2022 Rice Field Day
When
August 5, 2022
7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST
Where
Rice Research and Extension Center
2900 Highway 130 East
Stuttgart, Arkansas
No Registration Needed
This event is free and open to the public.
The Arkansas Rice Field Day returns in person to the Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart on Aug. 5 for the first time in three years. The program is an annual outreach event held by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture to present results and recommendations from faculty with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service.
The tentative agenda for the two field tours is listed below. Tours run simultaneously and depart starting at 7:30 a.m. and again at 9:30 a.m. Each tour lasts about two hours.
Field Tour One Topics
Rice Breeding Updates
Xueyan Sha
Professor and Senior Rice Breeder
Drones in Agriculture
Terry Spurlock
Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist
Agronomy
Jarrod Hardke
Professor and Rice Extension Agronomist
Soil Fertility
Trent Roberts
Associate Professor of Soil Fertility and Testing
Gerson Drescher
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Field Tour Two Topics
Current Issues in Rice Insect Management
Nick Bateman
Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist
Chase Floyd
Ph.D. Student
Trevor Newkirk
Master’s Student
Irrigation
Chris Henry
Associate Professor and Water Management Engineer
Weed Control in Rice: What’s Working and What’s in The Pipeline
Jason Norsworthy
Distinguished Professor of Weed Science
Tommy Butts
Assistant Professor and Extension Weed Scientist
Indoor Program
Begins at 11:30 a.m.
Introduction
Alton Johnson
Director of the Rice Research and Extension Center
Crop Overview
Jarrod Hardke
Professor and Rice Extension Agronomist
Division of Agriculture Update
Deacue Fields
Vice President of Agriculture for the University of Arkansas System
Lunch Begins at Noon
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.