Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Drone view over TAREC
Latest News and AREC updates
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Virginia Tech team earns recognition for drone work , redirect Date: May 01, 2023 -
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2022 Virginia Ag Expo - August 4 , articleYou're invited to Mill Creek Farms at Camden in Port Royal on Thursday, August 4
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2022 Cotton Field Day , articleJoin us at the Tidewater AREC on August 19, 2022!
Date: Jul 27, 2022
DISCIPLINES
- Cotton, peanut, and soybean agronomy
- Plant pathology of vegetables and row crops
- Row crop entomology
- Plant physiology
- Swine reproductive physiology and management
- Plant parasitic nematode management
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
- Precision crop spraying using unmanned aerial vehicles
- High-throughput phenotyping of biotic and abiotic stresses using image analysis and machine learning models
- Molecular tools to identify major crop pathogens and detect mutation-based fungicide resistance
- Valiable rate and micro-irrigation systems for row crops
- Real-time soil analysis using teralytic probes
- Weather-based prediction models for managing diseases in peanuts and cotton
FACILITIES
- 465-acre farm
- 228-person auditorium
- 34 buildings, including a new pesticide storage and disposal facility
- 2 greenhouses; one fully automated
- 5 rainout shelters for controlled rainfall and irrigation research
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
- Peanut, cotton, corn, soybean, and small grain associations
- Swine industry
- Agricultural chemical, seed, and fertilizer industries
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