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RiceTec will show off several new technologies during its Arkansas Field Day, Aug. 7, at the company's Arkansas Business Center, 15329 Highway 1 in Harrisburg. The afternoon program will showcase new products RiceTec plans to bring to the market within...

Now that clean-up herbicide applications are finishing, it is a good time to start thinking about weedy rice. If your field has a history of weedy rice, start scouting for watergrass-looking weeds. Check patches of surviving grass. If the plants...

Fields across Arkansas seem to be sprouting solar panels as multiple growers take advantage of the one thing they can count on: the sun. Solar energy is catching on with Arkansas farmers, which is a trend that is very promising...

• By Vicky Boyd, Editor • The Louisiana State University AgCenter rice breeding program isn't resting on its laurels after the successful release of PVL01, the first variety with tolerance to Provisia herbicide. In the pipeline are PVL108, which makes up for...

• By Mark Isbell • Field to Market, the Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, recently recognized a dozen producers — including three who farm rice — for their continuous operational improvements and using the group's Field Print Calculator. Field to Market will highlight...

"Necessity is the mother of invention," so the proverb goes. Faced with tight budgets, the Louisiana State University AgCenter needed to take a hard look at Extension agents in its parishes and invent a more sustainable way to provide services...

Horizon Ag plans to hold its Arkansas Field Day, Aug. 2, at Mark Wimpy Farms near Jonesboro. The event will spotlight the performance of the new PVL01, a Provisia rice  variety planted commercially for the first time this season, along...

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Nathan Slaton, head of the Arkansas Soil Testing Lab, has been appointed assistant director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station effective July 1. “I am thrilled about Dr. Slaton’s willingness to become a full-time member of the Agricultural Experiment Station’s...

"Emerging Technologies for Texas Rice" will be the theme for the 71st annual field day, July 12, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Beaumont, 1509 Aggie Drive. The free event begins with field tours at 8 a.m., an...

Eight family farms, including three rice operations, were named district winners in the 71st annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program. The district winners will now be judged to determine a state winner to be announced Dec. 6 at the...

At its recent annual meeting at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, the Delta Council announced a new president and seven vice presidents who will serve for the coming year. This year’s president is Woods Eastland of Indianola. A retired...

The California Rice Commission is seeking nominations to fill open seats on its board of directors. The following seats are open by district: • District 1 (Butte County) – 2 member; 3 alternate • District 2 (Colusa County) – 2 member; 4...

I recently attended the Field to Vase Dinner held on the grounds of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Not only was the event a feast for the senses, but it also allowed California's cut flower industry to showcase...

As the nation’s No. 1 rice producer, Arkansas can have an outsized effect on U.S. rice production one year to the next, depending on fates largely tied to the weather. And 2018 is shaping up to be anything but...