RICHARD E. HICKS
OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI
This past week I spent a very enjoyable hour or so talking to a producer from California. It was very enlightening to speak with someone from that state. California is a place that pretty much...
Specialists Speaking - TYLER MUSGROVE - LOUISIANA
Over the past 10-15 years, rice insect control has been an afterthought in Mid-South crop management. And it was for good reason — the pest spectrum was limited to a small handful of...
Specialists Speaking - SAM RUSTOM - TEXAS
Background
Over the past 10 years, rice delphacid (Tagosodes orizicolus) has become the No. 1 crop management concern for Texas rice producers. Native to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, we think this...
Specialists Speaking - LUIS ESPINO - CALIFORNIA
As I write this, planting season in California is starting. Price of rice is still depressed, so it is important to keep costs down. This might be a good time to review some...
Specialists Speaking - JARROD T. HARDKE - ARKANSAS
You can’t outguess insects, but you can be on the lookout. Drought conditions create interesting concerns for developing insect problems. On one hand, there can be fewer alternate hosts for insects to...
Specialists Speaking- ANNA SMYLY
Rice in the Mid-South is typically grown using the direct-seeded, delayed flood production method where a continuous flood is maintained from the four-to-five leaf growth stage until a couple of weeks before harvest. Maintaining a flood...
CARROLL SMITH CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
As a child, fifth-generation rice farmer Mark Pousson grew up on the family farm in Jefferson Davis Parish in the Acadiana region of Louisiana. On a typical day, he could be found kicking the dirt and...
MOLLIE LANDERS BUCKLER
KATY, TEXAS
At an event a couple of weeks ago, someone asked how long I’d been working for the US Rice Producers Association. I gave my usual answer – five years this summer – and mentioned my family’s...
RICHARD E. HICKS
OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI
Well, at this writing we see a radical change in the geopolitical situation in the world and this, of course, has a commensurate impact on the marketplace. War is usually good for commodity prices and...
PETER BACHMANN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
I recently had the honor of testifying before the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Trade, and I’ll tell you what I told them: American rice farmers are getting a raw deal, and it has nothing...
ELSA HAHNE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
In the heart of Cajun country, Allen Mclain farms about 3,000 acres of rice together with his wife, father, and two younger brothers. Much of their crop, all south of LA-14, is under threat. Saltwater...
BY MATT SALANIK BRIGHTON AGENCY
The U.S. rice industry has never struggled to produce volume. What’s becoming harder is ensuring the volume consistently meet market expectations.
According to Dr. Tim Walker, CEO of Horizon Ag, that distinction is forcing growers to...
JOHN LOVETT FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
Even though farmers have been dealing with rice stink bugs as pests since the 1880s, entomologists are still getting to know them at the genetic level.
A first-of-its-kind study published on the genetics of rice stink bugs...
SCOTT STILES HARRISBURG, ARKANSAS
These days you look for good news wherever you can find it. September rice futures have pushed higher over the past month, rallying about $1.15/cwt. from the February lows. That’s about where the good news ends. ...
JOHN LOVETT FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
For vegans and people who are allergic to dairy, nuts or gluten, rice is a surprising source to make a hypoallergenic alternative cheese.
As a bonus, the protein sources in rice are considered byproducts of white rice...
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