2026 Spring Commodity Day
Join us for the inaugural Commodity Day - an event that brings together all Commodity Advisory Committees and offers learning and networking opportunities.
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Event Location
DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia
2100 Bush River Rd
Columbia, SC 29210 -
Cost
Free
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Contact
Valerie Jacson
vjackson@scfb.org
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Time
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast
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Congaree A
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Optional
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8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Registration
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Congaree Prefunction
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9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
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Session I Advisory Committee Meetings
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Cotton - Congaree B, Door 3
Dairy - Boardroom
Forestry - Fairfield
Fruit - Calhoun A
Ornamental Horticulture - Congaree B, Door 1
Peanut - Tuscany (Inside restaurant)
Poultry - Calhoun B
Small Ruminant - Congaree B, Door 2
Soybean - Saluda
Water - Richland
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9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Pesticide Credit Session
Location
Congaree A
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Speakers:
Earn pesticide credits and learn about the different modes of actions of herbicides and how they affect target plants. The presentation will also cover pesticide resistance management.
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10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Break
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Prefunction
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10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Session II Advisory Committee Meetings
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Apiculture - Fairfield
Beef - Richland
Diversified Agriculture - Congaree B, Door 3
Equine - Congaree B, Door 2
Land Use - Tuscany (Inside restaurant)
Pork - Calhoun B
Processing - Calhoun A
Tobacco - Congaree B, Door 1
Vegetable - Boardroom
Wildlife - Saluda
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10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
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Pesticide Credit Session
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Congaree A
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Speakers:
Earn pesticide credits and learn about the different modes of actions of herbicides and how they affect target plants. The presentation will also cover pesticide resistance management.
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12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Lunch
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Congaree A
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Hear remarks from SCFB President Harry Ott and an exciting keynote speaker.
Jonathan Croft
Agriculture Extension Agent, Clemson University
Jonathan holds a B.S. in agricultural mechanization and business and an M.S. in plant and environmental sciences, both from Clemson University. He delivers educational programming in row crop production in Orangeburg, Dorchester, and Berkeley Counties and is a Private Pesticide Applicator Coordinator. His primary areas of expertise are cotton, peanut, soybean, and corn production
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