The 54^th annual Blackland Farm Managers Tour, the largest farm field day in North Carolina, is set for Aug. 7 at the Tidewater Research Station in Plymouth.

This is the first time in 10 years that the tour will be at the Tidewater station. The station is located at 207 Research Station Road, Plymouth, N.C. More than 500 farmers and agribusiness professionals are expected to attend the tour.

The focus of this year’s tour will be soybean and corn production, herbicide resistance, water management, crop fertility, insect, disease and weed management and other topics. Featured presenters will be North Carolina State University Extension specialists who will provide the latest agronomic data to help Blackland farmers improve efficiency, productivity, yield and profit. Pesticide and CCA credits will be available.

Registration, a catered breakfast and a vendor fair begin at 7 a.m. Wagons will depart for research plots at 8:30 a.m. and field presentations will end at 12:10 p.m. The field day concludes with a catered lunch and vendor fair at 12:15 p.m.

Featured speakers and topics are:

You are asked to register through Eventbrite if you plan to attend.  There is no need to print your tickets, but you will still need to visit the registration table to get your pesticide credits and meal token. For more information, click here.