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Tidewater AREC Field Day Photos

People and tractors in the field at Tidewater AREC.
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A red tractor pulls a soil tillage implement in the field during cover crop field day A man wearing a khaki jacket smiles from the registration table during cover crop field day A young woman with long, blonde hair speaks to attendees from behind a podium during cover crop field day A group of men look on during an equipment demo during cover crop field day A man in a beige blazer stands beside a PhD student wearing a Virginia Tech sweatshirt in the lobby of the Tidewater AREC A man wearing a gray jacket and burgundy baseball cap speaks to attendees in the field during the cover crop field day event. A man speaks to a group in an auditorium while a large screen displays behind him. A field of cover crops, marked with large, white, identification posters. A man speaks to a group of field day attendees at the edge of a field with a large drone behind him prepared for flight. A man driving a tractor looks back in the rear mirror A woman speaks from behind a podim as she points to photos of growth stages of soybeans on a large screen A man in a black jacket stands beside soil tillage equipment and he talks to attendees in the field during cover crop field day A conventional tillage - no cover sign stands in the field during cover crop field day. A man wearing a hat speaks to a group in a field as he stands behind a table with cover crop displays A drone in flight during cover crop field day A man wearing dark sunglasses and a burgundy baseball cap stands in front of a bulletin board of data posters.
Photos by Suzanne M. Pruitt for Virginia Tech.
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People and tractors in the field at Tidewater AREC. Three TAREC staff members greet field day attendees at the registration table. Attendees listen to a professor speaking during the soil fertility workshop. A soil pit demonstration at the cover crop field tour. Soil samples on display during the cover crop field tour. Man in hat and jacket presents data in the field during the Cover Crop tour at Tidewater AREC. Seated attendees listen as Dr. Julie Shortridge discusses irrigation at the Tidewater AREC Soil Fertility Workshop Two men standing in the field with the John Deere See and Spray The John Deere See and Spray demonstrating in the field. Man in jacket and baseball cap stands in front of tractor in the field during the Cover Crop Field Tour at Tidewater AREC. Two men wearing Virginia Tech sweatshirts stand together in the auditorium at the cover crop field. White blooms on eco till radish growing in the field at Tidewater AREC.
Photos by Suzanne M. Pruitt for Virginia Tech.

Precision Ag Expo attendees stand around drone in the field prior to a demonstration. Man in baseball cap and plaid shirt prepares drone for flight in the field at Tidewater AREC. Attendees listen to presentation in the field at Tidewater AREC during the Precision Ag Technology Expo A drone flies over a field at Tidewater AREC during a demonstration. A man in a baseball cap interacts with a group of people in the field during the precision ag expo. The John Deere See and Spray prepared for a field demonstration. A vendor discusses a hand held device with faculty members in the field during the Precision Ag Expo. John Deere See and Spray technology is demonstrated in the field during the Precision Ag Expo. Expo attendees exit the John Deere See and Spray. Two men smiling and discussing a field demo at the Precision Ag Expo Attendees visit vendor booths at the Precision Ag Expo. Two men in maroon shirts stand in the field with John Deere's See and Spray equipment in the background.
Photos by Suzanne M. Pruitt for Virginia Tech.

Vendor tents set up around the edge of a cotton field. A man in baseball cap and polo shirt speaks to attendees at the cotton field day. A woman and three men look on at the cotton field day events. A man in sunglasses speaks to a group of cotton field day attendees. A group of field day attendees gather around a speaker in the field. Ladies from Virginia Cooperative Extension chat outside during the cotton field day. A John Deere tractor transports a trailer of attendees in the field during the cotton field day. Man in sunglasses and black polo shirt speaks to a group of field day attendees outside. The plant pathology team at cotton field day. A man in hat and sunglasses addresses the crowd at cotton field day as students look on from behind him. A group of students and technicians at the cotton field day. Man raises his hand in a group of people standing beside a cotton field.
Photos by Suzanne M. Pruitt for Virginia Tech.

A field of peanuts in Williamston, NC Field day attendees mingling near parked vehicles during field day activities. A woman speaks to attendees at the PVQE field day. A man in cap gestures and smiles as he speaks to the group at PVQE field day. A group of field day attendees gathered beneath the shade of a canopy near a field of peanuts. Field day attendees and technicians discuss peanut grading charts at field day events. A woman and man wearing sunglasses smile while standing beside a field of peanuts. Peanuts displayed against a color grading chart. Two men in hats discussing peanuts in the field with other field day attendees. Field day attendees out in the peanut fields. Two men in hats and sunglasses discussing field day events in field with trucks in background. Peanuts on the vine
Photos by Suzanne M. Pruitt for Virginia Tech.

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