EAGLE LAKE – The 50th annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day tour is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at the David R. Wintermann Rice Research Station on Farm-to-Market Road 102 just north of Eagle Lake, followed by an evening program at the Eagle Lake Community Center located at 100 N. Walnut Ave. in Eagle Lake.
The field day will offer pro ducers an opportunity to tour the research station, making stops along the way to hear from AgriLife Research and Extension scientists about specialty rice breeding, plant physiology, plant nutrients, insect, weed, and disease management.
At the evening program, Dr. Sam Rustom, assistant professor and extension specialist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension—Eagle Lake, will introduce himself, expand on his new role in the area rice industry, and present a program on ACCase- resistant cropping systems and their applications in rice production.
