• June 24: Texas A&M
Eagle Lake Field Day
Eagle Lake, Texas.
• July 2: 2008 LSU AgCenter
Rice Research Station Field Day
Crowley, La. The program will begin at 7:30 a.m. with field tours of rice
research projects. The main program will start at 10:45 a.m. followed
by lunch. For more information, please contact Dr. Steve Linscombe at
slinscombe@agcenter.lsu.edu
or (337) 788-7531.
• July 10: Beaumont Rice
Research Field Day
Beaumont, Texas.
• July 12-15: USA Rice
Annual Business Meeting
The Four Seasons Dallas at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas. To reserve your
hotel room, call 1-972-717-2499 and ask for the USA Rice rate. Hotel cut
off date for reservations is June 27, 2008. For more information, contact
Jeanette Davis at jdavis@usarice.com.
• July 17: Delta Research
and Extension Center (DREC) Crops Field Day
Stoneville, Miss. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. at the Capps Center. This
year’s event will showcase DREC’s efforts aimed at increasing
the profitability of Mississippi Delta agricultural producers. After a
morning of crop-specific informational sessions, lunch will be served.
Optional field tours for interested parties also will be offered. Contact
Jody Stovall at (662) 686-3216 or Doreen Muzzi at (662) 754-6905 or email
jstovall@drec.msstate.edu.
• Aug. 13: University
of Arkansas Rice Field Day
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension
Center, Stuttgart, Ark. Lunch will be served.
• Aug. 27: Missouri Rice
Farm Field Day
Glennonville, Mo.
• Sept. 2: University
of Missouri Delta Center Field Day
Portageville, Mo. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. For more information, contact Jake Fisher
at (573) 379-5431 or FisherJ@missouri.edu.
• Dec. 7-9: 2008 Rice
Outlook Conference
The Peabody Hotel, Little Rock, Ark. For more information, contact Jeanette
Davis at (703) 236-1447 or jdavis@usarice.com.
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