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New kid on the block

Unique to the Mid-South, Missouri rice growers own and manage their research farm. By Michael Aide Editor’s note: Rice Farming magazine is celebrating 50 years of publishing in 2017. We would be remiss if we didn’t include an article about Missouri...

2018 Rice Variety/Hybrid Roster

Check out proven and new releases for the coming season. Once that last bushel, barrel or hundredweight of rice is in the bin, you can review how selected Clearfield varieties and/or hybrids performed on your operation during 2017. Consider each field individually along...

A gem of a variety

New ‘Diamond’ lives up to expectations with strong yields and excellent grain quality. By Vicky Boyd Editor After the first year of commercial production, the Diamond variety has proven to be a gem with average statewide yields topping nearly all conventional varieties...

The Rice Foundation: Industry visionaries pave the way

More than 30 years ago, a group of visionaries in the rice industry got together to create The Rice Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to ensuring the long-term sustainability and future competitiveness of the U.S. rice industry. The way they...

Exports still lag

Lower overall supplies, higher prices conspire to reduce demand for this year’s crop. By Kurt Guidry After struggling to find support for prices for most of 2016, the rice market has been able to enjoy moderate price increases to this point...

A pleasant surprise

The Arkansas rice planting season in 2017 went at a near-record pace, lagging behind only 2012. Planted acres were expected to be 25 percent less than in 2016. The positive early season conditions had growers feeling upbeat about the...

Cauliflower is nabbed for impersonating rice

What’s in a name? Everything, if you’re the Washington, D.C.-based USA Rice. The organization has complained to the Food and Drug Administration that vegetable-based products that use “rice” in their name ­— such as Cauli Rice, Green Giant Riced Cauliflower,...

Newport, Ark., rice grower named Field to Market’s 2017 Rice Farmer of the Year

Jennifer James, a rice farmer from Newport, Arkansas, was recently named the 2017 Farmer of the Year by the Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture. The award is presented to a producer who has embraced conservation and stewardship...

USDA Ag Census coming to a mailbox near you; fill it out and return it

Farmers are urged to complete the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2017 Census of Agriculture, which should be arriving in their mailboxes in December. The census can be returned by mail or securely submitted online. University of Missouri Extension economist Ryan Milhollin...

LSU AgCenter names new Rice Station administrators

Dr. Kurt Guidry, director of the Louisiana State University AgCenter’s Southwest Region, has appointed Dr. Don Groth the new director of the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station in Crowley.  Guidry also named Dr. Dustin Harrell the station’s assistant director, a position...

Hurricane Harvey caused $200 million-plus losses to Texas ag

Hurricane Harvey, which decimated parts of South Central Texas and the upper Gulf Coast, caused more than $200 million in crop and livestock losses, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists. Included in that were $8 million of...

Plan to attend the 2017 Rice Outlook Conference, Dec. 10-12, in San Antonio

The annual Rice Outlook Conference, Dec. 10-12 in San Antonio, Texas, has made some improvements to this year's program, based on past attendees' input. New this year will be breakout sessions for all segments of the rice industry, a revamped...

Nominations sought for Louisiana Agricultural Hall of Distinction

The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is accepting nominations for its induction ceremony, which will be held March 22, 2018, at the L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge. Deadline for the nominations is Nov. 20. A joint effort of the LSU AgCenter,...

Direct-to-grower seed retailer launched

The newly formed Local Seed Co. says it plans to offer direct-to-grower seeds delivered to the farm beginning with the 2018 season. Local Seed Co. is the result of majority investments in Dulaney Seed, based in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and T.A. Seeds,...

EPA registers Loyant herbicide from Dow AgroSciences

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Loyant with Rinskor active herbicide from Dow AgroSciences for use on rice. Registrations for Mid-South states are pending. Registration in California is still a few years out. Loyant controls a broad array of grasses,...

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