Rice Events

Time Schedule:

8:00 - 8:30 am	Registration and commercial exhibits
8:30 - 12:00	Field Tours
	Period 1:    8:30 - 9:00
	Period 2:    9:15 - 9:45
	Period 3:    10:00 - 10:30
	Period 4:    10:45 - 11:15
	Period 5:    11:30 - 12:00
Noon	Lunch

In the Tent:

• Poster presentations
• Commercial exhibits

Field Plot Tours:

Green Wagon.

Performance of Rice Varieties in Missouri, Dr. Donn Beighley, Rice Breeder, Southeast Missouri State University, Malden
New Breeding Technologies and Rice Types, Dr. Neil Rutger, Chief Scientist/Geneticist, Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, AR
Bird Control in Rice, Robert Bird, USDA Animal Damage Control, Delta Center, Portageville

Blue Wagon.

Rice Weed Revival - Return to Fundamentals, Dr. Andy Kendig, Weed Scientist, UMC Delta Center, Portageville
Reduced Seeding Rates and Other Innovative Rice Production Practices, Brian Ottis, Rice Agronomist, UMC Delta Research Station, Portageville

Red Wagon.

Rice Market Outlook and Policy, Dr. John Kruse, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri, Columbia
Missouri Rice Council Activities, Gary Murphy, President, Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council, Bernie
Current Status of Soybean Rust, Dr. Allen Wrather, Plant Pathologist, UMC Delta Research Station, Portageville

Yellow Wagon.

Split vs. All Pre-Flood N Application, Dr. Gene Stevens, Soil Scientist, Commercial Agriculture Program, UMC Delta Research Station, Portageville
Using a Digital Camera to Assess N Needs of Rice, Dr. Michael Aide, SEMO State University, Cape Girardeau
Correcting Phosphorus Deficiency in Rice, David Dunn, Supervisor, Soil Testing Laboratory, UMC Delta Center, Portageville