The Southern Farm Show begins next Wednesday, and as always there will be a vast array of new equipment for tobacco farmers. With the grim prospects for 2020, it is much to be questioned how much demand those farmers are going to come with. But prices will probably be good, and you can probably expect opportunities for favorable credit. So if you need some labor-reducing or quality-increasing equipment, this might be the year to make a good deal.
Details about the Show: It takes place in Raleigh on February 5, 6 and 7 at the North Carolina State Fair Grounds. Gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. Admission is free and there is no charge for parking. The main parking is located on Trinity Road (off Blue Ridge Rd. just north of the Fair Grounds). For more information, go to https://southernshows.com.
The annual meeting of the Tobacco Growers Association of N.C. will take place at the Southern Farm Show on February 7. It starts at 10 a.m. in the Holshouser Building and ends at lunch. GAP training will be available afterward.
SOUTHERN FARM SHOW EXHIBITS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO TOBACCO FARMERS
Jim Graham Bldg. - 102 Brock Equipment Co.
- 222 Evans Mactavish Agricraft.
- 227 Kelley Mfg. Co. Agricultural equipment.
- 302 Hardee by EVH Manufacturing Co. Sprayers.
- 704 (also 8131) Agri Supply. Agricultural materials.
- 807 Mechanical Transplanter Company. Transplanters, seeding equipment for hemp. tobacco, and vegetables.
- 808 BulkTobac (Gas Fired Products). Curing equipment and controls.
Kerr Scott Bldg. - 1002 TriEst Ag Group. Fumigation supplies.
- 1015 Yara North America. Fertility products.
- 1107 Flue Cured Tobacco Services. Curing controls.
- 1104 GoldLeaf Seed Co. Tobacco seed.
- 1120 BeltWide Inc. Transplant technology.
- 1115 Transplant Systems. Greenhouse systems.
- 1116 Cross Creek Seed. Tobacco seed.
- 1121 AAA Scale Co.
- 1201 Carolina Greenhouse & Soil Company.
- 1202 Reddick Equipment Company Inc. Manufacturer of spraying equip-ment.
- 1213 H&H Farm Machinery. "Building sprayers your way since 1978."
- 1302 Mid-Atlantic Irrigation Co.
- 1415 Spapperi (Italy). Setters and other tobacco mechanization.
Exposition Bldg. - 3127 (& 8611) Benchmark Buildings & Irrigation. Transplanters/irrigation.
- 3135 Southern Container Corporation of Wilson. Bale sheets and packaging.
- 3308 Tobacco Growers Association of N.C.
- 3311 Flame Engineering. Weed control with flame.
- 3520 First Products Inc. Fertilizer boxes for cultivators and tool bars.
- 3605 MarCo Mfg. Tobacco machinery.
- 3714 Suretrol Manufacturing. Curing Controls.
Scott Tent - 7025 Drexel Chemical Company. Sucker control chemicals.
- 7027 ABI Irrigation. Irrigation equipment.
- 7034 (&8012) Coastal AgroBusiness. A full-service agricultural solutions provider serving NC, SC, VA, ETN and NGA.
- 7302 Fairbanks Scale.
- 7322 Transplant Systems. A growing system company.
Tent 1 Outdoors - 8039 Vause Equipment Co. Farm equipment.
- 8208 Wilson Manufacturing. Farm trailers.
- 8204 Equipmax. Tobacco spray equipment.
- 8217 Granville Equipment. Tobacco and Hemp Machinery.
- 8301 De Cloet SRL. Tobacco machinery.
- 8510 Walters Air Assist Plant Release System. Plant release system.
- 8516 Mobilift of Burlington, N.C. Forklift sales and service.
- 8546 {& 227) Kelley Mfg. Co. Agricultural equipment.
IN OTHER TOBACCO NEWS...
New soil treatments for 2020--The nematicide PicClor60 offers all the benefits of chloropicrin and adds enhanced nematode control by combining it with 1,3-D. While it is new for tobacco this year, PicClor60 has been one of the most widely used soil fumigation products in high value crops like vegetables and strawberries since the loss of methyl bromide. For more information, contact the manufacturer at www.triestag.com or visit the TriEst booth at the Southern Farm Show. Setting the chloropicrin record straight: Chloropicrin is sometimes described as having a soil sterilizing effect, but company representatives insist that is not true. "Chloropicrin improves soil microbiology by rebooting the microbial balance between beneficial and harmful organisms," says Drew Griffin, regional sales manager/Fumigants. "It does not sterilize the soil and it does not leave residue in the soil or plant." A still relatively new nematicide performed well in 2019. Majestene is gentle to the environment, says Hal Blackmore, southeast territorial sales manager for the manufacturer Marrone Bio. In a 2019 North Caroline State test for rootknot nematode, Majestene out-yielded Velum Prime, especially at a rate of two gallons per acre in transplant water and one gallon more 21 to 28 days later. It also suppresses wireworms. No waiting period is required after application, and it can be used in a no-till program. For more information, call Hal Blackmore at 904-570-0041.
GAP Meetings in February and March Feb 4, 10:30 am, Springfield, TN Feb 6, 10 am, Sutherlin, VA Feb 6, 6 pm, Lancaster, KY Feb 7, 1:30 pm, Raleigh, NC (at Southern Farm Show) Feb 10, 9 am, Calhoun, KY Feb 11, 10 am, Dixon, KY Feb 12, 10 am, Phenix, VA Feb 17, 6 pm, Cadiz, KY Feb 19, 1 pm, West Union, OH Feb 19, 7 pm, Gallipolis, OH Feb 24, 10 am, Kingsport, TN Feb 25, 10 am, Hopkinsville, KY Feb 26, 10 am, Owensboro, KY Feb 27, 10 am, Lexington, KY Feb 27, 5:30 pm, Central City, KY Mar 2, 6 pm, Owensboro, KY Mar 3, 6 pm, Madison IN Mar 3, 12 pm, Russellville, KY Mar 4, 12:30 pm, Tifton GA Mar 5, 10 am, Marion SC Mar 5, 6 pm, Greeneville TN Mar 10, 1 pm, Murray KY | | Visit us at booth 1104 at the Southern Farm Show. |
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