Winter production meetings offer credits for crop consultants

By the U of A System Division of Agriculture
Dec. 16, 2015

Fast Facts:

Winter production meetings offer continuing credits for crop consultants
Meetings resume Jan. 4 in Lonoke
Meetings offer growers the chance to learn about new research, techniques

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LITTLE ROCK — Crop consultants can earn continuing education credits at the annual winter production meetings held by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service.

The type and number of available credits varies by meeting and crop consultants should contact the county extension office hosting the meeting to confirm hours and types.

The meetings are an opportunity for growers to learn about current research in commodity crops and other aspects of production being performed by University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture agronomists and other experts. The meetings typically include reviews of the performance of verification plots across the state, and an assessment of recommendations provided by Division of Agriculture experts throughout the previous year.

“What we’re doing is sharing the latest research information and providing producers with production practices they can implement that hopefully will save them money,” said Hank Chaney, extension area agriculture and natural resources specialist for the Division of Agriculture.

“Our recommendations are non-biased,” he said. “If we talk about particular products, we’re not promoting anything for any other reason than that’s what we’ve found to work best.”

The series of meetings will continue though March 2016.

DATE	TIME	COUNTY	CROP	LOCATION	SPEAKER(S)	CREDITS
01-04-2016	8:00 am	Lonoke	Rice, Soybean	Lonoke Ag Center	Jarrod Hardke, Gus Lorenz, Jeremy Ross, Keith Perkins, Scott Stiles, Bob Scott
01-04-2016	1:00 pm	Prairie	Soybean, Rice, Corn, Grain Sorghum	Kenneth Caviness Shop, Anderson Road	Scott Stiles, Bob Scott, Jeremy Ross, Travis Faske, Gus Lorenz, Jarrod Hardke, Jason Kelley
01-06-2016	8:30 am	Independence	Rice, Soybean, Wheat, Corn, Grain Sorghum	Wyatt’s Cabin, Rosie	Bob Scott, Jarrod Hardke, Jeremy Ross, Jason Kelley, Nathan Slaton, Jason Davis
01-06-2016	8:30 am	Jackson	Rice, Soybean, Wheat, Corn, Grain Sorghum	ASU – Newport	Bob Scott, Jarrod Hardke, Gus Lorenz, Jeremy Ross, Jason Kelley, Nathan Slaton, Jason Davis
01-07- -2016	10:00 am	Craighead	Rice	Craighead County Extension Office	Jarrod Hardke, Bob Scott, Scott Stiles
01-11-2016	8:30 am	Jefferson	Rice, Soybean	Water Front Bldg, Regional Park, Pine Bluff	Bob Scott, Gus Lorenz, Jarrod Hardke, Scott Stiles, Jeremy Ross, Terry Spurlock
01-12-2016	8:30 am	Poinsett	Rice, Soybean	Weiner Rice Festival Building	Bob Scott, Gus Lorenz, Jarrod, Hardke, Nathan Slaton, Travis Faske, Jeremy Ross
01-15-2016	9:00 am	Poinsett	Cotton, Corn, Grain Sorghum	Old Dixie Equipment Building	Bill Robertson, Glenn Studebaker, Jason Kelley, Tom Barber, Craig Allen
01-15-2016	9:00 am	White	Soybean, Rice	Eagleview Catering, Searcy	Jeremy Ross, Jarrod Hardke, Travis Faske, Gus Lorenz, Scott Stiles, Bob Scott	IPM-1.5 hours Crop Mgt 2 hours
01-25-2016	8:00 am	Crittenden	Rice, Soybean	First Baptist Church, Crawfordsville	Jarrod Hardke, Jeremy Ross, Bob Scott, Travis Faske, Scott Stiles, Chris Henry, Gus Lorenz
01-25-2016	8:30 am	Mississippi	Rice, Soybean	Keiser	Jeremy Ross, Travis Faske, Jarrod Hardke, Ray Benson, Jason Osborn
01-28-2016	8:30 am	River Valley	Soybean	Conway County Fairgrounds, Morrilton	Gus Lorenz, Jeremy Ross, Scott Stiles, Bob Scott, Travis Faske
01-28-2016	8:30 AM	Statewide	Horticulture: Fruit and Vegetable Growers Meeting	Conway
02-02-2016	8:00 am	Clay	Rice, Soybean	MB Ainley Community Center, Corning	Bob Scott, Jeremy Ross, Glenn Studebaker, Jarrod Hardke, Mike Hamilton
02-02-2016	8:00 am	Greene	Rice, Soybean	Paragould Community Center	Jarrod Hardke, Jeremy Ross, Yeshi Wamishe, Bob Scott, Glenn Studebaker, Mike Hamilton
02-03-2016	8:30 am	Phillips, Lee, Monroe, St. Francis	Rice, Soybean	Lon Mann Research Station	Bob Scott, Jeremy Ross, Jarrod Hardke, Yoshi Wamishe, Trent Roberts, Gus Lorenz	Nutrient Mgt – 1 hour IPM – 4 hours Crop Mgt – 2 hours
02-03-2016	9:00 am	Jefferson	Corn, Grain Sorghum	Water Front Bldg, Regional Park, Pine Bluff	Jason Kelley, Kevin Lawson, Glenn Studebaker, Scott Stiles
02-03-2016	8:30 am	Mississippi	Cotton	Keiser (possibly Manila)	Bill Robertson, Fred Bourland, Ray Benson, Jason Osborn
02-04-2016	8:00 am	Arkansas	Rice, Soybean	Rice Research and Extension Center	Jarrod Hardke, Jeremy Ross, Bob Scott, Gus Lorenz, Jason Davis
02-04-2016	10:00 am	Craighead	Corn, Soybean	Craighead County Extension Office	Jason Kelley, Chris Grimes, Mike Hamilton, Tom Barber
02-05-2016	8:30 am	Randolph, Lawrence	Rice, Soybean, Corn, Grain Sorghum, Livestock, Horticulture	Black River Technical College	Jason Kelley, Travis Faske, Jeremy Ross, Ron Baker, Bob Scott, Jon Zawislak
02-09-2016	9:00 am	Ashley, Chicot	Soybean, Corn, Cotton	Wayne Edwards Building, Lake Village	Chad Norton, Kevin Lawson, Nick Seiter, Kevin Norton, Bill Robertson, Ryan Doherty, Zack Hill
02-10-2016	8:30 am	Phillips, Lee, Monroe, St. Francis	Cotton, Feed Grain	Lon Mann Research Station	Bill Robertson, Nick Seiter, Jason Kelley, Leo Espinoza, Mike Hamilton, Robert Goodson	Nutrient Mgt – 1 hour IPM- 2 hours Crop Mgt – 4 hours
02-11-2016	8:30 am	Miller, Bowie Count, TX	Corn, Wheat, Soybean	Four States Fairgrounds, Texarkana	Kelly Loftin, John Turner, Terry Kirkpatrick, Becky McPeake, John Jennings, George Selden, Scott Jones, Jennifer Caraway, Rex Herring
02-2016-2016	4:00 pm	Tri-County: Drew, Desha, Lincoln	Soybean, Rice, Corn	Dumas Community Center	Jason Kelley, Jeremy Ross, Jarrod Hardke, Scott Stiles
02-2016-2016	8:30 am	River Valley	Beef	Ozark County Livestock Auction Barn	Cindy Ham, Perry McCourt, Heidi Ward, John Boyd, Jim Robb, Kent Reading
02-17-2016	8:30 am	Cross	Rice, Soybean	Wynne Fire Station	Chris Grimes, Jeremy Ross, Glenn Studebaker, Mike Hamilton, Trent Roberts, Jarrod Hardke, Yeshi Wamishe, Bob Scott
02-17-2016	8:30 am	Woodruff	Rice, Soybean, Corn, Grain Sorghum	Three County Fairgrounds, McCrory	Jarrod Hardke, Jeremy Ross, Bob Scott, Yeshi Wamishe, Jason Kelley, Mike Hamilton, Jason Davis, Glenn Studebaker	Soil/Water Mgt – 0.5 hours IPM – 2 hours Crop Mgt – 1.5 hours
02-18-2016	9:00 am	Crittenden	Corn, Cotton, Grain Sorghum	Crittenden County Extension Office	Glenn Studebaker, Jason Davis, Scott Stiles, Tom Barber, Jason Kelley
02-19-2016	7:00 am	River Valley	Rice	Schaefers Barn, Lollie Bottoms	Jarrod Hardke, Bob Scott, Gus Lorenz
02-23-2016	8:00 am	Clay, Greene	Cotton	Rector Community Center	Bill Robertson, Tom Barber, Gus Lorenz, Terry Kirkpatrick, Scott Stiles
02-25-2016	8:00 am	Clay	Feed Grain	Rector Community Center	Jason Kelley, Glenn Studebaker, Tom Barber, Travis Faske, Scott Stiles
02-25-2016	8:25 am	Greene	Corn, Grain Sorghum, Wheat	Ironhouse BBQ, Hwy 49, Paragould	Morteza Mozaffari, Tom Barber, Jason Kelley, Scott Stiles, Travis Faske, Glenn Studebaker
03-03-2016	10:00 am	Craighead	Peanut, Cotton	Craighead County Extension Office	Travis Faske, Bill Robertson

For information on upcoming production meetings, contact your local Cooperative Extension Agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu.

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