In 2015, University of California Cooperative Extension began the UCCE Rice Yield Contest as a pilot study in Butte county. Due to the success of the pilot study, the contest in 2016 was expanded to include all of Sacramento...

The American Farm Bureau Federation presented its highest honor—the Distinguished Service Award—to Bob Stallman, a Texas rice and cattle producer. Before spending 16 years as president of AFBF, he was president of the Texas Farm Bureau from 1993 to...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will be the featured speaker at the Louisiana Rice Council and the Louisiana Rice Growers Association annual joint membership meeting, Feb. 7, in Jennings. The meeting of the state’s two largest grower organizations will be...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to provide $225 million in funding to 88 Regional Conservation Partnership Programs, including two that involve a partnership between Ducks Unlimited and USA Rice. Altogether, partners plan to contribute an additional $500 million to...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service has added 11 new projects, including one that protects Louisiana shorebirds, to its efforts that help agricultural producers make wildlife-friendly improvements. It is part of NRCS's Working Lands for Wildlife effort. In Louisiana, the project will...

After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and getting my pest control adviser (PCA) license, I planned to work for a manufacturer or distributor as a consultant. However, after returning to Northern California in March 2001, I had...

Fall is my favorite time of year, with the waning of hot weather, the crisp mornings and four-plus months of football to look forward to. Not only do sports bring families closer together in many ways, but they also provide at least a few...

Easy-to-use Leaf Color Chart helps growers gauge crop’s mid-season nitrogen needs. By Vicky Boyd Editor The University of California, in collaboration with the California Rice Commission and the California Cooperative Rice Research Board, has released the UC Leaf Color Chart, version 2.0. The ruler-like device contains...

Market needs a spark in demand, particularly from foreign buyers, to reach upside price potential. By Kurt Guidry The news for the rice market continued to be grim with the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s October 2016 Supply and Demand estimates. The overriding theme is large...

Drones help scout fields, saving time and giving a different perspective. By Vicky Boyd Editor Timothy Gertson readily admits that flying a drone is cool. But the producer of row crops near Lissie, Texas, is quick to point out that his...

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 2016. Consider each field individually along...

Six chain restaurant chefs learn firsthand the work that goes into getting rice from the field to their kitchens. By Betsy Ward President and CEO USA Rice Building on National Rice Month Six chain restaurant chefs learn firsthand the work that goes into getting rice from...

Rice entomologist named head of LSU entomology department Dr. Mike Stout, who for 19 years has served as a rice entomologist, was recently named head of the Louisiana State University Department of Entomology. He replaces Jim Ottea, who served as...

TEXAS Dr. M.O. "Mo" Way Rice Research Entomologist [email protected] It was an ugly year Rice was planted on about 165,000 acres in 2016 compared to about 130,000 in 2015, according to the Texas Rice Crop Survey. This increase was due to release of water...

Growing up on a rice farm that my dad, John, and uncle, Reggie, operated in Acadia Parish, La., influenced my decision to pursue agriculture as a career. After graduating from McNeese, I started treating seed for G&H Seed Co....