DATE:    11/27/96
CONTACT: Dr. Jim Palmer, (864) 656-3519
WRITER:  Bill Baker, (864) 656-3875
 
Southern Soybean Conference Begins Feb. 11

     CLEMSON -- The 1997 Southern Soybean Conference will be held
Feb. 11-13 at the Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach.
     Dr. Jim Palmer, Clemson Extension soybean specialist, is
serving as co-chairman of the conference program committee.
Palmer will help present a session on "Innovations in
Conservation Tillage" on Feb. 12.
     Other sessions involving Clemson Extension specialists 
include: a financial planning workshop presented by agricultural
economist Johnny Jordan; a "Nematode Management Update" presented
by John Mueller, plant pathologist, of the Edisto Research and
Education Center; and "Market Risk Management in the New Farming
Era," presented by Charles Curtis, marketing specialist.
     Supported by a grant from the United Soybean Board, the
fifth annual conference is designed to get the latest available
soybean production and marketing technology to farmers. The '97
conference is the first to be held for farmers along the Atlantic
Coast.
     Commercial exhibits, poster sessions and presentations on a
variety of subjects are designed to educate farmers on how to
enhance the profitability of soybeans.
     The registration fee is $25 before January 11, and $50
afterwards. Conference registrations should be mailed to:
Southern Soybean Conference, 7219 Manchester Road, St. Louis, Mo.
63143, or faxed to (314) 645-4130.  Checks should be made out 
payable to the Southern Soybean Conference.
     Rooms have been reserved at a preferred rate of $95 plus
tax. Attendees are responsible for their own reservations, which
must be made by Jan. 11 to obtain this special rate.
     To make reservations, contact Radisson hotels at 1-800-333-
3333. For more information, contact Jim Palmer at (864) 656-3519,
or your state's Extension soybean specialist.
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