STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Growers interested in the latest updates on row crop research at Mississippi State University are invited to an agronomic field day Aug. 6.

Hosted by the Mississippi State University Extension Service and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, the field day will be held at the head house at the MAFES R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center.

The field day will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is no cost to attend, and the event includes a catered lunch.

MSU row crop faculty will present updates on agronomic and pest management research projects in progress and take producers on a tour of the research center, also known as North Farm, to display ongoing, in-field research.

The tour will highlight unmanned aerial systems technology for pesticide applications, row crop management, insect problems in Mississippi and stressed plant physiology.

To preregister and learn more, visit http://msuext.ms/afd24. by Aug. 1. Onsite registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The research facility is located at 500 Technology Blvd. in Starkville.

MSU is an equal opportunity institution. For disability accommodation, please contact Whitney Crow at 662-325-2085 or wdc165@msstate.edu.