Green Tennessee

Tennessee producers and others interested in being trained to spot insect pests and diseases of major row crops are encouraged to watch the events calendar at http://www.UTCrops.com for the times and dates of new training sessions.

The 2007 Cotton Scout School is scheduled for the morning of May 25 at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson. More information on this session is available from Scott Stewart, University of Tennessee Extension cotton integrated pest management specialist, by e-mail at sdstewart@utk.edu or by phone at (731) 425-4709.

The 2007 In-Field Soybean Scout Schools are scheduled in four West Tennessee counties: June 19 – Gibson (a.m. session), Weakley (p.m. session); June 20 – Lauderdale (a.m. session), Dyer (p.m. session).

For more information on these sessions contact an Extension agent for the county of choice: Lauderdale – Jerry Parker, (731) 635-9551 or wparker1@utk.edu; Dyer – Tim Campbell, (731) 286-7821 or tcampbe6@utk.edu; Gibson – Philip Shelby, (731) 855-7656 or pshelby2@utk.edu; or Jeff Lannom – Weakley, (731) 364-3164 or jlannom1@utk.edu.

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