Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center
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conidia and mycelia of the Alternaria head rot and leaf blight pathogen of broccoli at 100x magnification
conidia and mycelia of the Alternaria head rot and leaf blight pathogen of broccoli at 400x magnification
Latest News and AREC updates
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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!
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2022 Virginia Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Summit , redirectYou're INVITED! Join us April 12-13, 2022 in Richmond, VA
Date: Feb 28, 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
- Hight-throughout 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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Hot Topics
- 2020 Peanut Production Guide
- Prevention and Control of Palmer Amaranth in Cotton
- Pest Management Guide, 2020
- Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook, 2020
- 2020-2021 Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations
- 2020 Virginia Pork Industry Conference Proceedings
- Peanut/Cotton InfoNet
Crop management information including peanut leaf spot and frost advisories.
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