WELCOME
Thanks for coming to the inaugural field day for the Northeast Rice Research & Extension Center. Greenhouse gas, irrigation principles and cover crops research are all part of the agenda for this virtual event.
NERREC is the newest station within the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. The fields have seen active research conducted this past growing season, even while the station’s buildings and other infrastructure are still under construction.
Presentations
Water Use, Yield and Global Warming Potential of Furrow-Irrigated Rice
Dr. Arlene Adviento-Borbe, research agronomist, Delta Water Management Unit for the USDA Agricultural Research Service, and Dr. Tim Burcham, Tim Burcham, NERREC center…
NERREC Irrigation Principles and Practices
Arkansas extension irrigation instructor Mike Hamilton and Dr. Tim Burcham, director of the NERREC, discuss various irrigation principles and practices, including those that have…
Rice trials on the NERREC farm
Dr. Jarrod Hardke, rice extension agronomist, and Dr. Tim Burcham, director of the NERREC, both for the U of A System Division of Agriculture, look back at this year’s growing…
Rice/Soybean Rotation with Cover Crops
Dr. Steve Green, professor of soil and water conservation at Arkansas State University, and director of the NERREC Dr. Tim Burcham (U of A System Division of Agriculture) discuss…
Speakers
Tim Burcham
NERREC center director, Division of Agriculture
Steve Green
Professor of soil and water conservation at Arkansas State University
Jarrod Hardke
Rice agronomist, Cooperative Extension Service
Arlene Adviento-Borbe
Research agronomist, Delta Water Management Unit for the USDA Agricultural Research Service
Mike Hamilton
Irrigation instructor, Cooperative Extension Service