Topics covered include double cropping corn and soybeans by Michael Plumblee, Clemson Extension corn and soybean specialist, and Bennett Harrelson, a Clemson doctoral student. Plumblee and Harrelson are looking to generate a set of best management practices for growers using this system.
The field tour will also include a presentation about corn and soybean nematodes and foliar diseases by John Mueller, plant pathologist. Francis Reay-Jones, entomologist, and Tim Bryant, assistant coordinator of the Integrated Pest Management program, will talk about insect management in corn.
Jeremy Greene, entomologist, and Adam Whitfield, a Clemson doctoral student, will talk about insect management in soybeans. Michael Marshall, weed scientist, will give an update on weed management.
Following the field presentations, participants will move indoors to learn about an on-farm assessment of broiler litter in corn from Bhupinder Farmaha, Clemson Extension nutrient management specialist. Nathan Smith, Clemson Extension economist, will talk about irrigation economics.
The field day wraps up with lunch.
Source : clemson.edu