Rice researchers highlight variety development, growing methods at 112th annual field day
Derek Albert
LSU AgCenter
More than 400 rice producers and industry insiders gathered for the first post-pandemic field day at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station on June 30.
Following a virtual field day in 2020, this year’s in-person event featured a field tour highlighting new developments in rice varieties, pest management and growing practices.
“We have had a great turnout for our first post-pandemic LSU AgCenter rice field day,” said Dustin Harrell, resident coordinator of the Rice Research Station. “We can once again give our rice growers and rice industry professionals an in-person look at our collaborative research efforts to create new varieties and best management practices for a thriving and sustainable rice crop here in Louisiana.”
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Louisiana Tech University Mechanical Engineering senior Richard Fontenot has earned a SMART (Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation) Scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense for his academic and research success.
The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program provides science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students who excel in studies and complex research with a full scholarship and opportunities to research during summer internships with experts in their fields.
In addition to being a top-notch student, Fontenot has honed his research skills over the past three years, performing innovative research focused on heat transfer and spacecraft applications, specifically controlling thermal energy of spacecraft using ferrofluids, on projects with Dr. Arden Moore, associate professor of mechanical engineering and nanotechnology engineering for Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering and Science and Institute of Micromanufacturing, and his team at The