DATE:     8/18/97
CONTACT:  Dr. Mitch Roof, (803) 662-3526 (Ext. 204)
WRITER:   Tom Lollis, (803) 284-334

Pee Dee Field Day to Look
At Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans

     FLORENCE -- Farmers in the Pee Dee will gather Sept.
10 at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center to take a look
at the latest research on cotton, peanuts and soybeans.
     "We'll look at variety trials, crop production
techniques and pest management," said Mitch Roof, Clemson
Extension entomologist. Producers will also get a look at
cotton genetically engineered to produce the Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt) toxin, which is active against
bollworms and budworms.
     The field day begins at 1:30 p.m. under the pecan
trees in front of the main office building at the Pee Dee
REC.  For the tour, visitors will ride tractor-drawn
trailers around the center.
     The tour will end around 5 p.m. and dinner will be
served at the center around 5:30.
     To get to the Pee Dee REC, exit Interstate 95 at TV
Road and follow the signs.
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