THE LATEST IN TOBACCO MACHINERY--AND WHERE TO SEE IT

Machinery on the floor at the Southern Farm Show.

Show time coming up: The Southern Farm Show starts Wednesday, January 31, and runs through Friday at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. Admission is free and there is no charge for parking. For more information, go to https://southernshows.com. See list of tobacco-related exhibitors below.

Growers meet: The annual meeting of the Tobacco Growers Association will take place at the show on Friday, February 2. It starts at 10 a.m. in the Holshouser Building and ends at lunch. GAP training will be available afterward.

A show in Tennessee: The Tn-Ky Tobacco Expo will take place February 6, at the Robertson County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Tn. The show runs 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with GAP Training available, and a sponsored lunch will end with a panel made up of Andy Bailey, UT/UK tobacco specialist; Joe Beeler, UT research associate; Emily Pfeufer, UK plant pathologist and Eric Walker, UT/UK tobacco specialist.

Heated tobacco products heating up: A new category of smoking implement-heat not burn or HNB--is making a big impression on foreign markets, though not yet in the U.S. But if it is approved by FDA becomes as popular here as in, for instance, Japan, it could become a significant end use of American tobacco.

The HNB concept revolves around rechargeable electronic device that looks like a pen and heats specially designed tobacco units, generating a tobacco flavored nicotine "aerosol" that the consumer inhales through the mouth. The heat never reaches the level of combustion.

The possibility that U.S. leaf might have a place in HNB industry was a hot topic at the Tobacco Workers Conference in Myrtle Beach, January 15-17. Some observations that were heard:

• The HNB market is a "whole different ball game," said Blake Brown, NC Extension economist. It  could potentially be a "game changer" for the tobacco industry, he said.
• HNB products contain much less tobacco than do combustible cigarettes--perhaps one third to one half--but the tobacco will have to be of higher quality.
• It is expected that this tobacco will have to be grown on largescale farms, so flue-cured growers seem more likely to produce HNB tobacco than burley growers (but that could change).
• Growers in Italy and the United States are the likeliest candidates to grow it, Brown said, although Brazil could perhaps get into it also.
• Lamina only: HNB tobacco is strictly a lamina product and will contain no stems, says J. Michael Moore, Georgia Extension tobacco specialist. 
• Quality will be very important, and growers will have to adhere strictly to the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) recommended by the industry. Moore has seen evidence that companies will stress complete freedom in the leaf from residues of certain chemicals and some may have begun already.
• Not enough sugar? Moore thinks a higher sugar content may prove desirable to HNB manufacturers. "Farmers could probably achieve that by producing a little riper crop," he says.

GAP GROWER TRAINING EVENTS

Check with your local Extension Service office for further details.

All meetings listed here are free and presented in English.

• • January 30, 9 a.m. Sanford, N.C.
  • January 31, 10 a.m. Scottsburg, Va.
  • February 1, 6 p.m. Stanford, Ky.
  • February 2, 1:30 p.m. Raleigh, N.C. (Southern Farm Show).
  • February 5, 9 a.m. Lillington, N.C.
  • February 5, 4:30 p.m. Franklin, Ky.
  • February 5, 6 p.m. Scottsville, Ky.
  • February 6, 8 a.m. Springfield, Tn. (Ky-Tn Tobacco Expo).
  • February 8, 5 p.m. Albany, Ky.
  • February 8, 6 p.m. New Tazewell, Tn.
  • February 13, 6 p.m. Athens, Tn.
  • February 13, 1 p.m. Scottsburg, In. 
  • February 13, 6 p.m. Vevay, In. 
  • February 19, 12 p.m. Carthage, Tn.
  • February 22, 1 p.m. West Union, Oh.
  • February 23, 1 p.m. Paoli, In.
  • February 19, 6 p.m. Hartsville, Tn.
  • February 20, 4:30 p.m. Clarksville, Tn.
  • February 20, 6 p.m. Sharpsburg, Ky.
  • February 21, 8:30 a.m. Lawrenceburg, Tn.
  • February 22, 6 p.m. Maysville, Ky.
  • February 26, 4 p.m. Central City, Ky.
  • February 26, 6 p.m. Lafayette, Tn.
  • February 26, 6 p.m. Bowling Green, Ky.
  • February 27, 10:30 a.m. Morehead, Ky.
  • February 28, 10 a.m. Hardinsburg, Ky.
  • Feb 28, 10:30 a.m. Owensboro, Ky.
  • March 1, 10 a.m. Campbridge City, In.
  • March 1, 10:30 a.m. Hopkinsville, Ky.
  • March 2, 10:30 a.m. Lexington, Ky.
  • March 6, 2:30 p.m. Mayfield, Ky.
  • March 7, 6 p.m. Greeneville, Tn.
  • March 7, 1 p.m. Nashville, Ga.
  • March 12, 10:30 a.m. Tifton, Ga.
  • March 13, 10:30 a.m. Marion, S.C.
  • March 13, 1 p.m. Murray, Ky.
  • March 20, 6:30 p.m. Glasgow, Ky.
  • March 20, 6:30 p.m. Gray, Tn.
  • March 21, 10 a.m. Wilson, N.C.
  • March 22, 7 p.m. Bedford, Ky.
  • March 26, 6 p.m. Bardstown, Ky.

DATES TO REMEMBER

• January 31-February 2, 9 a.m. Southern Farm Show. N.C. State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, N.C. See below for exhibitor list.
• February 2, 10 a.m. Annual Meeting, Tobacco Growers Association of N.C., Holshouser Building, N.C. State Fairgrounds (in conjunction with Southern Farm Show). Meeting ends with lunch.
• February 6, 8 a.m. Tn-Ky Tobacco Expo. Robertson County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Tn. The show ends with lunch.

SOUTHERN FARM SHOW EXHIBITORS

Exhibits of interest to tobacco growers listed by their location on the N.C. State Fairgrounds. 

Jim Graham Bldg.  

• 222 Evans Mactavish Agricraft.
• 227 Kelley Mfg. Co. Agricultural equipment.
• 704 (also 8131) Agri Supply. Agricultural materials.
• 807 Mechanical Transplanter Co. Transplanters, seeding equipment.
• 808 BulkTobac (Gas Fired Products). Curing equipment and controls.

Kerr Scott Bldg. 

• 1015 Yara North America. Fertility products.
• 1002 TriEst Ag Group. Fumigation supplies.
• 1107 Flue Cured Tobacco Services. Curing controls.
• 1104 GoldLeaf Seed Co. Tobacco seed.
• 1114 BeltWide Inc. Transplant technology.
• 1115 Transplant Systems. Greenhouse systems.  
• 1116 Cross Creek Seed. Tobacco seed.
• 1121 AAA Scale Co.
• 1201 Carolina Greenhouse & Soil Company.
• 1202 Reddick Equipment Company Inc.
• 1302 Mid-Atlantic Irrigation Co.

Exposition Bldg.

• 3127&8609 Benchmark Buildings & Irrigation. Transplanters/irrigation.
• 3135 Southern Container Corporation of Wilson. Bale sheets and packaging.  
• 3311 Flame Engineering. Weed control with flame.
• 3522 First Products Inc. Fertilizer boxes for cultivators and tool bars.
• 3605 MarCo Mfg. Tobacco machinery.
• 4018 Conklin Company. AgroVantage System to boost genetic potential.
• 4035 Bio-Organic Catalyst.

Scott Tent

• 7025 Drexel Chemical Company. Sucker control chemicals.
• 7027 ABI Irrigation. Irrigation equipment.

 Tent 1

• 7302 Fairbanks Scale
• 7334  BJ Williamson Greenhouses.

Outdoors

• 8039 Vause Equipment Co. Farm equipment.
• 8206 Wilson Manufacturing. Farm trailers
• 8204 Equipmax. Tobacco spray equipment.
• 8217 Granville Equipment. Tobacco Machinery.
• 8510 Walters Air Assist Plant Release System. Plant release system. 
• 8301 De Cloet SRL. Tobacco machinery.
• 8507 World Tobacco. Bulk fertilizer handling equipment. Curing barns.
• 8546 & 227 Kelley Mfg. Co. Agricultural equipment.
• 8701 Tytun Ltd. Bulk flue-curing barns.
• 8705 Long Tobacco Barn Co. Bulk tobacco curing barns. 

HOW TO GET STARTED ON YOUR 2018 CROP

No more tobacco presence: The University of Tennessee has ended tobacco research at the Research & Education Center in Greeneville, Tn. See "End of an era" below.

Steaming trays 30 minutes at 176°F is an excellent alternative to fumigation for sanitizing greenhouse trays, says Lindsey Thiessen, N.C. Extension plant pathologist. "[But] growers who know greenhouse transplants were a source of TMV or black root rot should dispose of the trays that were used to produce them and purchase new ones." It was cold in early January, but if you have had problems with tomato spotted wilt virus, let's hope for some more. "Colder winters may suppress thrips populations and the spread of TSWV among weeds, resulting in a smaller inoculum source in the spring," says Thiessen. "A relatively warm winter before the field season allows thrips to be active during much of the winter, spreading the disease among weed hosts, as well as increasing thrips survival and increasing their populations." Workman makes a big move in the burley/dark seed market: Rickard's dark and burley varieties have been bought by Workman Tobacco Seed Co. of  Murray, Ky. Richard Price, vice president of Workman, says his company has purchased Rickard's seed lots of burley and dark tobacco. "All of our seed will continue to be available through our dealers," he says. "We have ample supply of seed for the season." Thanks to the purchase, Workman's offerings now include the burley varieties HB 4488PLC, HB 3307PLC, HB 04PLC, NCBH 129LC and R7-12LC and the dark fired varieties PD 7305LC, PD 7309LC, PD 7318LC, PD 7319LC, PD 7312LC and Shirey LC. Earlier, Champion Seed bought Rickard's flue-cured varieties (See TFN December II 2017). What burley varieties will be tops in 2018? Price predicts that four varieties will dominate the burley seed market this season: NC-7, KT 215, KT 209 and HB 4488. "These varieties will account for the lion's share of the business," he says. New dark variety: There is a relatively new dark fire-cured variety on the market this year. It comes from the KY-TN seed program and is called KT D17LC. "It has potential to be a very good variety for our producers," says Price. It has superior yield, quality and black shank resistance compared to current commercial varieties, according to Extension sources. Workman has KT D17LC ready for shipment to its dealers, Price says. End of an era: After 85 years, tobacco research at the Tennessee Research & Education Center located in Greeneville, Tenn., has come to an end. To increase efficiency, University of Te-nnessee administrators have elected to concentrate all the state's tobacco research for all three types grown in the state [burley and both dark types] at the Highland Rim Research & Education Center in Springfield. There will be one exception: The Kentucky-Tennessee tobacco breeding program will continue at the Greeneville station, at least for the moment. Will the quality of research be affected? There are certainly some agronomic differences between the two locations. The elevation at the Greeneville station is about 1,400 feet above seal level and about 700 feet at the Springfield station. Soil types and weather patterns differ to some degree also. But Ellis doesn't expect these factors to prove a barrier to tobacco research. "I don't see any danger of research not getting done here, as long as someone needs it," says Rob Ellis, the director of both stations. The Greeneville station is not going away. Research will continue in Greeneville on beef production, field crops and other topics. Ellis says there may be some reductions in staff at some point in the future. No staff changes are expected at the Springfield station for now, he adds...The station was opened in 1932, specifically for research on burley. GAP GROWER TRAINING EVENTS Check with your local Extension Service office for further details. All meetings listed here are free and presented in English. January 23, 9 a.m. Winston-Salem, N.C. January 23, 9 a.m. Blackstone, Va. January 23, 9:30 a.m. Dover, Tn. January 23, 1 p.m. Nashville, Ga.  January 24, 9 a.m. Williamston, N.C. January 24, 4 p.m. South Hill, Va. January 25, 9 a.m. Greenville, N.C. January 25, 2 p.m. Clinton, N.C. January 25, 4 p.m. Chatham, Va. January 26, 9 a.m. Shelbyville, Ky. January 26, 9 a.m. Kinston, N.C. January 26, 1 p.m. New Castle, Ky. January 29, 9 a.m. Goldsboro, N.C. January 30, 9 a.m. Sanford, N.C. January 31, 10 a.m. Scottsburg, Va. February 1, 6 p.m. Stanford, Ky. February 2, 1:30 p.m. Raleigh, N.C. (part of the Southern Farm Show). February 5, 9 a.m. Lillington, N.C. February 5, 4:30 p.m. Franklin, Ky. February 5, 6 p.m. Scottsville, Ky. February 6, 8 a.m. Springfield, Tn. (part of Ky-Tn Tobacco Expo). February 8, 5 p.m. Albany, Ky. February 8, 6 p.m. New Tazewell, Tn. February 13, 6 p.m. Athens, Tn. February 13, 1 p.m. Scottsburg, In.  February 13, 6 p.m. Vevay, In.  February 19, 12 p.m. Carthage, Tn. February 22, 1 p.m. West Union, Oh. February 23, 1 p.m. Paoli, In. February 19, 6 p.m. Hartsville, Tn. February 20, 4:30 p.m. Clarksville, Tn. February 20, 6 p.m. Sharpsburg, Ky. February 21, 8:30 a.m. Lawrenceburg, Tn. February 22, 6 p.m. Maysville, Ky. February 26, 4 p.m. Central City, Ky. February 26, 6 p.m. Lafayette, Tn. February 26, 6 p.m. Bowling Green, Ky. Feb 27, 10:30 a.m. Morehead, Ky. Feb 28, 10:30 a.m. Owensboro, Ky. March 1, 10 a.m. Campbridge City, In. March 1, 10:30 a.m. Hopkinsville, Ky. March 2, 10:30 a.m. Lexington, Ky. March 6, 2:30 p.m. Mayfield, Ky. March 7, 6 p.m. Greeneville, Tn. March 7, 1 p.m. Nashville, Ga. March 12, 10:30 a.m. Tifton, Ga. March 13, 10:30 a.m. Marion, S.C. March 13, 1 p.m. Murray, Ky. March 20, 6:30 p.m. Glasgow, Ky. March 20, 6:30 p.m. Gray, Tn. March 21,  10 a.m. Wilson, N.C. DATES TO REMEMBER January 31-February 2, 9 a.m. Southern Farm Show. N.C. State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, N.C. See below for exhibitor list. February 2, 10 a.m. Annual Meeting, Tobacco Growers Association of N.C., Holshouser Building, N.C. State Fairgrounds (in conjunction with Southern Farm Show). Meeting ends with lunch. SOUTHERN FARM SHOW EXHIBITORS Exhibits of interest to tobacco growers listed by their location on the N.C. State Fairgrounds, January 31 through February 2. This list courtesy of Southern Shows Inc. This list will appear again in the next issue of TFN. Corrections and additions welcomed. See email address and phone number at the top. Jim Graham Bldg.   222 Evans Mactavish Agricraft. 227 Kelley Mfg. Co. Agricultural equipment. 704 (also 8131) Agri Supply. Agricultural materials. 807 Mechanical Transplanter Co. Transplanters, seeding equipment. 808 BulkTobac (Gas Fired Products). Curing equipment and controls. Kerr Scott Bldg.  1015 Yara North America. Fertility products. 1002 TriEst Ag Group. Fumigation supplies. 1107 Flue Cured Tobacco Services. Curing controls. 1104 GoldLeaf Seed Co. Tobacco seed. 1114 BeltWide Inc. Transplant technology. 1115 Transplant Systems. Greenhouse systems.   1116 Cross Creek Seed. Tobacco seed. 1121 AAA Scale Co. 1201 Carolina Greenhouse & Soil Company. 1202 Reddick Equipment Company Inc. 1302 Mid-Atlantic Irrigation Co. Exposition Bldg. 3127&8609 Benchmark Buildings & Irrigation. Transplanters/irrigation. 3135 Southern Container Corporation of Wilson. Bale sheets and packaging.   3311 Flame Engineering. Weed control with flame. 3522 First Products Inc. Fertilizer boxes for cultivators and tool bars. 3605 MarCo Mfg. Tobacco machinery. 4018 Conklin Company. AgroVantage System to boost genetic potential. 4035 Bio-Organic Catalyst. Scott Tent 7025 Drexel Chemical Company. Sucker control chemicals. 7027 ABI Irrigation. Irrigation equipment.  Tent 1 7302 Fairbanks Scale 7334  BJ Williamson Greenhouses. Outdoors 8039 Vause Equipment Co. Farm equipment. 8206 Wilson Manufacturing. Farm trailers 8204 Equipmax. Tobacco spray equipment. 8217 Granville Equipment. Tobacco Machinery. 8510 Walters Air Assist Plant Release System. Plant release system.  8301 De Cloet SRL. Tobacco machinery. 8507 World Tobacco. Bulk fertilizer handling equipment. Curing barns. 8546 & 227 Kelley Mfg. Co. Agricultural equipment. 8701 Tytun Ltd. Bulk flue-curing barns. 8705 Long Tobacco Barn Co. Bulk tobacco curing barns.

WHY TSNA'S COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM

A fire-curing barn for dark tobacco "smokes" near Clarksville, Tn. Could fire-cured tobacco production be on the way to extinction? Dark fire-cured tobacco is facing a serious potential challenge from a proposal made last year by the Food and Drug Administration to limit levels of NNN, a tobacco-specific nitrosamine (TSNA), to no more than 1 ppm in finished smokeless tobacco products. Although several production practices may influence NNN accumulation, the biggest factor by far is the weather during the curing season. "Generally, we see higher NNN in wetter curing seasons, and lower NNN in dryer curing seasons," says Andy Bailey, Extension tobacco specialist covering dark tobacco in Kentucky and Tennessee. "It ispossible for a grower to do everything in his control and still see NNN levels above 1 ppm if a wet curing season occurs. We don't believe this proposed standard is achievable consistently every year with our current technology." For now, fire-cured growers should produce a crop that is as low in TSNAs as possible, says Bailey. Here are some tips on how to do that: Don't harvest or house wet tobacco, Use plenty of ventilation while curing. Adding air through the tobacco with bottom ventilators should be a standard practice. Start firing within one week of housing.. Keep curing temperatures no higher than 130 degrees for no more than four to five days, even during the drying stage. Nitrogen application has an effect on all this, but fire-cured growers in the Black Patch are already following the fertilization practices that could help. There will eventually be help from breeding, with several varieties with lower potential to produce NNN in the pipeline. Final numbers on flue-cured: At 209,500 acres, harvested area of U.S. flue-cured was down slightly from 213,500 acres in 2016. Yield was estimated at 2,254 pounds peracre, over 200 pounds more than the 2016 yield of 2,021. Consequently, production in 2017 is forecast at 472,200 pounds, up from 431,450 pounds in 2016. Will there be too much burley ... again?  Following a much smaller crop last year, African growers are increasing production, says Will Snell, Kentucky Extension tobacco economist. As predicted earlier, a global surplus is likely in the coming year. "Demand conditions for U.S. burley remain soft in the international market, with global cigarette consumption falling and ample, less expensive foreign burley supplies available to buyers," he says. "U.S. burley exports fell 24 percent in 2016 and are down more than 15 percent late in 2017." The only visa program available for agricultural labor in crop season 2018 will be H-2A, says Rick Alexander, Executive Director, Agriculture Workforce Management Association. There has been much talk of a proposed H2C program, but it will not materialize in time for 2018, if ever. "A description of the H-2A program and all the required forms are on our website at www.awmalabor.com," he says. Alexander and Snell will be two of four featured speakers at the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday. Others will be Greg Harris, president, Council for Burley Tobacco, and Daniel Green, president, International Tobacco Growers Assn. The Council for Burley Tobacco Annual Meeting will take place at the same site Friday. Funding for lighting upgrades: You may be able to obtain a grant of at least $1,500 up to a maximum of $500,000 toward renewable energy systems through USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).  If you are a customer of Duke Energy, you may also be able to qualify for that company's Rebate program, which is designed to absorb up to 75 percent of the cost of qualifying lighting upgrades. Application should be made through Elite Lighting, which is cooperating with Duke Energy in this program. For a free energy assessment and more information, you can contact Natalie Pulley, Elite Lighting, at 919-369-3943 or natalie@elitelighting.com. Finally, a note from the editor: One of my pastimes is collecting Native American handicrafts. Late last year, I attended a festival for tribes in North Carolina, and at one of the handicraft stands, I came across this little pottery turtle (photo). It is hand made of red and white clay by Senora Lynch of the Haliwa Sapponi tribe near War-renton,  N.C. She had etched a stylized tobacco plant on the turtle's shell and in fact has it growing from a stylized ear of corn. Well, I found it very cheering: The little "tobacco turtle" seemed to speak of good fortune for our commodity in the coming year. Not surprisingly, the figurine is now in my possession. But Senora has plenty more, I am sure. For more information, contact her at (252) 257-5771 /jetndal@yahoo.com. We hope you have enjoyed the January I issue of Tobacco Farmer Newsletter. If you haven't signed on to receive the newsletter regularly, please email me  at chrisbickers@gmail.com.--Chris Bickers GAP GROWER TRAINING EVENTS Check with your local Extension Service office for further details. All meetings listed here are free and presented in English. January 10, 9 a.m. Rocky Mount, N.C. January 11, 9 a.m. Smithfield, N.C. January 12, 9 a.m. Lexington, Ky. (in conjunction with Tobacco Expo). January 12, 9 a.m. Oxford, N.C. January 22, 9 a.m. Yanceyville, N.C. January 22, 6 p.m. Dixon, Ky. January 23, 9 a.m. Winston-Salem, N.C. January 23, 9 a.m. Blackstone, Va. January 23, 9:30 a.m. Dover, Tn. January 24, 9 a.m. Williamston, N.C. January 24, 4 p.m. South Hill, Va. January 25, 9 a.m. Greenville, N.C. January 25, 2 p.m. Clinton, N.C. January 25, 4 p.m. Chatham, Va. January 26, 9 a.m. Shelbyville, Ky. January 26, 9 a.m. Kinston, N.C. January 26, 1 p.m. New Castle, Ky. January 29, 9 a.m. Goldsboro, N.C. January 30, 9 a.m. Sanford, N.C. January 31, 10 a.m. Scottsburg, Va. February 1, 6 p.m. Stanford, Ky. February 2, 1:30 p.m. Raleigh, N.C. (in conjunction with Southern Farm Show). February 5, 9 a.m. Lillington, N.C. February 5, 4:30 p.m. Franklin, Ky. February 5, 6 p.m. Scottsville, Ky. February 6, 8:30 a.m. Springfield, Tn. (in conjunction with Kentucky-Tennessee Tobacco Expo). February 8, 5 p.m. Albany, Ky. February 8, 6 p.m. New Tazewell, Tn. February 13, 6 p.m. Athens, Tn. February 19, 12 p.m. Carthage, Tn. February 19, 6 p.m. Hartsville, Tn. February 20, 4:30 p.m. Clarksville, Tn. February 20, 6 p.m. Sharpsburg, Ky. February 21, 8:30 a.m. Lawrenceburg, Tn. February 22, 6 p.m. Maysville, Ky. February 26, 4 p.m. Central City, Ky. February 26, 6 p.m. Lafayette, Tn. February 26, 6 p.m. Bowling Green, Ky. March 1, 10 a.m. Campbridge City, In. March 6, 2:30 p.m. Mayfield, Ky. March 7, 6 p.m. Greeneville, Tn. March 12, 10:30 a.m. Tifton, Ga. March 13, 10:30 a.m. Marion, S.C. March 13, 1 p.m. Murray, Ky. March 20, 6:30 p.m. Glasgow, Ky. March 20, 6:30 p.m. Gray, Tn. DATES TO REMEMBER January 11, 4 p.m. Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Annual Membership Meeting. Lexington, Ky. Convention Center, 4 p.m. (in conjunction with Tobacco Expo).  January 12, 12 noon. Council for Burley Tobacco Annual Meeting. Lexington (Ky.) Convention Center (in conjunction with Tobacco Expo).  January 15-18. Tobacco Workers' Conference. Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, S.C. January 17-18, 10 a.m. S.C. AgriBiz and Farm Expo Florence (S.C.) Civic Center at the junction of I-95 and I-20. January 31-February 2, 9 a.m. Southern Farm Show. N.C. State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, N.C. February 2, 10 a.m. Annual Meeting, Tobacco Growers Association of N.C., Holshouser Building, N.C. State Fairgrounds (in conjunction with Southern Farm Show). Meeting ends with lunch. ADVERTISING For more information, visit www.BestTransplanter.com

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