Nov. 25, 2020

Winter county production meetings move online in January, February

By Mary Hightower
U of A System Division of Agriculture

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Find 2021 production meeting schedule at http://bit.ly/WinterMeetings2021
2021 meetings organized by commodity

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Newsrooms: Registration links are forthcoming

LITTLE ROCK — Annual winter county production meetings, a long-standing service from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, are moving online in 2021. Separate sessions will focus on each of the state’s commodity crops, with an additional online session focusing on markets, new technologies and irrigation.

THE SEASON AHEAD — Annual winter county production meetings, a long-standing service from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, are moving online in 2021. (Division of Agriculture photo.)

“Since COVID doesn’t seem ready to give up its hold, we are switching to an online format in 2021,” Jerry Clemons, extension Delta District director for the Division of Agriculture, said. “Even with the new format, Arkansas producers will hear from the people you know and trust, our agronomists and economists and experts in irrigation, new technology, weed, insect and disease management.”

The meetings will be held through the online platform Zoom. Each meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and is expected to run two or 2.5 hours, ending with a live Q&A. There is no cost to attend. Registration information and agendas may be found at http://bit.ly/WinterMeetings2021.

Registration links are forthcoming.

2021 Schedule

Date:	Schedule:
Jan. 12	Corn and grain sorghum production meeting Corn and grain sorghum hybrid recommendations/production practices — Jason Kelley, extension wheat and feed grains agronomist Weed control in corn and grain sorghum — Tom Barber, extension weed scientist Disease management in corn — Terry Spurlock, extension plant pathologist Corn fertility — Trent Roberts, associate professor-soil fertility Insect management in corn and grain sorghum — Glenn Studebaker, extension entomologist
Jan. 14	Rice production meeting Agronomy — variety selection, seeding rates, harvest aids — Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist Weed Science — applications, sedges, grass, technologies, resistance — Tommy Butts, extension weed scientist Entomology — insect control, stink bugs, bill bugs, seed treatments — Nick Bateman, extension entomologist Pathology — fungicides and timings — Yeshi Wamishe, extension plant pathologist Fertility — nitrogen and general fertility — Trent Roberts, associate professor-soil fertility Furrow irrigated rice — Jarrod Hardke, Justin Chlapecka, graduate assistant
Jan. 21	Cotton production meeting Variety selection — Bill Robertson, extension cotton agronomist Cotton fertility — Matt Fryer, extension instructor-soils Cotton weed management — Tom Barber, extension weed scientist Cotton disease and nematode management — Travis Faske, extension plant pathologist Cotton insect management — Gus Lorenz, extension entomologist
Jan. 26	Peanut production meeting County demonstration results/variety testing — Andy Vangilder, extension instructor Weed management — Tom Barber, extension weed scientist Insect management — Glenn Studebaker, extension entomologist Disease management — Travis Faske, extension plant pathologist
Jan. 28	Marketing, new technologies and irrigation Grain and cotton market outlook for 2021 — Scott Stiles, extension economist Crop budgets 101 — Breana Watkins, extension economist Sprayer technology — Jason Davis, extension application technologist Furrow irrigation — Mike Hamilton, extension irrigation instructor Irrigation contest and school update — Chris Henry, extension irrigation engineer
Feb. 2	Soybean production meeting Soybean update/variety technology comparison — Jeremy Ross, extension soybean agronomist Insect update/Heligen® — Ben Thrash, extension entomologist Nematode management — Travis Faske, extension plant pathologist Soybean fertility — Trent Roberts, associate professor — soil fertility Soybean weed control — Tommy Butts, extension weed scientist

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About the Division of Agriculture

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.

The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.

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Media Contact: Mary Hightower
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University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
mhightower@uada.edu
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