Sept. 4, 2020
Division of Agriculture holds online soybean field day Sept. 17
By Fred Miller
U of A System Division of Agriculture
@AgNews479
Fast facts
- Online soybean field day set for Sept. 17
- Videos from earlier online field days available
- Rice field day:
- Corn field day:
- Cotton field day to follow Oct. 1
- More information at https://aaes.uark.edu/field-days
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will present the latest in Arkansas soybean research during an online soybean field day Sept. 17. It will be the third of four commodity events held online to provide Arkansas growers safe, two-way interaction with division researchers and extension specialists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The online field day is free, but registration is required to connect.
Arkansas is 11th in the U.S. in soybean production, according to the 2019 Arkansas Agricultural Profile, published by the Division of Agriculture (http://bit.ly/AAES-AgProfile2019). The state’s farmers harvested more than 165 million bushels from 3.24 million acres in 2018, and the crop added nearly $1.5 billion to the state’s agricultural economy.
“Every year, soybean researchers with the Division of Agriculture conduct research at many locations across the state,” said Jeremy Ross, professor and extension soybean agronomist.
“Because of the pandemic, this year the Division of Agriculture decided to host the online Soybean Field Day to showcase soybean research that is being conducted at several Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station locations,” Ross said. “Investigators will be presenting research findings on topics ranging from potassium management, root-knot nematode and disease controls, late-season insect management, and application factors that impact weed control with some of the new herbicide technologies.”
Certified Crop Advisors and Arkansas Agricultural Consultants may receive continuing education units for participating in the online field day, Ross said.
Jean-François Meullenet, senior associate vice president for agriculture-research and director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, will open the field day at 6 p.m. with a welcome address on behalf of the Division of Agriculture. Then Rusty Smith, chairman of the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, will share a message on behalf of the board.
Division scientists will give research and extension presentations via pre-recorded videos:
- Trent Roberts, associate professor and extension soil fertility specialist, will discuss profitable potassium management in soybeans.
- Travis Faske, professor and extension plant pathologist, will present the importance of resistance to the Southern Root-Knot Nematode in soybeans.
- Terry Spurlock, associate professor and extension plant pathologist, will describe the response of soybean varieties to fungal pathogens.
- Ben Thrash, assistant professor and extension entomologist, will discuss late-season insect management.
- Jason Norsworthy, Distinguished Professor of weed science, will explain the influence of pigweed size on effectiveness of glufosinate and auxin herbicides alone and in combination using approved spray nozzles.
- Tommy Butts, assistant professor and extension weed scientist, will discuss spray water quality, adjuvants and the Enlist E3 soybean system.
Following the presentations, the research and extension scientists will answer participants’ questions during a live online panel discussion, Ross said. Field day participants will have an opportunity to interact with scientists and learn more about how the research applies to their crops and operations.
“This is a new venue for presenting the research work conducted by our faculty, and we are excited to be able to present plot work from multiple research stations in one field day,” Ross said. “I believe that each presenter participating in the online Soybean Field Day has information that producers, crop consultants, county extension agents, and industry personnel will find very useful.”
The online field day for cotton, the last in the series, will be broadcast Oct. 1. For more information about the online field days and to register for the soybean or cotton events, visit the 2020 virtual field day website: https://aaes.uark.edu/field-days. A recording of each field day will be available on demand from the website after the live broadcast.
To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uark.edu. Follow us on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch and Instagram at ArkAgResearch.
To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow us on Twitter at @UAEX_edu.
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.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Media Contact: Fred Miller
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
(479) 575-5647
fmiller@uark.edu
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