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SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                  Telephone (803) 734-2210

D. LESLIE TINDAL, COMMISSIONER                                        Becky Walton, Director of Public Information

P.O. Box 11280, Columbia, South Carolina 29211                                        bwalton@scda.state.sc.us

www.scda.state.sc.us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2001

MOULTRIE, GA---Farmers and the media are invited to attend the annual Sunbelt Expo Field Day which will be held Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at Spence Field in Moultrie, GA.

The annual field day is designed as a sneak preview at the crops that will be harvested and tilled at the 2001 Sunbelt Expo in October. Visitors will be able to speak with seed and chemical company representatives as well as researchers after the tour.

Admission is free which includes a complimentary lunch. Covered shuttles take visitors into and out of the fields. Door prizes will be awarded and a grand door prize will be a Shotgun and Borwn Serioes 472-6’ Rotary Mower. Visitors can also register for a Progressive Farmer Truck and Carhartt Clothing.