8:30 a.m. – Seeding Rates, Seed Treatments, Foliar Feeds, and Nitrogen Fertility in Soybeans – Jeremy Ross, extension soybean agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. 

8:45 a.m. – Evaluating Inoculation vs. Urea Application at Early and Late Planting Dates on Protein Concentration and Yield in Soybeans – Larry Purcell, professor, soybean physiologist, Division of Agriculture.  

9:05 a.m. – Breeding New and Improved Soybean Cultivars – Leandro Mozzoni, assistant professor, soybean breeder, Division of Agriculture.

9:25 a.m. – Weed Control Options in Rice and Soybean – Jason Norsworthy, professor, weed scientist, Division of Agriculture.

9:40 a.m. – Cover Crop Management – Trent Roberts, associate professor – soil fertility, Division of Agriculture.

10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. – Break

10:15 a.m. – Rice tour departs from office

10:25 a.m. – Rice Breeding Updates including New Releases of Clearfield Rice, Potential Long and Medium Grain Releases and Promising Experimental Pure Lines and Hybrids – Xueyan Sha, professor – rice breeding.

10:45 a.m. – Insect Update and Insect Control in Rice. – Gus Lorenz, Nick Bateman, extension entomologists.

11:10 a.m. – Irrigation Management: Flood vs. Furrow Irrigated Rice – Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist.

11:25 a.m. – Utilizing Drones in Multiple Inlet Rice Irrigation and Using Moisture Sensors for Irrigation Scheduling – Mike Hamilton, extension irrigation instructor.

Noon – Update from Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station administration - Nathan Slaton, assistant director-AAES.

12:10 p.m. – Lunch.