08/27/2007

Crops Tour Planned for Sept. 11 at GCREC

A crops tour featuring information on soybeans, cotton and peanuts will be held at the Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center in Fairhope Tuesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 4 p.m.

Cosponsored by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the tour will offer the latest results of cotton variety tests and research updates on cotton boll rot and the use of growth regulators on cotton. Presentations also will be given on results of research on Asian rust in soybeans and peanut disease studies.

The event includes tours of research plots and opportunities for question-and-answer sessions with the scientists working on the projects. Dinner will be provided.

For more information, contact the GCREC at 251-928-2740 or peguemd@auburn.edu. This free event is open to all persons without regard to race, color, gender, religion or national origin.

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Office of Ag Communications & Marketing

Auburn University College of Agriculture
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
3 Comer Hall, Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849

334-844-4877 (PHONE) 334-844-5892 (FAX)

Contact: Jamie Creamer, 334-844-2783 or jcreamer@auburn.edu

For immediate release