Peanut Seed Short Course

Date & Time

February 13th, 2018 8:30 AM

Location

UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center (Google Map)

Information

2018 GCIA Peanut Seed Short Course

8:30 Registration

9:00 Presiding

- Terry Hollifield, Executive Director

9:10 Peanut Production Update

- Dr. Scott Monfort, Extension Peanut Specialist

UGA CAES Cooperative Extension

9:35 Peanut Market Forecast

- Tyron Spearman, Executive Director

National Peanut Buying Points Association

10:00 Overview of GCIA Field Inspection Process

- Billy Skaggs, Certification Program Manager

10:25 Break

10:40 Overview of Peanut Statewide Variety Testing

- Dr. Daniel Mailhot, Program Director

UGA Statewide Variety Testing Program

11:05 New Developments in Peanut Seed Treatment

- Dr. Tim Brenneman, Professor - Peanut Disease Management

UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

11:30 State Seed Lab Update

- Scott Hobby, Program Director

Georgia Department of Agriculture Seed Laboratory

12:00 Closing Remarks

- Terry Hollifield, Executive Director