Industry News

Solar Leasing on Agenda for NALC, NASDA Foundation’s Mid-South Conference To install, or not to install, that is the question — and attendees of the 12th Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference will have the chance to hear perspectives on...

Report from Missouri Rice Council Annual Meeting  Last week, Bootheel rice farmers gathered here for the Missouri Rice Council annual meeting that had been rescheduled due to a February snow storm. Following a short reception, attendees heard from several speakers focused...

Rice Farming Magazine and Corteva Honor Independent Consultants Rice Farming magazine and Corteva were honored to present Mr. Gary Dodd (pictured second from left in left photo) of Yuba City, California, as the 2024 Rice Consultant of the Year. Dodd is...

Gary Dodd didn’t have any agricultural roots to speak of. He was a single child of a father and mother, who both served in the United States Marine Corps, (his father a career Marine). Therefore, they moved around a...

Texas Rice Industry Strategizes Over Research, Politics, and Water Recently, El Campo, Texas, was the place to be for the Western Rice Belt Production Conference, inside the warm and dry El Campo Civic Center. Rainy weather didn’t hinder growers and sponsors...

Texas Farm Bureau 2025 Scholarship Applications are Open Texas Farm Bureau is committed to empowering the youth of Texas by investing in scholarships and programs to help students develop leadership skills and a future in agriculture. This year, TFB will award...

USDA Awards Ducks Unlimited and Partners $95M for Ag Conservation Efforts The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced major investments in delivering voluntary and incentive-based conservation practices, including an estimated $95 million for projects involving Ducks Unlimited, which will be...

Irby Named Associate Director for MSU Extension Trent Irby has moved into an administrative role with the Mississippi State University Extension Service after more than 12 years of serving the state’s soybean growers. MSU Extension Director Angus Catchot recently named Irby...

MSU Extension Names New Delta Region Coordinator The Mississippi State University Extension Service’s Delta region will soon have new leadership. Alex Deason, who has been an MSU Extension agent based in Sunflower County since 2013, began his new role as regional...

Mississippi Rice Council Annual Meeting Recounts a Year of Rice-Centric Activities Mississippi Rice Council President Kirk Satterfield welcomed about 75 producers to the annual meeting recently to learn about promotion, research, agronomy, politics, and more. Promotions were first up with a...

Louisiana rice consultant, Rusty Elston, said his father, Willard Elston, made sure his children knew how to work beginning at an early age. “This is where the training for my career actually began,” Rusty said. “My father set the...

USA Rice Welcomes New International Trade Policy Director Karah Fissel has joined USA Rice as the new director for international trade policy. Karah will manage the International Trade Policy Committee and its subcommittees, and her first week will be spent traveling...

RiceTec Announces Retirement of Dr. José Ré, Appoints New Head of Global R&D Since its inception in 1988, RiceTec has been at the forefront of sustainable rice agriculture, continually setting new standards in the industry. Dr. José Ré, a key...

RiceTec Unveils SQUAD® Seed Treatment Line for 2024 Rice RiceTec is excited to announce its new SQUAD® seed treatment line with its 2024 rice seed offerings. With SQUAD, growers will have multiple seed treatment options for a customized fit within...

As anyone in South Louisiana knows, rice is a major part of one’s diet. It is the most widely consumed staple food for more than half of the world’s population, which continues to grow each year. With the production...