Americot brand varieties that offer excel-lent yield potential and an excellent fiber package with the technologies that grow-ers want and need, backed by experienced turnrow service from planting to harvest.

These elite cotton varieties are available in stacked Bollgard II/Roundup Ready Flex and single gene Roundup Ready Flex. For more information, call Americot Southeast Sales Representative Jeff Sandifer at 803-300-2530, and go to www.americot.com.

BB HOBBS is a leader in the irrigation, waste water, and fertigation industries. The company specializes in the design, installation and supply of large, automated, drip and solid-set irrigation systems, as well as the manufacture of liquid fertilizer blends suitable for use in drip irrigation and backed by agronomic support in the tech-niques of fertigation.

BAYER CROPSCIENCE is the first in the industry to offer farmers a truly compre-hensive range of integrated crop solutions to meet customers’ needs. Our high-value seeds, innovative chemical and biologi-cal crop protection solutions as well as our extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture will play a signifi-cant role in propelling farming’s future,

controlling a broad spectrum of pests and diseases, and offering farmers integrated pest management programs to minimize development of resistance and maximize crop and profit yields.

BECKER UNDERWOOD, now part of BASF, is a global leader in the science, production, and marketing of rhizobial seed inoculants and biological treatments. Becker Underwood research and product development are science driven and aimed at creating high-quality products and tech-nologies. Those products ultimately trans-late into increased value for the grower’s bottom line. Becker Underwood’s success is defined by providing products that increase crop yield and/or quality as well as grower satisfaction. Rhizobium inoculants containing naturally occurring, beneficial bacteria are an essential input for maximiz-ing legume crop production potential. With the acquisition of Becker Underwood, BASF is now a leading global provider of technol-ogies for biological seed treatment as well as seed treatment colorants and polymers. BASF has also expanded its product port-folio in the areas of biological crop protec-tion, turf and horticulture, animal nutrition and landscape colorants and coatings.

DELTAPINE/DEKALB/ASGROW . Deltapine brand cotton: Each of the five Deltapine Class of 10, two Class of 11, one Class of 12 and class of 13 cotton varieties offers yield and fiber quality improvements over commercial standards. Each also con-tains Genuity Bollgard II with Roundup Ready Flex traits to help maximize per-formance on fields across the Southeast.Dekalb brand corn: Corn earworms may be small, but they can mean big problems for you and your operation. But thanks to Dekalb Genuity VT Triple PRO corn, VT Double PRO and SmartStax, you’re ready to fight back. You already know Dekalb germplasm gives you strong roots, stalks, great disease tolerance and yields. But now, combined with Genuity VT Triple PRO, VT Double PR and SmartStax, DEKALB brand is a proven line of defense against corn earworms with the broadest spectrum of above and below ground insect protection. Asgrow brand soybeans: Asgrow contin-ues to research new products and deliv-er new innovations. It will lead the way with the greatest volume of new Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield varieties, the next generation of Monsanto soybean technol-ogy that will set the stage for improved soybean production. Deltapine soybean products are now integrated into the 2013 Asgrow product line, delivering more maturity group 4 through 7 products that are tested and proven to perform well in clay soil and other tough growing condi-tions.

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DUPONT RANGE. DuPont Land Manage-ment partners with customers to develop reliable, sustainable solutions that improve the value of hay, enhance forage produc-tion, and protect investments in land, cat-tle, horses and other livestock.

FB SCIENCES, an emerging leader in plant health innovation, is committed to helping farmers achieve optimal plant health and crop performance through innovative, scientific principles. Carbon Boost enables crops to better absorb and utilize applied or naturally-occurring nutri-ents. Carbon Boost offers growers distinct advantages in the field: enhanced root development, higher chlorophyll density, earlier growth and maturity, higher crop yields, and improved crop quality and plant health. Carbon Boost is very flexible and can be adapted into any production sys-tem without requiring additional passes through the field or added application costs.

FLINT RIVER BASIN PARTNERSHIP/CERTIFIED AG RESOURCES, INC., will showcase remote soil moisture monitor-ing. This moisture sensing technology is currently deployed on working farms throughout southwest Georgia and is avail-able across Georgia through the USDA NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The demonstration of these technologies at Sunbelt this year is again made possible in part through fund-ing support from The Coca–Cola Company, Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District, and The Nature Conservancy. The moisture sensors are cutting-edge tech-nology used to improve the efficiency of irrigation water use. Remote soil moisture monitoring (RSMM) improves efficiency by identifying precise periods of time in which a farmer can irrigate less by using objective field data such as soil moisture, soil temper-ature, crop growth stage, and localized ET.

GENESIS WITH SUMAGROWSumaGrow is a synergistic consortium of more than 30 native microbes selected for their abilities to increase plant health and growth by optimizing soil fertility. Soil health is fundamental to profitable and sustainable agriculture. The microbes in SumaGrow’s formulation are complemen-tary, multifunctional and work in many important ways to enrich soil’s effective-ness. With biological nitrogen fixation, 95 to 99 percent of nitrogen in the soil is in an organic form not available for uptake by plants. However, Mother Nature gives microbes an important role in the nitro-gen cycle. SumaGrow’s microbial formu-lation unlocks bound soil nitrogen for optimal plant growth and development. Phosphate is also often present in a bound form that SumaGrow solubilizes, making it available to the plant in a useable form to aid in photosynthesis, respiration, energy storage and transfer and enlargement. Sumagrow also promotes early root forma-tion and growth, improves quality (Brix

value), and increases water-use efficiency. Moreover, it’s not enough that soil contains an element. What matters is its availabil-ity to plants. Mobilizing and mineralizing soil nutrients into a form that is available for plant uptake is a vital role of these microbes, as they provide the plant the necessary means of absorbing the appro-priate amounts of nutrients needed at the right stage. This gives crops treated with it the opportunity to reach optimum growth and yield. The primary “bottom line” bene-fits of Sumagrow are significant reductions in fertilizer and other chemical “inputs,” and an increase in crop quality and yield. This tandem can dramatically boost your return on investment.

GEORGIA SOIL & WATER CONSER-VATION COMMISSION (GSWCC) will highlight its Agriculture Water Conservation Program during the 2013 Field Day, focusing on Ag Water Metering, Irrigation Scheduling, the Mobile Irrigation Lab (MIL), and water policy issues. The field presentation will instruct how meter-ing improves irrigation efficiency, assists in matching crop water needs to application amounts, and promotes water conserva-tion. GSWCC will describe how the results from the MIL program help irrigation sys-tems apply water more uniformly and potentially reduce irrigation amounts. Data obtained from field-installed potential soil moisture sensors in southeast Georgia will show a method of matching irrigation amounts to crop water needs. Updates will be provided on proposed legislation that may impact irrigation in Georgia. The Ag Water Conservation Program is one of sev-eral programs that GSWCC offers to assist producers in incorporating best manage-ment practices (BMPs) into their farm man-agement. Other programs include partner-ship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (a statewide 90 percent cost-share pro-gram) and the Middle Coosawattee River Project in north Georgia, which is a Section 319(h) Project assisting landowners in installing BMPs that help protect and con-serve Georgia’s soil and water resources. GSWCC is also working in the Cedar and Folsom Creek Watersheds to develop a watershed management plan that will also offer cost-share assistance for BMP installa-tion. The Nutrient Management Planning (NMP) Initiative provides technical assis-tance to producers to update existing NMPs in the Settingdown Creek Watershed and the Altamaha River Basin.

GRASSWORKS WEED WIPER weed control system will work and be totally different from any other contact applicator due to the rotating steel drum. As it is driv-en, it turns in the opposite direction that the GrassWorks Weed Wiper is traveling, so that you get a good wiping action on the plants that you are trying to get rid of. This rotating action does several things. First, it allows farmers to run the carpet material very saturated, and, therefore, have a lot of

chemical available to apply to the targeted weeds. Because it is rotating, it eliminates the drip. Secondly, it is applying the chemi-cal to the bottom or underside of the leaves and stems, allowing plant kill to be easier because of greater porosity. This is applying the chemicals to the weakest part of the weed. Thirdly, with the adjustable height, you are only putting the chemicals on the targeted weeds and not wasting chemicals on grasses and clovers that we want to keep. Adjustable height ranges from zero inches to 5 feet. We manufacture pull-type and tractor-mount units from 3 to 50 feet. Many successful applications are being used for hay and pasture, perennial peanuts, food plots, peanuts, sod farms, fruit orchards, etc. INTX MICROBIALS LLC. The only full-line inoculant manufacturing company in the United States, INTX offers legume inoculants in most formulations, for any legume crop grown. The INTX product line allows customers to access INTX as a one-stop-shop for their inoculant needs, help-ing them to be more efficient with their purchasing decisions.

KELLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY has been building dependable equipment for progressive farming for more than 45 years. Every piece of KMC equipment is developed and engineered with the farm-er’s needs in mind, insuring a top-quality implement that will produce top quality results. Specializing in peanut harvesting, tillage, and poultry cleanout equipment, KMC offers a wide variety of products to its customers. Expect to see new products coming soon from KMC, as engineers are continually developing fresh and innova-tive tools that will help increase the farm-er’s profits and productivity. For more infor-mation, please visit our website or call KMC at 1-800-444-5449.

MONTY’S PLANT FOOD manufactures plant and soil enhancement products. By utilizing proprietary technology, we har-ness the power of purified humics and combine them with traditional macro and micro nutrients to develop innovative plant and soil solutions that are productive, economically feasible, and environmental-ly sound. More than a “fertilizer” company, Monty’s is a technology company using advanced science to promote a more sus-tainable solution to the production of food and fiber internationally.

NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, a liquid chemicals fertilizer manufacturing company, in business since 1947, is a mar-ket leader in the manufacture and distribu-tion of high quality liquid starter fertilizers, other fertility amendments, and a variety of industrial products. Most Nachurs liquid starters have a neutral pH and are low in both salt index and impurities. These features of our liquid starters enable the product to be placed directly with the

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seed at planting time. Placement with the seed allows the available orthophosphate phosphorus to be taken up at the critical early stages of growth to maximize early root development and yield potential. All of Nachurs liquid starter fertilizers are bal-anced NPK products that can be used in a foliar application as well. We also have a broad range of foliar fertilizer products as well as a complete line of EDTA Chelated MicroBolt brand of micronutrients.

PHYTOGEN COTTON (DOW AGRO-SCIENCES). Reliability is the hallmark trait of farmers across these United States. It’s also the hallmark of PhytoGen brand cot-tonseed, best known for consistent yield. Year after year, PhytoGen brands fill mod-ules. Growers who visit the Sunbelt Ag Expo in 2013 will again see PhytoGen brand PHY 499 WRF, the most widely planted variety in Georgia and the United States in 2012 and the No. 1 variety in the UGA OVTs over the past three years. Rounding out the PhytoGen lineup are two brand new variet-ies PHY 339 WRF and PHY 575 WRF as well as three experimental lines likely to be avail-able in 2014. These new varieties and lines include both early and full season offerings, and one represents a significant advance-ment in resistance to root-knot nematodes. Each includes Roundup Ready Flex tech-nology and WideStrike Insect Protection, a two-gene Bt insect protection trait from Dow AgroSciences that delivers control of key worm pests, such as tobacco bud-worm, corn earworm/cotton bollworm, fall armyworm, cabbage looper, and soybean looper. Dow AgroSciences is committed to providing varieties that consistently offer exceptional yield and fiber quality as well as technology that addresses the chang-ing dynamics of cotton production in the Southeast.

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL. Pioneer brand corn hybrids will include P1319HR, early to mid–maturity hybrid with stable yield potential, ideally suited for medium to good soils under dryland management or lighter irrigated soils; P1636YHR, new mid-season Optimum Intrasect hybrid providing consistent yields in both dryland and irrigated environ-ments; P1685YHR, a mid-maturing hybrid with exciting new high yield genetics for well-watered environments; P1690YHR, a new mid-maturity introduction offering strong stalk and root strength coupled with stable yield potential from lower yielding up to high yield irrigated environments; P2023BVT, established as the full-season, heat tolerant champion for high-yielding, well-watered southern Coastal Plain envi-ronments, now with an expanded insect spectrum trait package; P2088YHR, a full-season companion well-suited across moderate- to high-yielding Southeastern environments. It has an overall strong foliar disease package with big ear flex potential. In addition, it is a top tonnage and quality silage leader. Also available is P2088R. Pioneer brand soybean varieties will include P54T94R (RR), a new, T Series genetic class with improved root-knot

nematode tolerance and agronomic trait package in an early Group V with Tawny pubescence; 95Y61 (RR), a new mid-Group V variety introduction offering tolerance to Southern root-knot nematode; and 95Y70 (RR/STS), an established variety with STS trait in mid-late maturity Group V. It is a top double-crop leader choice with drought tolerance and resistance to Southern root-knot nematode. It is suited for ultra-late planting production situations; 95Y71 (RR), a mid-late Group V variety with good stand-ability and resistance to Southern root-knot nematode. It is a companion option to 95Y70 in high yield irrigation production environments; 97M50 (RR), an established mid-Group VII variety offering stable yields for the Southern double crop environment with tolerance to southern root-knot nem-atode. Pioneer brand sorghum hybrids will include 83P17, a full-season maturity with medium tall stature supported by very good stalk and root strength. This hybrid offers an improved level of anthracnose tolerance for Southeast environments. It is well suited for higher yielding dryland growing conditions.

REINKE MANUFACTURING INC., is a lead-ing manufacturer of mechanized irriga-tion systems, is proud to display the most advanced irrigation control package on the market. Utilizing a computer-based soft-ware, the farm manager can monitor the status of a center pivot machine, make operating and programming changes, and retrieve historical data. Combined with an on-site weather station, the grower can monitor real time and historical field weather conditions. An internet connec-tion also provides remote operation and control to any web enabled smart phone. Using precision GPS, the center pivot can be programmed to control any number of external devices including pumping sta-tions and nutrient injectors as well as water application depth by field location.

S&S MARKETING/MONOSEM. The versa-tility of the Monosem vacuum meter is demonstrated in its ability to consistently meter many different seed types. This Multi-Crop option provides adaptability to mar-ket trends that more specialized single crop planters don’t allow. A Monosem owner can plant row crops such as corn, soybeans, milo and cotton with accurate precision and then also use the same planter for spe-cialty crops such as sugarbeets, peanuts, sweet corn, edible beans, etc. All Monosem planters are custom built-to-order to the specifications of each operation, for tillage style, inputs, row spacing and row types including single, twin-row and ultra nar-row row.

SESACO/FGDI is the premier genetic devel-oper, processor and marketer of sesame around the world. In the Southeast United States, FGDI of Buford, Ga., will coor-dinate the marketing of Sesaco sesame. Agronomists from Sesaco will be on hand to discuss best management practices. Traditional sesame is known for drought and heat tolerance as well as ability to with-

stand disease and insect pressure. When placed in areas devastated by wildlife, ses-ame has shown negligible economic dam-age from animals such as feral hogs and deer. Sesaco sesame varieties are the only varieties in the world that can be mechani-cally harvested with a combine.

SOUTHERN STATES will demonstrate six corn hybrids, including new Roundup Ready/Genuity hybrids and five soy-bean varieties that have been developed in its breeding program with FFR and SoyGenetics. These varieties are well-adapt-ed for the specific regions in which they are marketed. Many of the varieties take advan-tage of revolutionary insect and herbicide-tolerant technology.

SYNGENTA helps soybean growers reach a consistent, sustainable level of yield using the largest and most advanced germplasm pool in the industry. NK brand soybeans deliver a six bushel per acre advantage twice as often versus the competition, three years running and show a consistent yield gain of 1.5 percent per year over the last four years. Only Syngenta can offer the Aphid Management System (AMS), an inte-grated approach for aphid control using multiple modes of action to fit the condi-tions of individual growers’ varied acreage and growing conditions to maximize soy-bean yield and performance, and provide season-long control.

TITAN TIRE/GOODYEAR. American-made and owned, Titan Tire Corporation is proud of the hard-working American citizens who produce the best tires and wheels for our country everyday. Titan and Goodyear Farm Tires have the largest selections of quality products in the industry, with the great-est servicing dealer network. Stop by the Titan/Goodyear Booth and remember: Buy American.

UGA COTTON TEAM is exploring various production issues at the Sunbelt Expo. In 2013, the Cotton Team will conduct experi-ments across several disciplines. Soil fertil-ity field experiments will investigate nitro-gen and potassium fertilization programs. Treatments will include various sources of nitrogen and foliar potassium. Weed man-agement research efforts are focusing on using heavy rye cover crops to suppress Palmer amaranth pigweed’s impact on cot-ton production as well as to evaluate Glytol Liberty Link weed management systems. Additionally, studies are being conducted to better understand the use of Brake herbi-cide in cotton and to better understand the potential for off-target movement of 2,4-D and dicamba, as technologies resistant to these herbicides near commercialization. Entomology field experiments will be con-ducted to better define and understand thrips management programs. Foliar insec-ticides with and without various post emer-gence herbicides will also be evaluated for thrips control. Additional insecticide effica-cy trials will be conducted if opportunities arise. Cotton agronomics field experiments will be conducted to evaluate performance

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of modern cotton varieties. Growth charac-teristics of modern or new cotton varieties will also be investigated to provide insight on how new varieties should be managed with PGRs and irrigation.

UGA FORAGE TEAM. The demonstration site at the Sunbelt Ag Expo will include Bulldog 805 and Alfagraze 600RR. Alfagraze 600 RR combines top yields with good disease resistance for long stand life. Traffic Tested genetics allow this variety to thrive in grazing systems with large deep crowns and an abundance of leafy stems with fast recovery. Semi-dormant variety with high resistance to Southern root-knot nema-tode, root knot nematodes and Fusarium wilt. It is tolerant to manure applications and Roundup herbicide for weed control. Bulldog 805 is a variety that was devel-oped and extensively tested at the Tifton Coastal Plain Research Farm. It is made up of parents that demonstrated a higher percent survival when intensively grazed and maintained a high hay yield. Bulldog 805 is a non-dormant variety that gives a longer growing season where the winter is mild and has a Fall Dormancy rating of 8. Bulldog 805 has a broad spectrum pest resistance.

UGA PEANUT TEAM is conducting a trial at the Sunbelt Expo’s Darrell Williams Research Farm to determine the response of peanut cultivars to the twin-row planting pattern compared to the 36-inch based single row spacing. Approximately 50 percent of the acreage planted in peanut each year in Georgia is planted in the twin-row pattern. The twin-row pattern differs from the single row planting pattern in that a pair of rows are planted 8 inches apart on each side of a planted bed. Typically, the distance from outside row to outside row on the bed is 36 inches. The two inside rows would be 20 inches apart in an 8-inch twin row pattern. The seeding rate for the twin row pattern is three seed per foot per twin row compared to six seed planted per row-foot in a single row. Research since the mid-1980s has shown that peanuts respond to the twin-row pattern with increased yield and percent total sound mature kernels (TSMK). Additional research has shown that there is a slightly lower risk of tomato spot-ted wilt virus (TSWV) in peanut planted in the twin-row pattern compared to peanut planted in the single-row pattern. Over the past few years 10 to 12 new runner-type peanut cultivars have been released. As new cultivars are released, the UGA Peanut Team evaluates them for their response to numerous production practices, including response to twin-row versus single- row planting. Initial results from trials evaluating these more recent cultivar releases indicate less of a response to twin row compared to the single row pattern. In fact, yield and grade response on the single-row pattern has been equal to the twin-row pattern in the past few years. The trial in 2013 is evalu-ating the response of 8 cultivars to the twin and single row pattern. The cultivars are Georgia-06G, Georgia-07W, Georgia-09B, Georgia Greener, Florida-07, FloRun ‘107’,

TUFRunner ‘727’ and Tifguard. All of these cultivars have been released since 2006. The “Cultivar by Row Pattern Trial” is set up in a randomized complete block design. There are eight cultivars and two row patterns for a total of 16 different treatment combina-tions. Each plot is two rows (6 feet wide) by approximately 500 feet long and there are four replications of each treatment (cultivar by row pattern). The trial was planted on April 29. Data to be collected will be yield, grade factors, and TSWV severity ratings.

USDA-ARS/GEORGIA ORGANICS. There are opportunities for growers in the Southeastern U. S. to capitalize on increas-ing demand for organic agronomic crops, including peanut, soybean and millet. Demand for organic peanut is driven by consumer preference for organic peanut butter. Organic feed grains are needed for certified organic livestock and poultry. These niche markets provide interested growers access to premium prices that may sustain small-acreage enterprises. It is com-mon for certified organic agronomic crops to sell for twice the value of conventional agronomic crops. Assuming similar yield potential and overall cost of production, organically produced agronomic crops can be very profitable. Often, this assumption is based on cost-effective weed control that does not depend on handweeding. Research has been conducted by the USDA-ARS in Tifton, Ga., to develop realistic and cost-effective systems to manage weeds in agronomic crops. This field demonstration illustrates the principles of weed control in organic agronomic crops. Weed control in all agronomic crops is an integration of cultural practices, mechanical controls, and herbicides suitable for use in certified organic production. Cultural weed control practices evaluated in research trials in organic peanut include row patterns and seeding rates. Published research showed that peanut seeded in wide rows (two rows, 36 inches apart), at a density of 6 seed per foot and cultivated weekly with a tine weeder for at least six weeks was the most effective regime evaluated. Peanut uniform-ly seeded at six seed per foot improved crop competition with weeds and greatly facilitated overall weed control with cul-tivation. These general relationships are similar for other agronomic crops. These basic concepts of weed management in organic crops have been validated on certi-fied organic farms throughout the region. These demonstrations serve as evidence that certified organic production of agro-nomic crops is a realistic system in the Southeastern U. S.

VALLEY IRRIGATION. With products that set the standard for innovation and quality, Valley Irrigation is the technology leader in precision irrigation worldwide. For more than 50 years, Valley has developed prod-ucts based on a vision of merging advanced technology with high functionality in order to meet customer needs. Today, Valley offers a wide range of products that meets the demanding needs of precision agriculture.

VALENT U.S.A. CORPORATION will be demonstrating the benefits of pre-plant burndown applications of Valor herbicide for control of Palmer amaranth and other annual broadleaf weeds in cotton. Valor is the most effective burndown herbicide available for the control of Palmer pigweed in cotton and is also effective when used preemergence in peanuts and soybeans. Valent will also be discussing other prod-ucts in their portfolio including Belay insec-ticide, Domark fungicide and ProGibb plant growth regulator.

WILLMAR FABRICATION’S innovative line of sprayers and spray hoods are engi-neered for spray drift reduction technol-ogy allowing for timely and even applica-tions in adverse wind conditions. With both broadcast and row crop sprayers available in a variety of models and sizes, growers will find the sprayer that fits their needs.

WINFIELD SOLUTIONS, a Land O’Lakes company, offers top-performing seed and crop protection products. With unmatched agricultural expertise and performance as core company values, Winfield Solutions brands match leading seed and crop pro-tection products to help growers, deal-ers and other industry partners achieve the highest level of success. Backed with unrivaled technical services and knowl-edge, Winfield Solutions products deliver outstanding solutions and value for the agricultural industry. AnswerPlot.com is the online arm of the Winfield Solutions Answer Plot program through which growers in 33 states can see data on Croplan Genetics seeds, Dekalb products, Asgrow, NK and Mycogen, while gaining insights on macro and micronutrients, seed treatments, crop protection and seed population strategies. Each of the more than 180 Answer Plot sites covers 15 to 20 acres and serves as a local crop research center for area growers.

WKZZ – The Farm 92.5 — The farm is a one of a kind new radio station located in South Georgia. The format was developed with the local agricultural community in mind. Its dedicated to providing the GA farmer and other agricultural driven businesses with 24-hour a day, up to date information, news, weather and country music. Centrally located in Tifton, Ga., we are your local AG Connection in South Georgia.

WALB-TV NBC/ABC. The ag community has long since been an important part of our News Coverage, With Weather Forecasts, Commodity Updates and Soil Temperature Readings that are tailored strictly toward our Farmers and Farming Community. 96 percent of our coverage area is watching our “Today in Georgia” news program in the mornings and WALB is the #1 rated news in 40 counties in South Georgia. WALB broad-casts live all three days of the Sunbelt Expo and airs the “Sunrise at Sunbelt” at 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. all three mornings, highlight-ing daily events and vendors that will be at Sunbelt. We also have updates and news coverage for Sunbelt on walb.com.


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