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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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8:00 AM – 8:30 AMFarmer Appreciation BreakfastRooms 103-104
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8:30 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral Session
- Farm Bill and the State of Agriculture – Zippy Duvall, AFBF, President
- Celebrating Agriculture – Michele Payn, Cause Matters Corp		Rooms 103-104
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10:00 AM – 6:00 PMTrade Show Hours – Free Admission Arena/Ballroom
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12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch 'n Learn – Controlled Environmental Agriculture
Dave Kowert and Thomas McNeil, NextTrack Consulting		Room 110
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PMLunch 'n Learn – Online Marketing… What you Thought you Knew
Jan Nirri, Success Factor Consultants		Room 108
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6:15 PM – 8:30 PM“Taste of SC”
Ticketed Event: $25/person		Rooms 101-104
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Wednesday Educational Sessions
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Field Crops Track
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8:30 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral SessionRooms 103/104
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11:00 AM – 12:20 PMChampioning Agriculture
Michele Payn, Cause Matters Corp.		Rooms 103/104
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2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
SC Hemp, First Year & Future
David DeWitt, Justin Ballew, Dr. Nathan Smith, and Jason Eargle, Brackish Solutions, LLC
Room 103
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3:15 PM – 4:10 PMYour Forest Land may be a Hidden Jewel on Your Farm!
Scott Philips, SC State Forester, TJ Savereno and Ryan Bean, Clemson		Room 110
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4:00 PM – 5:30 PMHemp Production Meeeting
David DeWitt, Clemson Ext; Stephen Truluck, Lowcountry Hemp; Gary Sikes, Bio Regen
Co Op; Eric McClam, City Roots/Cannetics		Rooms 105/106
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4:15 PM – 5:15 PMACRE-Interested in Getting Your Agribusiness to the Next Level?
Kyle Player, SCDA-ACRE, Jim Matson, Matson Consulting and John Carman, SCORE		Room 110
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Fruit & Vegetable Track
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8:30 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral SessionRooms 103/104
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11:00 AM – 12:20 PMChampioning Agriculture
Michele Payn, Cause Matters Corp.		Rooms 103/104
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12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch 'n Learn – Controlled Environmental Agriculture
Dave Kowert and Thomas McNeil, NextTrack Consulting		Room 110
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PMLunch 'n Learn – Online Marketing… What You Thought You Knew
Jan Nirri, Success Factor Consultants		Room 108
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2:00 PM – 2:45 PMAccessing Markets to Maximize the Potential of Your Farm
Bruce McLean, NC State Extension		Room 104
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2:50 PM – 3:30 PMSurviving and Thriving 50 Years in the Produce Industry
Tony Melton, Clemson Extension		Room 104
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2:50 PM – 3:45 PMGoat & Free-Range Chicken Farming
Lee Van Vlake & Amber Starnes, Clemson Extension		Room 105/106
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4:15 PM - 5:15 PMACRE – Interested in Getting Your AgriBusiness to the Next Level?
Kyle Player, SCDA-ACRE and John Carman, SCORE		Room 110
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Women In Ag Track
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8:30 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral SessionRooms 103/104
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11:00 AM – 12:20 PMChampioning Agriculture
Michele Payn, Cause Matters Corp		Rooms 103/104
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12:30 PM – 1:45 PMLunch 'n Learn – Online Marketing… What you Thought you Knew
Jan Nirri, Success Factor Consultants		Room 108
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3:00 PM – 4:30 PMFarm Like a Girl
Michele Payn, Cause Matters Corp		Room 108
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Youth Day Track
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10:00 AM – 2:15 PMJr Leadership FlorenceSkybox
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10:00 AM – 2:30 PMYouth Leadership Session (FFA)Upstairs
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11:00 AM – 12:20 PMChampioning Agriculture
Michele Payn, Cause Matters Corp.		Rooms 103/104
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
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8:00 AM – 8:55 AMCommissioner’s Breakfast Fundraiser
Benefits the SC Commissioners School for Agriculture		Room 107
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral Session – SC AgriBusiness Development Present & Future
Ronnie Summers, PABC; Ron Prestage, Prestage Farms; Paul McClintock, SC Ports Authority; and Lonnie Kelley, Food Lion		Rooms 103/104
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9:00 AM – 3:00 PMTrade Show Hours – Free AdmissionArena/Ballroom
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12:15 PM – 1:00 PMSpecial Lunch – Tony’s Veg MtgRooms 101/102
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12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch 'n Learn – What do I Want for the Future of My Farm & My Family
Mike Beachy, Land as Your Legacy		Rooms 108
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12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch 'n Learn – Food Lion NetworkingRooms 105/106
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12:45 PM – 1:45 PMLunch 'n Learn – The Story of Our Family Farm
Kevin Yon, Sunbelt Southeastern Farmer of the Year/Beef Producer		Room 110
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Thursday Educational Sessions
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Field Crop Track
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral Session – AgriBiz Development Present & FutureRooms 103/104
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11:00 AM – 12:20 PMIntroducing New High Yield Management Practices for Corn and Soybean into Traditional Systems
Dr. Ron Heiniger, NC State & Kevin Matthews, Matthews Family Farms		Rooms 103/104
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12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch 'n Learn – What do I Want for the Future of My Farm & My Family
Mike Beachy, Land as Your Legacy		Rooms 108
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2:00 PM – 4:30 PMAdopting New High Yield Management Practices for Corn and Soybeans – How Can I Make Those Yields on My Farm?
Dr. Ron Heiniger, NC State & Kevin Matthews, Matthews Family Farms		Rooms 103/104
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Fruit & Vegetable Track
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral Session – AgriBiz Development Present & FutureRooms 103/104
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9:30 AM – 10:30 AMSC Specialty Crop Growers Association Annual MeetingRooms 105/106
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11:00 AM – 11:50 AMHow to Get into the Produce Wholesale Markets
Lonnie Kelley, Food Lion		Rooms 101/102
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12:15 PM – 3:45 PMSuccessfully Growing Fruits and Vegetables Special Sponsored Lunch
Tony Melton, Clemson Univ. Area Vegetable Specialist and Peers
Labor Issues / NC State Specialist on Sweet Potatoes		Rooms 101/102
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Livestock Track
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral Session – AgriBiz Development Present & FutureRooms 103/104
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11:00 AM – 12:30 PMCAMM Training – Crop Utilization of Manure Nutrients and Soil Fertility
Lee Van Vlake and Bryan Smith, Clemson Extension		Room 110
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12:45 PM – 1:45 PMLunch 'n Learn ­­– The Story of Our Family Farm
Kevin Yon, Sunbelt Southeastern Farmer of the Year/Beef Producer		Room 110
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Women in Ag
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AMGeneral Session – AgriBiz Development Present & FutureRooms 103/104
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10:30 AM – 12:00 PMSowing the Seeds for Tax Reform Change
Rachel Nightengale, Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP		Room 108
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1:00 PM – 2:30 PMTractor 101
Amber Starnes, David DeWitt & Lee Van Vlake, Clemson Extension		Outside Area