2022 Northeast Arkansas
Rice Production Field Tour
When
July 20, 2022
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CST
Where
Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center
Arkansas Highway 1 in Poinsett County
Stuttgart, Arkansas
35°39’25.7″N 90°42’36.5″W
Registration
A rice production field day on July 20 to be co-hosted by the Arkansas Discovery Farm Program and Anheuser-Busch will highlight water and nutrient efficiency, carbon sequestration and include tours of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center, Pratt Farms and Busch Agricultural Resources.
Field Tour Agenda
Welcome
8:30 a.m.
Anheuser-Busch Commitment to Sustainability
Bill Jones
Agronomist, Anheuser-Busch
Division of Agriculture Rice Research and Education
Deacue Fields
UA System vice president-agriculture
Welcome and Overview
Tim Burcham
Northeast Rice Research & Extension Center director
Travel
9:15 a.m.
NERREC Fields
Nutrient Use Efficiency in Rice
9:30 a.m.
Nutrient Use Efficiency in Rice
Trent Roberts
Associate professor-soil fertility and soil testing, Division of Agriculture
Soil Health
Steve Green
Professor-soil and water conservation, Arkansas State University
Carbon Sequestration / Storage
Kris Brye
Professor of applied soil physics and pedology, Division of Agriculture
Brief Overview of Rice Study at NERREC
Jarrod Hardke
Extension rice agronomist, Division of Agriculture
Travel
10:45 a.m.
Anheuser-Busch, Jonesboro
Lunch and Speakers
11:15 a.m.
Farmer’s Role in Research
Tony Bradley
Anheuser-Busch
Arkansas Discovery Farm Program
Mike Daniels
Discovery Farm director, Division of Agriculture
Row Rice Farming at Pratt Farm
1:00 p.m.
Row Rice – Farmer’s Perspective
Joe Pratt
Anheuser-Busch
Row Rice Tips
Jarrod Hardke
Extension agronomist, Division of Agriculture
Water Use Efficiency in Rice
James Compton
Water Use Efficiency in Rice
Mike Hamilton
Extension irrigation educator, Division of Agriculture
Load Buses Back to NERREC
1:40 p.m.
Closing Statements
Bill Jones / Mike Daniels / Tim Burcham
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact us at agnews@uark.edu as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.