Most areas of Texas have set or tied high temperature records this summer, including a string of 100-plus days last week, according to the state climatologist.
Although much of the state's rice acres were planted early enough they are past...
As rice begins to head in Arkansas, many producers and consultants are checking fields for rice stink bug, but their sampling technique could be costing them money.
While working on an improved treatment threshold — which indicates the density of...
Farmers heard about the benefits and challenges of growing furrow-irrigated rice at a recent Louisiana State University AgCenter row-rice field day.
The event was held at the Elliot Colvin Farm near Rayville, where the LSU AgCenter has one of three...
Tom Barber, Extension weed scientist for the University of Arkansas System, says unusual rainfall patterns made this season a rough one for many Arkansas crops.
“This is the grassiest rice crop we’ve seen in a while, but it’s also been...
It appears the Food and Drug Administration may begin enforcing a standard of identity that defines milk as a “lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows.”
This would mean the...
Mississippi State University will hold its annual Rice Producer Field Day, Aug. 2, at the Delta Research and Extension Center near Stoneville beginning at 3:30 p.m.
After a brief welcome at the Capps Center, trailers will depart for the field...
Charley Mathews Jr., a rice producer from Marysville, California, was elected chairman of USA Rice, replacing Brian King who will complete his term at the end of July. Mathews will assume his new role on Aug. 1.
In addition, Frank Carey...
The California Rice Experiment Station in Biggs, in partnership with the California Rice Research Foundation and the University of California, will host its annual Rice Field Day Aug. 29.
The program begins at 8:30 a.m. with a general session that includes...
The University of Arkansas has updated its DD50 rice management program to provide more accurate reports and easier access, especially on mobile devises.
The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board provided funding for the upgrade, says Jarrod Hardke, Extension rice...
The Arkansas Rice Expo is taking a hiatus this year, with the annual event in Stuttgart returning to its field-tour format.
The Arkansas Rice Field Day at the Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart is planned for Aug. 3....
The Arkansas Feral Hog Eradication Task Force has established an anonymous reporting system to gauge just how many of the swine pests are in the state and how the current hog-removal efforts are faring.
These easily accessible reporting forms are...
Fall armyworms, a common pest of soybeans, pastures and lawns, have developed a taste for rice, and Extension entomologists are working on management methods to help producers.
Gus Lorenz and Nick Bateman, Extension entomologists with the University of Arkansas, say...
In parts of Arkansas, the signature sweeping curves of rice field levees are being replaced by straight rows, a change that can provide significant cost savings for growers.
Most of the rice in Arkansas is grown in controlled floods. The...
Woodland, California-based PGP International plans to shut down operations at its sweet rice milling facility in Colusa, California, by the end of August after all open commitments have been met.
The decision to close the Riverbend Mill, which parent company...
By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Coming off the successful commercial launch of the first Provisia rice variety — PVL01 — this season, partners Horizon Ag, BASF and the Louisiana State University AgCenter are already mulling their next release.
Depending how it performs...
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