GCIA Peanut Seed Short Course

2020 GCIA Peanut Seed Short Course

February 26, 2020

ABAC Georgia Museum of Agriculture

 

8:30 Registration

 

9:00 Presiding

- Terry Hollifield, Executive Director

 

9:10 Peanut Production Update

- Dr. Scott Tubbs, Associate Professor

 UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

 

9:35 Market Outlook for Peanut & Cotton

- Dr. Adam Rabinowitz, Extension Economist

UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

 

10:00 Update from the Georgia Peanut Commission

- Don Koehler, Executive Director

Georgia Peanut Commission

 

10:25 Break

 

10:40 Overview of Research at USDA NPRL

- Dr. Marshall Lamb, Senior Research Food Technologist

National Peanut Research Laboratory

 

11:05 Update on New Seed Treatment Technology

- Dr. Tim Brenneman, Professor - Peanut Disease Management

UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

 

11:30 GDA Tifton Lab Update

- Dr. John Shugart, Division Director

Georgia Department of Agriculture Laboratory Division

 

12:00 Closing Remarks

- Billy Skaggs, Certification Program Manager

 

GA PESTICIDE CREDIT

2 hours in Cat 21: Plant Ag; 2 hours in Cat 25: Seed Treatment; 2 hours in Cat 10: Private Applicator

 

To register, contact the GCIA office at 706-542-2351 or email becki.hicks@georgiacrop.com.