On Tuesday June 28, the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Extension held the 42nd Annual Rice Field Day, planned and coordinated by the Colorado County Rice Committee, at the David R. Wintermann Rice Research Station in Eagle Lake. Everyone was welcome to come out to the research station to get a look at some of the important rice research that they were working on.

Visitors gathered into covered trailers to be taken on a tour of the rice fields surrounding the station. Different scientists gave presentations about what they were working on. They included presentations from Dr. Rodante Tabien on varietal improvement and potential releases, Dr. Fugen Dou on soil amendments and nitrogen management, Dr. Shane Zhou on varieties and diseases, Dr. Mo Way on insect management and Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan on new herbicides. Afterwards, everyone headed to the community center for a dinner of Austin’s BBQ and reports from Peter Bachman on rice economics and Dwight Roberts on the market outlook for Texas producers.

For more information about the Texas A&M AgrifLife Research Extension Center at Beaumont (which also operates at the Eagle Lake facility) click here and here.

Following are photos from the Eagle Lake Rice Field Day: