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⋅ BY STEVE LINSCOMBE ⋅ It’s been a busy week for the rice industry in Louisiana and Texas, with field days and meetings wrapping up just in time for growers to get back in the field. In Louisiana, that means harvesting...

⋅ BY DEBORAH WILLENBORG ⋅ The Rice Leadership Development Program gives future leaders a comprehensive understanding of the rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication skills. The class attends four one-week sessions over a two-year period that encompasses studies...

⋅ BY DEBORAH WILLENBORG ⋅ Despite triple digit temperatures at points, well-hydrated rice farmers, researchers, wildlife specialists, and USA Rice staff gathered June 28 in Crowley and Kaplan, Louisiana, to hear firsthand from scientists about the important work being done...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Underserved farmers who suffered pandemic-related losses have until July 14 to apply for funds from the Pandemic Assistance Relief Program, or PARP. PARP was created to expand the existing pandemic...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE When it comes to diagnosing problems in rice, farmers have a lot to choose from including disease, drought, flood, insects, soil health and weeds. However, Jarrod Hardke, extension rice...

⋅ BY LESLEY DIXON ⋅ A recent decision by a Louisiana appellate court to uphold the state's “Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act” has been hailed as a victory for consumers and the agriculture industry. The 3-0 ruling by the...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review. This guidance, when...

University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture releases high-yielding Clearfield medium-grain rice variety. ⋅ BY BRITTANEY MANN ⋅ U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station has released a new high-yielding medium-grain Clearfield rice cultivar at a time of elevated...

⋅ BY JULIE HARKER ⋅ MU AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL RESOURCES University of Missouri Extension has completed its first year of rice cultivar trials on both flood-irrigated and furrow-irrigated production systems at the MU Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center...

USDA-NIFA Sustainable Agricultural Systems rice grant collaboration. ⋅ BY BLAIR FANNIN ⋅ TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE While Texas rice growers face a stiff challenge to fend off yield- and profit-limiting kernel smut, Texas A&M AgriLife is quickly working to find a cure as part of...

LSU awarded $10 million grant to improve sustainability and profitability of rice farming through research innovations that advance climate-resilient crops. ⋅ BY LORI TYLER GULA ⋅ USDA The project is one of seven recently announced by NIFA and is funded by the...

#StillFarming: Why the Farm Bill matters Three years ago, Farm Bureau launched our #StillFarming campaign. Our goal was simple: reassure Americans that farmers and ranchers were committed to maintaining a steady food supply at a time when Americans witnessed empty...

Finding balance between technology and profit. ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ EDITOR Daniel and Dillon Berglund stem from a long line of agriculturalists. This father-son duo has roots in the Wharton and Matagorda counties of the Texas Gulf Coast, and they farm...

‘Super Seniors’ graduate from Rice Leadership Development Program As reported on in USA Rice’s The Daily, the 2021-23 Rice Leadership Development Class recently completed the two-year program with their final session held in conjunction with the USA Rice Legislative Fly-In...

⋅ BY MIKE HSU ⋅ UC AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES Due to severe water shortages, rice acres planted in California plummeted by 37% from 2021 to 2022, according to numbers released recently by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. But...