Aug 3. Rice Field Day To Cover Production, Pests And Policy
SARAH CATO
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
From production to policy, the 2023 Rice Field Day will hit all the big topics for Arkansas rice growers, consultants and agriculture professionals.
The field day, hosted by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will be held at the Rice Research and Extension Center, located at 2900 Arkansas Highway 130 in Stuttgart. There is no cost to attend, and registration opens at 7 a.m.
“We are excited to welcome everyone to the Rice Research and Extension Center again this August for the Rice Field Day,” said Alton Johnson, director of the Rice Research and Extension Center. “This event will be packed with research updates, production recommendations and more.”
The field day will include two field tours that run simultaneously, starting at 7:30 a.m., and again at 9:30 a.m. Speakers and topics include:
Field Tour A:
Xueyan Sha, professor and senior rice breeder
Christian De Guzman, assistant professor, rice breeding
- Current Issues in Rice Insect Management
Nick Bateman, associate professor and extension rice entomologist
Gage Maris, graduate student, entomology
Jarrod Hardke, professor and extension rice agronomist
Camila Nicolli, assistant professor and extension plant pathologist
Field Tour B:
Jason Norsworthy, distinguished professor, weed science
Trent Roberts, associate professor, soil fertility
Gerson Drescher, assistant professor, soil fertility
John Carlin, director, Arkansas Crop Variety Improvement Program
Robyn Mulloy, program associate, Arkansas Crop Variety Improvement Program
- Germplasm Evaluation and Disease Resistance
Yulin Jia, research plant pathologist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center
Trevis Huggins, geneticist, USDA-ARS, Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center
Luncheon Session:
Alton B. Johnson, director, Rice Research and Extension Center
Jarrod Hardke, professor and rice extension agronomist
Kelly Robbins, executive director, Arkansas Rice Federation
Jason Brancel, president and CEO, Riceland Foods, Inc.
Bob Scott, senior associate vice president, Cooperative Extension Service
Keith Glover, president and CEO, Producers Rice Mill, Inc.
Jean-François Meullenet, senior associate vice president, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Deacue Fields III, vice president, Division of Agriculture
For More information about the event and to stay up-to-day please visit https://aaes.uada.edu/events/2023-field-days/rice-field-day/. ∆
SARAH CATO: University of Arkansas