• By Bruce Schultz •
Rice farmers preparing for the 2020 crop heard recently from LSU AgCenter experts about what they should be considering before they get into the fields.
The meetings were held in Welsh, Vidrine and Crowley, and more...
After review of projected monitoring and reporting costs along with fees for the state's rice waste discharge requirements, the California Rice Commission board decided in December to begin the process for an industry vote to increase the assessment cap.
Currently,...
• By Bruce Schultz •
The LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station is collaborating with a Cornell University-based project aimed at studying the ancestors of what became the modern rice plant.
Researchers hope the work will uncover useful traits...
With a spike in the solar industry, many landowners are leasing their property to solar developers as a form of extra income. However, these specialty leases present some unique legal concerns.
The National Agricultural Law Center has published two guides...
Severe defoliation in rice from a large flight of fall armyworms in 2016 led researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture to develop a new defoliation threshold, said Nick Bateman, assistant professor and crop entomologist.
It is...
Every two years, rice researchers from around the nation and even internationally attend the Rice Technical Working Group meeting to share results and craft plans about future research directions.
Mississippi State University will host the 38th RTWG, Feb. 24-27, 2020,...
• By Bruce Schultz •
A group of seven Chinese rice buyers visited the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station Dec. 12 as part of their tour through U.S. rice-growing areas.
During the visit, China and the U.S. reached...
The California Rice Commission and its project partners have received a $1.5 million Conservation Innovation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The project is in in partnership with NRCS, Ducks Unlimited, the California Ricelands Waterbird...
• By Kane Webb •
"Our Past," a daily column that appears in the Lake Charles American Press, pulls memorable stories from local news printed on the same day from 10, 25, 50 and 75 years ago. Recently, the southwest...
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, New Orleans-based Jazzmen Rice's first flavored U.S.-grown premium jasmine rices — Saffron and Creole Tomato — will hit retail markets in New Orleans this month.
Made with real saffron and turmeric, the Jazzmen Rice...
• By Bruce Schultz •
Rice farmers, researchers and industry representatives from rice-growing states, including Louisiana, met in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dec. 8-10 for the annual Rice Outlook Conference and Trade Show.
Louisiana farmer Jason Waller of Mer Rouge, Louisiana, was...
The Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce named Tim Burcham, director of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center, its 2019 Ag Business Person of the Year.
Burcham was recognized by the organization at...
Rominger Brothers Farms of Winters, California, received the 2019 California Leopold Conservation Award during a ceremony at the California Farm Bureau's recent annual meeting in Monterey.
Sand County Foundation created the Leopold award to inspire American landowners by recognizing exceptional...
Due to the prolonged and extensive impacts of weather this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline to Dec. 20 for producers to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage program for the 2020 calendar year. The...
Whether you call them wild pigs or feral hogs, they are no longer just a rural problem, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Wild pigs cause more than $52 million in agricultural damage in Texas annually, said...
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