2023 Arkansas Rice Field Day set for Thursday, Aug. 3
Aug. 2, 2023
WHAT: 2023 Arkansas Rice Field Day
WHEN: 7 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 3
WHERE: Rice Research and Extension Center, 2900 AR-130, Stuttgart, AR 72160
WHO: Deacue Fields, VP-agriculture, UA System
Bob Scott, director, Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Jean-François Meullenet, director, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Kelly Robbins, executive director, Arkansas Rice Federation
Jason Brancel, president and CEO, Riceland Food, Inc.
Keith Glover, president and CEO, Producers Rice Mill, Inc.
BACKGROUND:
From production to policy, the 2023 Rice Field Day will hit all the big topics for Arkansas rice growers, consultants and agriculture professionals.
The field day, hosted by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will be held at the Rice Research and Extension Center, 2900 Arkansas Highway 130, in Stuttgart. There is no cost to attend, and registration opens at 7 a.m. The event is co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, which operates the neighboring Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center.
The field day will include two field tours that run simultaneously, starting at 7:30 a.m., and again at 9:30 a.m.
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. The Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work
within the nation’s historic land grant education system through the Agricultural
Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service.
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 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 Alton B. Johnson,
director of the Rice Research and Extension Center, at (870) 673-2661, or altonj@uada.edu, as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.