Industry News

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...

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...

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...

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members at a ceremony, March 2, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock. Once the new class is seated, the Hall of Fame will have 164 members. The most...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has approved nearly $6 million for two Regional Conservation Partnership Program proposals focused on water and habitat in Texas and Louisiana rice lands. Established in the 2014 Farm Bill, the RCPP competitively...

Company with a stable of beneficial microbes launches an identity-preserved quality-based rice program. By Vicky Boyd Editor Boston-based Indigo Ag Inc., which launched an identity-preserved quality-based cotton program in 2016, plans to kick off a similar one for rice in 2018. Known as...

Arkion Life Sciences LLC is offering rice producers a rebate of about $2 per acre if they use its AV-1011 bird-repellent on rice seed this season. The actual amount of the rebate will depend on seeding rates, says Mike Brinkley...

The Rice Foundation selected five producers and two industry representatives for the 2018-2020 Rice Leadership Development Program. The new class was announced at the recent USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The two-year class, which features four one-week...

For years, USA Rice has partnered with Dow AgroSciences to present three scholarships to high school seniors in the six rice-producing states as part of National Rice Month promotions. Two years ago, the program evolved into having applicants make a...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Gambit, a premix from Yuma, Arizona-based Gowan USA comprising Permit and Peak. The active ingredients are halosulfuron and prosulfuron, respectively. Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri have issued state registrations. Approval is pending in Texas and...

Check out proven and new releases for the coming season. Once that last bushel, barrel or hundredweight of rice is in the bin, you can review how selected Clearfield varieties and/or hybrids performed on your operation during 2017. Consider each field individually along...