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PVL03 steps up with improved yield potential and disease package along with solid grass control. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • Rayne, Louisiana rice producer Fred Zaunbrecher has grown the Provisia rice varieties PVL01, PVL02 and now, PVL03, for seed. Although he said...

Economical pitless continuous-flow tailwater return system helps maximize water-use efficiency in row rice. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • University of Arkansas water management engineer Chris Henry developed and launched the Most Crop Per Drop Contest in 2018 to promote maximizing crop...

LSU releases an early, high-yielding long grain and a high-amylose long grain for parboiling and export markets. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • The Louisiana State University AgCenter has released two conventional rice varieties — a high-yielding, early long grain and a...

New DG263L Dyna-Gro long grain impresses with strong yields and milling. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • Jeff Reidhar, who farms rice near Des Arc, Arkansas, likes to explore his options as new varieties or technologies come out. When Dyna-Gro offered him...

Every year before Christmas, I go to a local grocery store to buy my sister a pocket-sized stuffed hamster dressed in holiday finery, such as reindeer antlers or a Santa Claus hat. (It’s a sister thing, plus we had...

What to plant is always one of the most important decisions of the rice season. For 2022, every decision will be met with increased scrutiny given the overall rise in production costs. The first question is do you need a...

Happy New Year! I hope the holiday season was rewarding and fulfilling. Considering last year’s many challenges and achievements, I think we all certainly earned it. I spent much of the past few weeks reflecting on the year that...

The California Department of Water Resources conducted the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station near Echo Summit Dec. 30. Early winter storms in December provided a strong start to the season and some relief, but California...

• By Mary Hightower • Arkansas row and field crops endured a 100-year flood and epic insect numbers but still ended the year with record cotton and rice yields and higher crop prices. 100-year flooding In June, southeastern Arkansas experienced extraordinary flooding,...

Albaugh LLC of Ankeny, Iowa and Hong Kong-based Rotam AgroSciences Ltd have entered into an acquisition agreement. Albaugh will acquire all outstanding shares in Rotam through a merger between the holding company of Rotam and an entity in the...

New research estimates economic losses due to congestion, inefficiencies • By Ria DeBiase • Between wildfires, drought, a trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic, the last few years have been hard on California farmers. But recent research by agricultural economists from...

• By Mary Hightower • A global economy loosened from a pandemic’s grip has bright spots in terms of farm income and land values, but COVID-19 is still influencing supply chain and consumer behavior, according to a report released recently...

• By Bonnie Coblentz • High commodity prices in 2021 pushed Mississippi agriculture to a sharp increase in total value — a record estimated $8.33 billion — despite a huge decline in government assistance aimed at coronavirus relief. Agriculture’s estimated value...

• By Leslie Dixon • Every year, thanks to the generous support of the American Commodity Co., USA Rice awards $15,000 to young people from the six rice-growing states who use video to tell a unique story about rice. This year’s...

• By Ryan McGeeney • A win is still a win, even with an asterisk. For several years now, Arkansas rice yields have been chasing the record, set in 2013 and then tied in 2014, of about 168 bushels per acre....