Web videos highlight rice, soybean research in virtual field day
Aug. 26, 2009Contact Information:
Fred Miller, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System
479-575-5647 / fmiller@uark.edu
Rick Norman, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture soil scientist,discusses soil fertility for rice during a field day Aug. 12 at the division's Rice Research and Extension Center near Stuttgart. Videos of the 14 tour presentations are available for viewing on the Web or as downloads for computers and mobile devices.
Related Web VIDEOS: http://aaes.uark.edu/ricefielddays_videos.html
STUTTGART, Ark. — Research and extension presentations from the Aug. 12 field day at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture's Rice Research and Extension Center are available for viewing online and for downloading to computers, Blackberries, iPhones and other mobile devices.
Fourteen Web videos provide a virtual field day, covering all the topics presented in four field and indoor tours. The videos can be found on the Division of Agriculture Web site: http://aaes.uark.edu/ricefielddays_videos.html
The annual field day highlights research and extension programs by division scientists. The USDA Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center next door also participates Field tours provided a look at some of the top state and national research programs in rice and soybeans.
Field day topics in the virtual tours include development of improved rice varieties; rice and soybean fertility; managing rice and soybean diseases, weeds and insect pests, rice quality, tillage and the economics of irrigation.