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The agricultural division of DowDuPont, the company created when Dow and DuPont merged, will have a new name come this summer – Corteva Agriscience. As part of the merger, three divisions will be created. DowDuPont expects to spin off the...

Making inroads into the imported jasmine market proves challenging for growers and millers. By Vicky Boyd Editor The United States imports about 400,000 metric tons of jasmine rice annually, a figure that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Fred Zaunbrecher. As a Louisiana...

Colombian trip helps Texas A&M entomologist learn more about a rice planthopper and prepare in case it reappears in the South. By Mo Way, Fernando Correa and Maribel Cruz The rice delphacid (Tagosodes orizicolus) is a serious rice pest in much...

Weedy rice control remains elusive for California growers, but researchers continue to search for potential herbicides. By Vicky Boyd Editor Whitney Brim-DeForest displayed the five different biotypes of weedy rice found in California at the Rice Experiment Station's annual Rice Field Day. The California...

California Rice Research Foundation OKs two varieties for release. By Kent McKenzie The California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation Board of Directors recently released two new rice varieties for California producers — a Calrose-type medium grain with blast resistance and a jasmine-type...

Trials compare row rice to alternate wetting and drying with multiple-inlet irrigation. By Vicky Boyd Editor Curtis Berry has long-standing convictions about protecting the environment and natural resources. After hearing and reading about two irrigation systems with water-savings potential — alternate wetting...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service has opened the application period for a special conservation program designed for rice producers in all six rice-producing states. The special conservation stewardship program known as the Rice Regional Conservation Partnership Program is a joint...

In this guest column, Lonoke County, Arkansas, rice producer Mark Isbell writes about the importance of engaging with groups developing sustainability initiatives to ensure the nuances of rice production are valued and compensated. By Mark Isbell Let’s be honest. You are...

The Mid-South Farm and Gin Show, planned for March 2-3 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee, features a host of educational seminars and workshops as well as the ever-popular trade show. Carl Brothers, senior vice president and chief...

An Arkansas task force has finalized voluntary smoke management guidelines for agricultural burning. The measures are designed to address public health concerns about smoke caused when farmers burn row-crop field residue in the fall. Among the task force were members...

In 2015, University of California Cooperative Extension began the UCCE Rice Yield Contest as a pilot study in Butte County. Due to its success, the contest was expanded in 2016 to include all of Sacramento Valley. Because of possible yield potential differences,...

Pinnacle Rice Cooperative was recently launched to increase member returns by providing liquidity, quality and logistical support to the California rice industry. Calrose Co-op, a grower-owned cooperative comprising rice farmers throughout Northern California, was folded into the Butte County Rice...

Feral pig numbers soar, requiring long-term management programs to battle the pests. By Vicky Boyd Editor Expanding wild hog populations and the increasing damage they cause have made the news recently with headlines like “World War III” or “When Pigs Go...

Year-end doldrums mean little potential for prices to climb until after the start of the new year. By Kurt Guidry The rice market appears to be stuck in a sideways trading pattern with little indications of significant moves in either direction....

A reservoir under construction west of Houston will serve many beneficiaries, including the rice industry. By Vicky Boyd Editor The 40-foot earthen and concrete embankments that ring the 40,000 acre-foot Arbuckle Reservoir are essentially completed, with crews continuing to work on...