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2014 Arkansas Rice Expo Grand Prairie Center Stuttgart, Arkansas Friday, August 1, 2014 Family Activities and Events 8 a.m.
Registration and Exhibits Open, Grand Hallway Coffee Shop Opens through 10:30 a.m. Rice Tabletop Centerpiece Contest Begins, Outdoor Tent Locally Grown Farmers Market Opens through 1:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Rice Recipe Contestants Check-In, Salon B
8:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. Field Tours Begin Field Tours will run every 30 minutes for two hours each • • •
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Living Well with Rice Cooking Demonstrations, Salon A, Stage 2 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. Food Preservation Demonstrations, Outdoor Tent 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. Agriculture Breakout Sessions: Classroom A, Classroom C, and Mack’s Prairie Wings Meeting Room 9:00 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. Virtual Field Tours, Grand Prairie Center Auditorium 9:15 a.m.
Rice Tabletop Centerpiece Contest Live Judging, Salon A
9:30 a.m.
Rice Recipe Contest Live Judging, Salon B
9:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Horticulture Seminars, Salon A, Stage 2 11 a.m.
Joint House and Senate Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee Meeting, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, Seminar Room ____________________________________________________________________________________________
2014 Arkansas Rice Expo General Session, Grand Auditorium 11:15 a.m.
100th Anniversary Celebration Video
11:25 a.m.
Welcome, Dr. Chuck Wilson, Director Rice Research and Extension Center
11: 30 a.m.
Promotion Board Activity Update Video • •
Rice Research and Promotion Board Corn and Sorghum Promotion Board
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Wheat Promotion Board Soybean Promotion Board Cotton Promotion Board
11:45 a.m.
Division of Ag Update, Dr. Mark Cochran, Vice President for Agriculture
11:55 a.m.
Agriculture Expert Panel Insight on the 2014 Farm Bill
12:20 p.m.
Awards Presentations, Dr. Chuck Wilson and Dr. Mark Cochran
12:30 p.m.
Lunch, Salons A&B
Ag Breakout Sessions There will be three sessions running simultaneously from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Session 1, Classroom A • • •
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Arkansas Water Plan Update, Mike Daniels, Professor/Extension Water Quality and Nutrient Management Specialist 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Increasing Irrigation Efficiency, Mike Hamilton - County Extension Agent Agriculture, Poinsett County 10:30 a.m. – 11:00a.m. Sprayer Clean Up 101, Andy Vangilder – County Extension Agent - Staff Chair, Clay County
Session 2, Mack’s Prairie Wings Meeting Room (West Entrance) •
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Walk-in Plant Disease Clinic, Terry Kirkpatrick, Terry Spurlock, and Travis Faske– Extension Plant Pathologists and Sherrie Smith – Director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab *Certified Crop Advisors may receive one-hour CEU credit for attending
Session 3, Classroom C •
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9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. The Farm Bill Decision Making Process with a Web-Based Farm Bill Decision Aid, Bobby Coats, Professor of Economics/Extension Economist and Archie Flanders, Assistant Professor of Agriculture Economics/Extension Economist 10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Market Outlook, Scott Stiles, Instructor of Economics, Cooperative Extension Service and Matt King, Director of Market Information and Economics, Arkansas Farm Bureau
Field Tours, Rice Research and Extension Center Buses leave the Grand Prairie Center at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30 and 10 a.m. and run for two-hour tours each
Stop 1 • Long-Grain Breeding Update, Dr. Karen Moldenhauer • Medium-Grain Breeding Update, Dr. Xueyan Sha Stop 2 • Weed Control Technologies, Dr. Bob Scott • Irrigation Management, Dr. Chris Henry Stop 3 • Insect Management, Dr. Gus Lorenz • N-STaR Program, Dr. Trent Roberts • Agronomics, Dr. Jarrod Hardke
Return to Grand Prairie Center (10:30, 11:00, 11:30 a.m., and 12:00 p.m.) Food Preservation Demos, Outdoor Tent
Presentations given by Jane Newton, Lincoln County Extension Agent -FCS; Debbie Baker, Clay County Extension Agent -FCS • • • • •
9:00 a.m. General FP Safety - Bad practices, Head Space 9:30 a.m. Selecting tomatoes, types, characteristics 10:00 a.m. Canning Salsas - different types and considerations 10:30 a.m. Acidity, Sodium and Herbs and spices in canning 11:00 a.m. Packs - Hot and Raw - Jars/Lids
Horticulture Seminars, Salon A, Stage 2 • • •
9:30 a.m. Home Vegetable Production, Janet Carson, Extension Horticulture Specialist 10:30 a.m. Home Fruit Production, Dan Chapman, Resident Director in Charge, Fruit Research Station 11:30 a.m. Home Herb Gardens, Janet Carson, Extension Horticulture Specialist
Living Well with Rice Cooking Demonstrations, Salon A, Stage 1 • • •
8:30 a.m. Edamame Chicken Stir Fry, Leigh Ann Bullington, Cross County Extension Agent FCS 10:00 a.m. Ambrosia Rice, Dana Kelly, Randolph County Extension Agent FCS 11:00 a.m. Garlic Herb Spread, VeEtta Simmons, Crittenden County Extension Agent Staff Chair
Rice Tabletop Centerpiece Contest • • •
8:00 a.m. Check-In, Outdoor Tent 9:15 a.m. Judging, Salon A 12:25 p.m. Awards, Grand Auditorium
Rice Recipe Contest Sponsored by Producers and Specialty Rice • • •
8:30 a.m. Check-In, Salon B 9:30 a.m. Judging, Salon B 12:25 p.m. Awards Presentation, Grand Auditorium
Youth 4H Passport Adventure 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 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. Hands on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Activities, Classroom D • Marshmallow Madness • Project Learning Tree Bird Feeders • Crop and Seed ID Inside Exhibits, East Hallway • 4-H Youth Opportunities • Arkansas Farm to You • Ag in the Classroom Outside Activities and Exhibits, West Entrance • Arkansas Game and Fish Youth BB Shoot • Ag Pro Train • AR Game and Fish Aquarium • Farm Bureau Rice Mill • Farm Bureau Milk Cow • Farm Bureau Combine Simulator • Mack’s Prairie Wings Youth Archery • National Guard Football and Basketball Toss
