Rice & Soybean Online Field Day
The live broadcast of the 2021 Arkansas Rice & Soybean Field Day is already over, but you can still watch the presentations on-demand. These virtual field day presentations include the latest research and recommendations from our rice and soybean experts. Topics include updates on insect and weed management, soil fertility studies, updates from the rice and soybean breeding programs, and an inside look at how nematicides are tested in the lab. Scroll down to learn more and watch.
Presentations
Cover Crops and Soil Health in Soybean Rotations
Trent Roberts, associate professor of soil fertility and soil testing and holder of the Chair in Soil Fertility Research for the Division of Agriculture, discusses...
Arkansas Soybean Breeding Program Update
Leandro Mozzoni, associate professor of soybean breeding and genetics, addresses the three goals mandated for the Arkansas soybean breeding program...
Assessing Nematicide Effectiveness in Soybean
Travis Faske, professor and extension plant pathologist, takes us into the lab to show us how he and his team evaluate nematicide effectiveness...
Weed Control in Soybean: Pre-Emergence Trials, Early-Season Control
Assistant professor and extension weed scientist Tommy Butts, gives an update on soybean weed control from the weed science team. Butts discusses...
Rice Variety Selection Effects on Nutrient Uptake and Response to Fertilization
Associate professor of soil fertility and soil testing Trent Roberts shares about his latest research on testing the effects of rice variety selection on nutrient...
Weed Control in Rice: Pre-Emergence Residuals, Row Rice, Upcoming Research
Tommy Butts, assistant professor and extension weed scientist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, presents updates across several rice weed...
Billbug Control in Row Rice
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture extension entomologist Nick Bateman discusses the effects of billbugs in row rice production, along with the managemen...
Rice Breeding Program Updates
Rice breeders Xueyan Sha and Christian de Guzman discuss the most recent varietal releases from UADA, which include long-grain varieties Jewel, ProGold 1, and ProGold 2...
Speakers
Nick Bateman
Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist
Tommy Butts
Assistant Professor and Extension Weed Scientist
Travis Faske
Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist
Christian De Guzman
Assistant Professor of Rice Breeding and Genetics
Leandro Mozzoni
Associate Professor of Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Trent Roberts
Associate Professor of Soil Fertility and Soil Testing
Ben Thrash
Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist
Xueyan Sha
Professor of Rice Breeding and Genetics
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 (agnews@uark.edu) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.