Maximizing profits from rice harvests will be the overall theme at the 63rd annual field day at Texas AgriLife Research-Beaumont July 8. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications photo).
BEAUMONT – “Maximizing Profits – Minimizing Risk” is the theme for the 63rd annual field day at the Texas AgriLife Research Center in Beaumont, 1509 Aggie Dr.
The July 8 event begins with field tours at 8 a.m. and a program at 10:45 a.m. Afternoon field tours begin at 1 p.m.
Dr. Ted Wilson, center director, will open the program with an overview of the center’s research. Speakers include Dennis Delaughter, Progressive Farm Management president; Dr. Eric Webster, professor of weed management, Louisiana State University AgCenter; and Dr. Rick Norman, professor of crop, soil and environmental sciences, University of Arkansas. Presentations on economics, resistance management and fertilizing management will tie into the theme.
The morning tour stops will address recent developments in rice breeding, a photosynthesis study, rice physiology and fertility, rice insect and disease management, and rice quality and molecular genetics. Afternoon tours will address weed management, organic rice, and oilseed crops for biofuels.
The event is free and open to the public, and a barbecue lunch will be provided.
For more information, contact Brandy Morace at 409-752-3045, bmorace@aesrg.tamu.edu.
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