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Water was hot topic at Texas meeting after 2022 drought According to USA Rice’s The Daily, hundreds of rice farmers, millers and other members of the Texas rice community gathered at the El Campo Civic Center for the 2023 Western...

Yield potential and fertilizer N management in rice If we have a “normal” planting year in terms of acreage, about half of the fields being planted to rice will have been fallowed the previous year. We have been studying yield...

Initiative promotes greater productivity and sustainability.  ⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ LSU AgCenter T he Louisiana Master Farmer Program recognized three new graduates, two people who have completed recertification and the winner of the Outstanding Master Farmer Award at a Jan. 12 ceremony. The...

Managing rice diseases with seed treatments and foliar fungicides. ⋅ BY YESHI WAMISHE ⋅ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture T here are compelling reasons why an integrated approach should be employed to reduce the damage due to diseases in rice or any...

"In the heat of the season, you are racing the sun all day — leave before the sun comes up and get home after the sun goes down. It’s rigorous,” said Arkansas rice consultant Keith Shelton. “I head out...

• SPONSORED CONTENT • Ross Wood, C.C.A. Stratton Seed Co. Stuttgart, Arkansas I grew up in Waldenburg, Arkansas, where my grandfather farmed rice, soybeans and wheat, and my parents owned and operated an agricultural flying service. Aviation was my passion with the goal...

Plan to attend the 71st Annual Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.  T he 2023 Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is scheduled for Feb. 24-25, at the Renasant Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. in Memphis, Tennessee. This venue is the former...

In 2019, USA Rice partnered with The Hartman Group to conduct multi-year research on rice consumption and consumer attitudes. We’ve just published the second report in our series looking at consumer trends in 2020 and 2021, and the data...

As farming operations have become more diverse over the years, the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show has evolved beyond just cotton to meet the needs of producers who grow multiple crops.  Tim Price, executive vice president of the Southern Cotton...

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture The new conventional medium-grain and long-grain rice varieties developed by the Arkansas researchers to achieve increased yield potential are proving popular with seed growers. Taurus, the new medium-grain rice developed...

⋅ BY DEREK ALBERT ⋅ It’s decision-making time for Louisiana rice producers, and researchers at the LSU AgCenter offer a bevy of tools to help them figure out what, when and where to plant. AgCenter extension agents and faculty members hosted...

⋅ BY TOBIE BLANCHARD ⋅ An LSU AgCenter scientist has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve sustainability and profitability of rice farming through research innovations that...

Provides full day of expert pesticide applicator continuing education ⋅ BY SUSAN HIMES ⋅ The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold the Spring 2023 Integrated Pest Management Conference on Feb. 23 in Dallas. The training will be from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at...

Center to focus scientific expertise on carbon capture net-zero goal ⋅ BY GABE SALDANA ⋅ The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved the establishment of the Texas A&M Center for Greenhouse Gas Management in Agriculture and Forestry – a joint organization...

⋅ BY NEELANJANA GAUTAM ⋅ Post-harvest losses are common in the global food and agricultural industry. Research shows that storage grain pests can cause serious post-harvest losses, almost 9% in developed countries to 20% or more in developing countries. To address this...