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⋅ BY DREW VIGUET ⋅ NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAW CENTER Years of controversy, recent litigation and amended regulation of agricultural pesticides are changing and molding the farming landscape, including for the Mid-South region of the U.S. The National Agricultural Law Center’s 10th Annual...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review. This guidance, when...

Disease prevention is key In recent years, most disease calls have centered around sheath blight and the smuts (kernel smut and false smut). These two present very different management scenarios. Sheath blight continues to be our No. 1 disease issue in...

University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture releases high-yielding Clearfield medium-grain rice variety. ⋅ BY BRITTANEY MANN ⋅ U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station has released a new high-yielding medium-grain Clearfield rice cultivar at a time of elevated...

⋅ BY JULIE HARKER ⋅ MU AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL RESOURCES University of Missouri Extension has completed its first year of rice cultivar trials on both flood-irrigated and furrow-irrigated production systems at the MU Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center...

USDA-NIFA Sustainable Agricultural Systems rice grant collaboration. ⋅ BY BLAIR FANNIN ⋅ TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE While Texas rice growers face a stiff challenge to fend off yield- and profit-limiting kernel smut, Texas A&M AgriLife is quickly working to find a cure as part of...

LSU awarded $10 million grant to improve sustainability and profitability of rice farming through research innovations that advance climate-resilient crops. ⋅ BY LORI TYLER GULA ⋅ USDA The project is one of seven recently announced by NIFA and is funded by the...

Discovery could lead to new fungicides to protect rice crops. ⋅ BY ROBERT SANDERS ⋅ UC BERKELEY A fungus that plagues rice crops worldwide gains entry to plant cells in a way that leaves it vulnerable to simple chemical blockers, a discovery that...

#StillFarming: Why the Farm Bill matters Three years ago, Farm Bureau launched our #StillFarming campaign. Our goal was simple: reassure Americans that farmers and ranchers were committed to maintaining a steady food supply at a time when Americans witnessed empty...

Finding balance between technology and profit. ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ EDITOR Daniel and Dillon Berglund stem from a long line of agriculturalists. This father-son duo has roots in the Wharton and Matagorda counties of the Texas Gulf Coast, and they farm...

As I write this column, you are no doubt busy in the field and maybe even done planting for the year. I trust you will have a good and safe growing season, and I look forward to visiting this...

I am constantly amazed by the immense dedication and sheer intelligence people in agriculture embody. From brilliant geneticists to some of the hardest working advisors, farmers, and Extension individuals out there, I have a ton of respect. Agriculture is...

⋅ BY JAMISON CRUCE ⋅ On Wednesday, April 12, a federal judge in North Dakota granted a motion for a preliminary injunction in 24 states for the final federal rule revising the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS)...

Pyrethroids in California rice We are fortunate that in California the pressure from arthropod pests is not as severe as in other parts of the world. However, we do have arthropods that can be considered key or important. In some...

‘Super Seniors’ graduate from Rice Leadership Development Program As reported on in USA Rice’s The Daily, the 2021-23 Rice Leadership Development Class recently completed the two-year program with their final session held in conjunction with the USA Rice Legislative Fly-In...