Rice Farming A One Grower Publication
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Pretty in pink
Bucket traps aid University of Arkansas research into new row-rice pest, control measures. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • University of Arkansas entomologists continue their quest to learn more about the rice levee billbug, a weevil pest that until recently ... Read More »
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Syngenta launches seed treatment with 4 modes of action
Syngenta has launched Vibrance RST rice seed treatment, which contains four different fungicidal modes of action to control seedborne, soilborne and seedling diseases, according to a news release. The four active ingredients are: • Azoxystrobin, a Group 11 fungicide, protects ... Read More »
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EPA registers 2 Adama rice herbicides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has registered two rice herbicides from Adama: Vopak 3ME and Zurax L. Vopak 3ME is a microencapsulated formulation of clomazone, which provides residual activity on grass and broadleaf weeds, according to a news release. It ... Read More »
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New plant-based lobbying groups bear watching
On its surface, the announcement that a new group has formed to lobby on behalf of plant-based consumers and business may seem innocuous enough. After all, rice is a plant that enjoys popularity not only for its worldwide dietary contributions ... Read More »
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Louisiana cooking 101: roux, the ‘holy trinity’ and parboiled rice
My mom and grandmother on her side grew up in Minnesota, where they ate bland foods, like white fish, turnips and rutabagas, and rarely used seasonings other than salt. Nanny, my grandmother on my dad’s side, grew up in the ... Read More »