July 22, 2021
The Aug. 12 Rice College will offer an intensive full-day look at the challenges facing Arkansas rice producers with a slate of researchers from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
Registration deadline for Rice College is Aug. 6, and runs from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. There will be no registrations on the day of the event. Registration fee is $100. Register with this link: https://bit.ly/2021RiceCollegeRegistration. Rice College will be held at the Pine Tree Research Station in St. Francis County. Continuing education units will be available.
Rice College is held in an every-other-year rotation with Soybean College.
Unlike a regular field day, “this is an opportunity for industry professionals to take part in hands-on demonstrations,” said Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. “Our faculty will be showing current research and demonstrations on the challenges we see Arkansas rice producers face every day.
Rice College highlights
Tommy Butts, extension weed scientist:
Bolt/STS/non-STS soybean tolerance to ALS herbicides
Row spacing and weed control
Importance of plant-back restrictions
Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist:
Identifying and correcting nutrient deficiencies
Jason Norsworthy, professor and weed scientist:
Use of Rogue in rice
Loyant coated on urea
Review of seed treatment protection against drift
Rice response to dicamba
Yeshi Wamishe, extension plant pathologist
Identification, scouting, and management of major rice diseases
Nick Bateman and Gus Lorenz, extension entomologists:
Insect sampling and ID
Management decisions
Seed treatments and foliar sprays
Donna Frizzell, program associate for the Division of Agriculture
Cultivar selection and management considerations.
Information
For more information about Rice College, visit: https://aaes.uada.edu/field-days/rice-college-2021/ or contact Hardke at [email protected].
To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @AR_Extension. To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uark.edu. Follow on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit https://uada.edu/. Follow us on Twitter at @AgInArk.
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