August 10, 2016 Grand Prairie Center Stuttgart, Arkansas DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE R E S E A R C H & E X T E N S I O N University of Arkansas System
Special Recgonition to the Rice Research & Promotion Board for its outstanding and continued support of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Rice Expo.
Greetings from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. 1906 was something of a watershed for rice cultivation in Arkansas. That was the year the first rice mill opened in Arkansas right here in Stuttgart. Although rice had been grown as early as 1819 at Arkansas Post, the rice industry in Arkansas didn t really take off until the first decade of the 20th century. Since then Arkansas rice growers have become the nation s top rice producer. The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis report that showed Arkansas leading the nation in first quarter gross domestic product growth this year also noted that growth was driven by rice. One-hundred-ten years after that first rice mill opened, the Arkansas Rice Expo continues to celebrate the crop and the community that makes it thrive. We ll show our research during field tours and address emerging issues in farming such as use of drones. In this year s keynote, we will have three industry-prominent panelists: Paul Bolin of Anheuser-Busch; Keith Glover, CEO of Producers Rice Mill and Dr. Eric Wailes, distinguished Professor- Agricultural Economics, with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture; discussing the question In 2025, where in the world will Arkansas rice be found? Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, Mark J. Cochran Vice President for Ag Mark Cochran, Vice President for Agriculture
Arkansas Rice Expo 7:45 am Rice Recipe Contestants Check-In Salon B 8:00 am Registration/Exhibits Open Grand Hallway Rice Centerpiece Contest Begins Salon A 8:15 am Field Tours Begin 8:30 am Rice Recipe Contest Judging Salon B 9:00 am Horticulture Seminars Begin Salon A, Stage 2 Rice Centerpiece Contest Judging Salon A 9:30 am Rice Cooking Demonstrations Salon A, Stage 1 10:30 am Awards Presentations Salons A & B General Session Sponsored by Riceland Foods Auditorium 10:55 am Welcome, Dr. Nathan McKinney, interim director of the Rice Research & Extension Center, U of A System Division of Agriculture 11:00 am Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Dr. Mark Cochran, U of A System Division of Agriculture, Vice President for Agriculture Keynote panel, Paul Bolin, Plant Manager, Anheuser-Busch InBev Keith Glover, President & CEO, Producers Rice Mill Eric Wailes, Distinguished Professor, Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, UA System Division of Agriculture Remarks from Congress The Honorable John Boozman, US Senator The Honorable Rick Crawford, US Congressman, First District The Honorable Bruce Westerman, US Congressman, Fourth District noon Lunch Salons A&B Sponsored by the Rice Research & Promotion Board
Field Tours Sponsored by Dow AgroSciences Rice Research and Extension Center (Buses leave the Grand Prairie Center at 8:15, 8:45 and 9:15 a.m.) Tour conducted by faculty and staff of the U of A System Division of Agriculture. Stop 1 Stop 2 Stop 3 Arkansas Rice Breeding Update, Dr. Xueyan Sha, mediumgrain rice breeder and Dr. Ehsan Shakiba, hybrid rice breeder Weed Resistance Management in Rice and Soybeans Dr. Jason Norsworthy and Dr. Tom Barber, weed scientists Rice Irrigation Water Management, Dr. Chris Henry, water management engineer and Mike Hamilton, extension irrigation educator Ag Breakout sessions Session 1, Classroom C 9:00 am New technology for in-bin rice drying and storage, Dr. Griffiths Atungulu, grain process engineer, U of A System Division of Agriculture Food Science Dept., Mike Shook, grain drying and storage engineer, Agri Process Innovations, Stuttgart 9:45 am Factors impacting rice milling yields, Dr. Terry Siebenmorgen, director, U of A System Division of Agriculture Rice Processing Program Session 2, Mack s Prairie Wings Meeting Room 9:00 am Walk-in Plant Disease Clinic*, Dr. Travis Faske, 11:00 am Dr. Yeshi Wamishe and Sherrie Smith, U of A System Division of Agriculture plant pathologists Session 3, Classroom D 9:00 am & A First Look at UAV Capabilities for Arkansas Agriculture, 10:00 am Dr. Terry Spurlock, System Division of Agriculture plant pathologist and Brad Fausett, CEO, Arkansas UAV *Certified Crop Advisors may receive one-hour CEU credit for attending
Seminars & Activities Horticulture Seminars Salon A, Stage 2 9:00 am Growing Your Own Herbs, Randy Forst, Pulaski County Extension staff chair 9:45 am Growing Your Own Mushrooms, Dr. Vic Ford, director, SW Research & Extension Center Living Well With Rice Cooking Demonstrations Salon A, Stage 1 9:30 am Savory Brunch Rice, Leigh Ann Bullington, Woodruff County Extension staff chair, and Keith Cleek, regional program associate-family and Consumer Sciences 10:15 am Honey balsamic mushrooms over rice, Leigh Ann Bullington,Woodruff County Extension staff chair, and Keith Cleek, regional program associate-family and Consumer Sciences Rice Centerpiece Contest 8:00 am Check-In Salon A 9:00 am Judging Salon A 10:30 pm Awards Salons A & B Rice Recipe Contest Sponsored by Producers and Specialty Rice 7:45 am Check-In Salon B 8:30 am Judging Salon B 10:30 pm Awards Salons A & B Rice Quiz Bowl 8:05 am Bracket Competetions Begin Classroom B 10:30 am* Championship Round Classroom B The Championship Round is open to the public. All earlier competitions will be closed door. *Championship start time is estimated.
Youth 4-H Passport Adventure (Participation must be completed by noon) Upon check-in, participating youth will receive a passport to be stamped as they participate in each of these activities listed below. Completion of the passport guarantees a prize. Kid s Activities Classroom A Wildlife Exhibit Project WILD 4-H STEM Activity Inside Exhibits Grand Hallway 4-H Youth Opportunities Outside Exhibits and Activities Grand Prairie Center 4-H Shooting Sports BB Shoot 4-H Rice Bag Toss Arkansas Farm to You Farm Bureau Rice Mill & Combine Simulator Mack s Prairie Wings Youth Archery Miss Arkansas Rice Contestants Name County Name County Torri Dumond Madison Gibson Libby Thornhill Dawsyn Smith Kristen Lanni Chloe Griffith Arkansas Craighead Cross Jackson Jefferson Lee Lacy Smith Libby Wilkison Alison Berger Ketrina Wallace Alexandria Rawls Gabriella Winkler Lonoke Monroe Poinsett Prairie St. Francis Woodruff
Grand Prairie Center Map & Exhibit Key (Walk-in Disease Clinic) (Kids Activities) (Radio) 4-H Passport 4-H Quizbowl 6 7 AP Innovations 18 AR Agriculture Department 42 AR Association of Conservation Districts 49 AR Certified Seed 22 AR Farm Bureau 45 AR Food Bank 10 AR Healthy Life Program 47 AR Rice Federation 12 AR Soybean Breeding Program 21 AR Women in Agriculture 33 Arkansas 4-H 8 Arkion Life Science 32 Center for Agriculture & Rural Sustainability Classroom C Classroom D 23 25 Coffee break sponsored by RiceCo 9 Country Boy Organics 46 Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center 29 30 Delta Plastics 41 Dow AgroSciences 17 Farm Credit Horizon Ag 16 44 24 Gran Entran SOUTH ENTRA Rice Research and Field T Buses leave the Gra from the Gra at 8:15, 8:45 a
Exhibits open from 8:00 a.m. through the end of lunch. (Session 1) (Session 3) d ce NCE Extension Center ours nd Prairie Center nd Entrance nd 9:15 a.m. N-STaR Lab 26 Poinsett Rice & Grain 34 Producers Rice 38 Progeny 5 Rice Checker 1 RiceTec 13 Riceland Foods Southern Bank 37 40 Soybean Science Challenge 19 20 Specialty Rice 39 Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce 15 U of A Rice Drying Program U of A System Division of Ag 27 14 UA Verification Programs 35 36 UACES Community Development 3 UACES FCS Department 48 UAPB School of Ag, Fisheries & Human Sciences 43 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Delta Region 28 Rice/Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship USA Rice Federation 11 Valley View Agri 4 Walk-In Plant Disease Clinic 2 31
We re No. 1! The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board works to ensure that Arkansas remains the nation s largest producer of rice. Through their check-off, Arkansas rice producers fund approximately $2.8 million of research with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture annually to help keep the Arkansas rice industry sustainable. www.arkrice.org
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Contributing Sponsors Cooperating Partners Agriculture Council of Arkansas Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts Arkansas Agriculture Dept. Arkansas Corn and Sorghum Promotion Board Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Arkansas Foundation for Agriculture Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board Arkansas State Cotton Support Committee Arkansas State Plant Board Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board Arkansas Women in Agriculture Farm Service Agency Soybean Promotion Board USDA Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service USDA National Resource Conservation Service
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