• By Ryan McGeeney •
Arkansas growers intend to plant about 1.39 million acres of rice in 2020, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released March 31. The acreage is a rebound from 2019’s 1.15 million acres but...
U.S. rice imports continue to increase, setting a third consecutive record and now accounting for 20% of the domestic market.
In a recent Rice Yearbook, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service projects imports of 32.5 million hundredweight (rough...
U.S. rice producers say they plan to plant 2.84 million acres this season, up 12% from the previous year’s planting intentions of 2.54 million acres, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service’s recently released planting...
• By Bruce Schultz •
Crawfish producer Allen McLain’s business has dropped dramatically because of the coronavirus’ impact on the restaurant business.
“We’re struggling. It’s not looking good,” said McLain of Abbeville, Lousiana.
A big portion of his business is selling his...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
Finally, some rice is in the ground. Barely.
Jarrod Hardke, Extension rice agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said Thursday that a handful of growers began water-seeding rice, a technique that typically...
The stage is set for more spring flooding in Missouri, said University of Missouri Extension climatologist Pat Guinan.
“A lot will depend on the weather patterns that set up over the region in the next few weeks,” he said.
Missouri farmers,...
• By Emily Woodall •
Growers in Arkansas' rice belt are enduring a repeat of the 2019 spring — unseasonably wet weather that has mostly kept them out of their fields.
"We had about five days in a row a few...
• By Bruce Schultz •
Planting is underway or about to start for most crops in Louisiana, and farmers are watching the markets closely as the world economy reels from the fallout created by the novel coronavirus.
Louisiana State University AgCenter...
• By Jarrod Hardke •
Each year, I’m surprised at the number of producers not currently using the DD50 Rice Management Program on their farms. This program is designed to take much of the guesswork out of in-season management for...
• By Ching Lee •
Winter-flooded rice fields already provide essential habitat for migratory birds, but could they also provide benefits to help the state's salmon populations?
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, are finalizing their fieldwork on an experiment...
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statewide stay at home order beginning at 5 p.m., Monday, March 23, for non-essential workers and businesses to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Louisiana will join California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio,...
• By Kane Webb •
While things have slowed down across the country because of COVID-19, the past week and a half were busy for rice farmers in southwest Louisiana. Planting is underway and moving quickly, according to Dr. Dustin...
With a glut of crawfish on the market, prices are dropping, and consumers might be interested in boiling and freezing crawfish at home.
Many restaurants have closed or switched to takeout- and drive-through-only operations amid concerns about spreading the novel...
• By Bruce Schultz •
Many schools and workplaces have closed up shop amid the coronavirus pandemic. But in the world of agriculture, the show must go on.
In Louisiana, this is rice and corn planting season — a busy and...
As the effects of COVID-19 are being felt in the United States and around the world, consumers are rushing to stockpile groceries and household supplies in fear of being quarantined in their homes for weeks. This has led to...
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