The Southern Cotton Ginners’ Association and Foundation Annual Meeting will be held in the Venetian Room of the Peabody Hotel March 2nd at 1:30 PM. Mid-South Cotton Producers are invited to attend; one of our own Tennessee producers will be recognized during this meeting for his efforts in increasing the efficiency and productivity of the cotton production system. Details on the schedule can be found at https://www.farmandginshow.com/Base/Uploads/files/SCHEDULE%20OF%20EVENTS.pdf

The 65th Annual Mid-South Farm and Gin Show will be held at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis, TN on March 3 & 4th.  Details on this event can be found at https://www.farmandginshow.com/

Look forward to seeing you there!

The 2017 Cotton Focus Agenda is now available online. This year’s meeting will be held at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center (605 Airways Blvd, Jackson, TN 38301) on Thursday, February 9th.   Registration begins at 8:30 AM with opening remarks beginning at 8:55 AM.  Specialists will be presenting information on variety selection,  target spot in TN cotton, weed resistance management/application requirements of new systems, general insect control update, and 2017 market outlook and risk management decisions.  The meeting will close with a provided lunch.  Pesticide re-certification and CCA points will be available. Look forward to seeing you there!

UT Extension is hosting a series of meetings to be held throughout the state to prepare growers for the upcoming season. These meetings will focus on variety selection, insect and plant disease management, weed management, and other current crop production topics.

Below is a list of the production meetings to be held in FEBRUARY. Please contact your local UT Extension office for more details on time and location. Continue reading →

UT Extension is hosting a series of meetings to be held throughout the state to prepare growers for the upcoming season. These meetings will focus on variety selection, insect and plant disease management, weed management, and other current crop production topics.

Below is a list of the production meetings to be held in January. Please contact your local UT Extension office for more details on time and location. Continue reading →

Now available online (and just-in-time to start planting wheat after our fly-free date of Oct 15th), the 2016 Tennessee Wheat Quick Facts Publication (W 321) is designed to be a single page (printed front/back) summary of the most pertinent information in wheat production stemming from University of TN research. Continue reading →