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FSA plans to reopen offices, add services during shutdown

All Farm Service Agency offices nationwide will reopen shortly to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the government shutdown. The announcement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue came after select FSA offices provided limited hours of service...

UPI changes name to UPL NA

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based United Phosphorus Inc., also known as UPI, changed its name to UPL NA Inc. Jan. 1 to better reflect its global corporate identity. The change also comes after several recent acquisitions, including the June 2018 purchase...

MSU research sheds light on row-rice yields

• By Bobby Golden and Dan Roach • Producing rice in a “rowed-up” manner as other row crops such as corn, soybean and cotton, was a foreign concept just a couple of years ago. Row rice or furrow-irrigated rice was...

#RideWithRice

USA Rice truck tour gives away free rice cookers to help dispel fears of cooking rice. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • USA Rice took to the road this fall to promote the virtues of U.S.-grown rice and try to demystify cooking...

Commitment to the land

Louisiana brothers embrace the 4R’s to nurture soil and improve production • By Vicky Boyd Editor • Even before the term “sustainable” was popular, the Durands had adopted production practices that conserved and enhanced the natural resources on their rice and crawfish...

Assuming stable U.S. rice acres for 2019, look for a repeat of the 2018-19 market

• By Kurt Guidry • The activity of the rice market has been markedly lower over the last several weeks and looks to have gone into its typical slowdown as we head toward the holiday season and the end of the...

Southwest Louisiana meetings provide production advice to farmers

• By Bruce Schultz • In a series of meetings in southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State University AgCenter experts offered farmers advice for growing their 2019 crop. Farmers met recently in Welsh, Abbeville, Ville Platte and Crowley only a few weeks from the...

California rolls out new Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program

The California Rice Commission has been working closely with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish rules for new California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program. These rules, published in the Department’s Public Solicitation Notice, establish the provisions for...

University of Arkansas to host several water management/irrigation schools

Arkansas crop producers who want to get a better handle on water use in 2019 will have several opportunities through a series of irrigation/water management schools. “The schools are small groups with short instruction and include practical exercises,” says Chris...

UA rice processing expert among 5 named to Arkansas Ag Hall of Fame

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame plans to induct five individuals whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state’s largest business sector. The newest class includes retired University of Arkansas educator Dr. L.B. (Bernie) Daniels of Fayetteville; Ed...

Mark your calendars for the 67th Mid-South Farm & Gin Show, March 1-2

The 67th annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show is set for March 1-2 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn. The two-day event offers attendees the opportunity to see what’s new in the industry and hear from respected...

Bagavathiannan honored with Texas A&M Early Career Research award

The Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence – Early Career Research honor was presented to Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan at a recent ceremony on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. The awards, established in 1980, recognize the...

University of Arkansas hires new Extension weed scientist

The newest University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture weed scientist says he expects to rack up more than a few miles of field walking as he learns more about the issues faced by Mid-South farmers. Hailing from southern Wisconsin,...

A-State’s annual ag business conference focuses on economics, farm policy

Arkansas State University’s annual Agribusiness Conference will celebrate 25 years of providing timely information and agricultural policy education to farmers, agribusiness professionals, students and educators across the Mid-South. The 2019 conference on Feb. 13 will focus on farm management, the...

Don’t expect USDA market reports, ag statistics during government shut down

Don't look for any type of U.S. Department of Agriculture market reports, ag statistics or supply and demand estimates as long as the government remains shut down. That was the status update the USDA issued Dec. 28, 2018, one of...

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