We have been fortunate to see new products on the market for rice over the past few years. These products have put more tools in the toolbox for us to use to manage our rice crop.
In 2018, we saw...
After more than two years of work, discussing and debating policies and ironing out the kinks, the 2018 Farm Bill has finally been passed and signed into law, and it’s due largely in part to the perseverance and hard...
• By Bruce Schultz •
In a series of meetings in southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State University AgCenter experts offered farmers advice for growing their 2019 crop.
Farmers met recently in Welsh, Abbeville, Ville Platte and Crowley only a few weeks from the...
The California Rice Commission has been working closely with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish rules for new California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program.
These rules, published in the Department’s Public Solicitation Notice, establish the provisions for...
Arkansas crop producers who want to get a better handle on water use in 2019 will have several opportunities through a series of irrigation/water management schools.
“The schools are small groups with short instruction and include practical exercises,” says Chris...
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame plans to induct five individuals whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state’s largest business sector.
The newest class includes retired University of Arkansas educator Dr. L.B. (Bernie) Daniels of Fayetteville; Ed...
The 67th annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show is set for March 1-2 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn. The two-day event offers attendees the opportunity to see what’s new in the industry and hear from respected...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence – Early Career Research honor was presented to Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan at a recent ceremony on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station.
The awards, established in 1980, recognize the...
The newest University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture weed scientist says he expects to rack up more than a few miles of field walking as he learns more about the issues faced by Mid-South farmers.
Hailing from southern Wisconsin,...
Arkansas State University’s annual Agribusiness Conference will celebrate 25 years of providing timely information and agricultural policy education to farmers, agribusiness professionals, students and educators across the Mid-South.
The 2019 conference on Feb. 13 will focus on farm management, the...
Don't look for any type of U.S. Department of Agriculture market reports, ag statistics or supply and demand estimates as long as the government remains shut down.
That was the status update the USDA issued Dec. 28, 2018, one of...
Horizon Ag and BASF have partnered to offer rice farmers zero percent APR financing through Rabo AgriFinance for Clearfield and Provisia varieties and certain BASF crop protection purchases for the 2019 season.
The Rabo AgriFinance program is in addition to...
The Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association has filled its Agricultural Technology and Management Conference, Feb. 11-13, to the brim with a broad array of general session topics and break-out sessions for consultants, applicators and growers.
General session topics range from bollworm...
The LSU AgCenter will hold a series of meetings to help rice farmers prepare for their 2019 crop.
The educational sessions will provide farmers with advice on choosing varieties, land preparation, controlling pests and the new farm bill.
Farmers also will...
A year of weather extremes — from a hard-frozen winter to a summer of drought to seemingly endless rains in the fall — took its toll on both rice and soybean, two of Arkansas’s top crops. Rice, however, emerged...
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