The 2017 NC State University Tobacco Tour will be held from July 24th-26th.
Please register for each event at the following link: Tour Registration
A printable version of the tour itinerary can be found here.
Itinerary
Monday, July 24th:
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.: Precision MH application, tray steaming demo, drone flight demo, and discussion of on-farm Entomology research.
Triple B Farms
80 Rhodes Pond Road
Four Oaks, NC 27524
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Welcome Reception and Dinner
Lane's Seafood & Steak House at Gregory Vineyards
275 Bowling Spring Drive
Angier, NC 27501
Directions to Lane’s Seafood & Steak House:
-Take I-40 exit 319 (McGee’s Crossroads/Angier Exit)
-Turn West onto Hwy 210
-Turn left (South) onto Hwy 50 and go 2 miles
-Turn right onto Stephenson Road
-Turn right onto Bowling Spring Drive
Suggested Hotels in Raleigh:
-Ramada Inn (Blue Ridge Road)
-Embassy Suites Raleigh-Crabtree (Creedmoor Road/Hwy 50)
-Raleigh Marriott-Crabtree Valley (Glenwood Avenue/Hwy 70)
Note: Hotel blocks have not been reserved, the suggested hotels offer a range of pricing options and are in close proximity to Creedmoor Road/Hwy 50 which is the main highway going into Oxford. The drive from this area of Raleigh to the Oxford Tobacco Research Station is about one hour.
Tuesday, July 25th:
Oxford Tobacco Research Station
901 Hillsboro Street, Oxford, NC 27565
7:45 - 8:20 a.m. Breakfast at Research Station
8:20 a.m. Depart on Trams for Field Tour
8:30 - 11:00 a.m. Field Tour
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch at Research Station
12:00 p.m. Depart for the Watkins Farm - On-Farm Entomology Research Demonstration
3055 Brassfield Road, Creedmoor, NC 27522
12:30 p.m. Arrive at the Watkins Farm
1:15 p.m. Depart for Upper Coastal Plain Research Station in Rocky Mount, NC
2811 Nobles Mill Pond Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27801
2:30 p.m. Arrive at Upper Coastal Plain Research Station
2:45 - 5:30 p.m. Conduct tour of Research Station
Suggested Hotels in Kinston:
-Hampton Inn Kinston (1382 US-258, Kinston, NC 28504)
Note: Hotel blocks have not been reserved, the suggested hotel is approximately 10 minutes away from the Research Station.
Wednesday, July 26th:
Lower Coastal Plain Research Station
200 Cunningham Road, Kinston, NC 28501
7:45 - 8:20 a.m. Breakfast at Research Station
8:20 a.m. Depart on Trams for Field Tour
8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Field Tour
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch at Research Station and Tour Conclusion
