News Release
For Immediate Release — January 6, 2011
UT Specialists Bring Cotton into Focus
JACKSON, Tenn. — The annual University of Tennessee Cotton Focus is scheduled for Thursday, February 10, 2011, at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. Cotton Focus features presentations from UT AgResearch and Extension specialists containing new information on topics such as cotton budgets, weed control systems, seeding rates, insect management and cotton variety selection and performance.
Each year Cotton Focus serves as a valuable learning opportunity for many area producers and industry employees. Visitors have the chance to hear the latest findings in cotton research, and have their questions answered by university specialists before planting begins. UT Extension Cotton Specialist Chris Main says educational opportunities like Cotton Focus help the state’s producers stay competitive.
Registration for Cotton Focus 2011 begins at 8:30 a.m. The program will conclude at 1:00 p.m. Pesticide points and Certified Crop Advisor Points will be available to participants.
The West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center is located at 605 Airways Boulevard in Jackson, Tennessee. For more detailed information concerning Cotton Focus visit the website http://west.tennessee.edu, or contact Dr. Chris Main at cmain@utk.edu.
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UT Extension operates in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties as the off-campus division of the UT Institute of Agriculture. An educational outreach organization, funded by federal, state and local governments, UT Extension, in cooperation with Tennessee State University, brings research-based information about agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and resource development to the people of Tennessee where they live and work.
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Contacts:
Dr. Chris Main, UT Extension Cotton Specialist,731-425-4707, cmain@utk.edu
Ginger Trice Rowsey, UTIA Marketing and Communication Services, 731-425-4768, gtrice@tennessee.edu