New ‘Diamond’ lives up to expectations with strong yields and excellent grain quality.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
After the first year of commercial production, the Diamond variety has proven to be a gem with average statewide yields topping nearly all conventional varieties...
Computerized bin monitors fine-tune rice drying, improving grain quality and energy savings.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
Knowing a load could face rejection if it was too high in moisture, Mike McCarty was diligent about sampling his grain bins 2 feet down to take readings. He...
Rice-focused conservation program draws from public and private funding to help growers install on-the-ground improvements.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
Recognizing that sustainability is gaining importance among rice buyers, producer Michael Fruge wanted to get ahead of the curve. The Eunice, La., rice and soybean grower signed up...
Multiple-inlet rice irrigation relies on poly tubing and Pipe Planner software to boost water-use efficiency while reducing overall use.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
Scott Matthews, a rice producer south of Jonesboro, Ark., experimented with multiple-inlet rice irrigation about 10 years ago, had a couple of self-described disasters and...
It’s hard to believe Rice Farming magazine will celebrate its Golden Anniversary this year.
Many changes and challenges have affected the U.S. rice industry over the past 50 years. Farms are larger, prices are volatile, machinery is highly mechanized and...
Growers get behind the camera to shoot videos and help educate the public about rice.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
When third-generation rice producer Matthew Sligar went to the University of California, Santa Cruz, to study modern American literature, he had no...
Drones help scout fields, saving time and giving a different perspective.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
Timothy Gertson readily admits that flying a drone is cool. But the producer of row crops near Lissie, Texas, is quick to point out that his...
As Mexican rice borer expands, a collaborative effort is studying new management regimes and control methods.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
Since the Mexican rice borer was first confirmed in Texas in the 1980s, it has slowly expanded its range throughout
Southeast Texas and into...
Pay attention to wind, several other factors to minimize off-target herbicide movement onto sensitive crops.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
As growers of other row crops have transitioned away from glyphosate because of resistance concerns, the timing and extent of herbicide drift damage to...
Spurred by the growing popularity of Cajun cuisine and depressed rice prices, crawfish production continues to expand in the southern rice belt.
By Vicky Boyd, Editor
Laura Hebert is following in the footsteps of her father, Dane Hebert, a rice, soybean...
The EPA recently registered a non-lethal bird-repellent seed treatment for rice. The news traveled swiftly among producers, who have seen firsthand the damage birds can cause to newly seeded rice fields.
By Vicky Boyd
The Environmental Protection Agency has granted a...
Charley Mathews Jr. takes a detail-oriented approach to growing rice,
dryer operations and industry leadership.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
For Charley Mathews Jr., growing a high-quality rice crop profitably and efficiently is only part of the equation. The 49-year-old Marysville, Calif., producer...
Rice breeders continue to bring outstanding options to the marketplace.
By Carroll Smith
One facet of production of which the U.S. rice industry is most proud is the work done by its rice breeders. They are always looking for the “next...
Pursuing excellence since 1918
Ralph Gorrill was born in 1884 in Oakland, Calif., the county seat of Alameda County and a teeming agricultural region. In 1917, he put his engineering background to work by helping to lay out and construct...
I have great memories of riding on the tractor with my daddy late at night. My parents made sure we spent time with both of them regardless of season. This sometimes meant going to meet dad.
Christian and I do the same thing. I met him this afternoon to exchange papers, and I left with one less kid that I lost to his infatuation with the “big tractors!” That time is important for these three kids to not only see what we are doing but to be able to spend good interactive time with us. They come to the farm office with me, ride the tractor with dad, help bring lunches to the field and are around when we are harvesting. They do think that dad built them the biggest indoor bike rink since he built his farm shop next to our home!
