Folks with Tobacco Interest:
The agenda for the 2017 Tobacco Day event scheduled for December 7 at the Johnston County Extension Center has been released. More information can be found at https://tobacco.ces.ncsu.edu/2017/11/2017-tobacco-day/. Registration is not required.
December 7th, 2017-Johnston County Extension Center
8:00 – Coffee & Donuts
8:30 – Welcome – Mr. Bryant Spivey, Johnston County Extension Director
8:35 – College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Update – Dr. Steve Lommel, Associate Dean for Research and Director, NCARS
8:50 – Aiming at a Moving Target: Disease Control in North Carolina – Dr. Lindsey Thiessen, Assistant Professor and Tobacco and Field Crops Extension Plant Pathologist, Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology
9:10 – Tobacco Thrips, Tobacco, and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in 2017 – Dr. George Kennedy, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Agriculture, Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology
9:30 – Organic Greenhouse Fertility: Managing Water Chemistry – Dr. Matthew Vann, Assistant Professor and Tobacco Extension Specialist, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences
9:50 – Float Tray Steam Sanitation Equipment Guidelines – Dr. Grant Ellington, Extension Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
10:10 – Break
10:30 – Potential Mandated Lowering of Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes: A Plant Perspective – Dr. Ramsey Lewis, Professor of Crop Science, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences
10:50 – FDA’s Proposed NNN Product Standard and the Impact on Leaf Production – Dr. Summer Hanna, Director of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, RAI Services
11:10 – Flue-Cured Tobacco Situation and Outlook – Dr. Blake Brown, Hugh C. Kiger Professor, Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics
11:30 – TGANC President’s Remarks – Clay M. Strickland, Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina President and Sampson County Tobacco Farmer
11:50 – North Carolina Agriculture Perspective – Mr. Steve Troxler, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
12:00 – Presentation of Tobacco Greats – Dr. Loren Fisher
12:30 – Lunch
Sincerely,
Mac