The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s annual field day devoted to cotton is scheduled for the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at 605 Airways Boulevard in Jackson, Tenn., Sept. 7.

Cotton Tour Field Day registration opens at 8:30 a.m. Field tours of the station’s weed, insect, disease, irrigation and fertility plots begin at 9 a.m. and include multiple presentations. The event concludes at noon with a complimentary lunch.

Sessions will include updates on cotton variety performance; fungicides and target spot; weed and resistance management; irrigation; defoliation; unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs and insect control.

There is no cost to attend the Cotton Tour. Pesticide recertification and CCA points will be available.

For more information and for program updates visit http://west.tennessee.edu and http://utcrops.com.