The University of Arkansas has updated its DD50 rice management program to provide more accurate reports and easier access, especially on mobile devises.
The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board provided funding for the upgrade, says Jarrod Hardke, Extension rice...
The Arkansas Rice Expo is taking a hiatus this year, with the annual event in Stuttgart returning to its field-tour format.
The Arkansas Rice Field Day at the Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart is planned for Aug. 3....
The Arkansas Feral Hog Eradication Task Force has established an anonymous reporting system to gauge just how many of the swine pests are in the state and how the current hog-removal efforts are faring.
These easily accessible reporting forms are...
Fall armyworms, a common pest of soybeans, pastures and lawns, have developed a taste for rice, and Extension entomologists are working on management methods to help producers.
Gus Lorenz and Nick Bateman, Extension entomologists with the University of Arkansas, say...
In parts of Arkansas, the signature sweeping curves of rice field levees are being replaced by straight rows, a change that can provide significant cost savings for growers.
Most of the rice in Arkansas is grown in controlled floods. The...
Woodland, California-based PGP International plans to shut down operations at its sweet rice milling facility in Colusa, California, by the end of August after all open commitments have been met.
The decision to close the Riverbend Mill, which parent company...
By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Coming off the successful commercial launch of the first Provisia rice variety — PVL01 — this season, partners Horizon Ag, BASF and the Louisiana State University AgCenter are already mulling their next release.
Depending how it performs...
RiceTec will show off several new technologies during its Arkansas Field Day, Aug. 7, at the company's Arkansas Business Center, 15329 Highway 1 in Harrisburg.
The afternoon program will showcase new products RiceTec plans to bring to the market within...
Now that clean-up herbicide applications are finishing, it is a good time to start thinking about weedy rice. If your field has a history of weedy rice, start scouting for watergrass-looking weeds.
Check patches of surviving grass. If the plants...
Fields across Arkansas seem to be sprouting solar panels as multiple growers take advantage of the one thing they can count on: the sun.
Solar energy is catching on with Arkansas farmers, which is a trend that is very promising...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
The Louisiana State University AgCenter rice breeding program isn't resting on its laurels after the successful release of PVL01, the first variety with tolerance to Provisia herbicide. In the pipeline are PVL108, which makes up for...
• By Mark Isbell •
Field to Market, the Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, recently recognized a dozen producers — including three who farm rice — for their continuous operational improvements and using the group's Field Print Calculator.
Field to Market will highlight...
Horizon Ag plans to hold its Arkansas Field Day, Aug. 2, at Mark Wimpy Farms near Jonesboro.
The event will spotlight the performance of the new PVL01, a Provisia rice variety planted commercially for the first time this season, along...
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The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has granted a section 18 emergency use exemption for Intrepid 2F insecticide from...
Nathan Slaton, head of the Arkansas Soil Testing Lab, has been appointed assistant director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station effective July 1.
“I am thrilled about Dr. Slaton’s willingness to become a full-time member of the Agricultural Experiment Station’s...
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