Winston Earnheart, Ph.D. Earnheart Agricultural Consultant Service Tunica, Miss. I grew up in the small Mississippi Delta town of Tunica — 35 miles south of Memphis, Tenn., and 6 miles east of the Mississippi River. My father and four of his brothers...

The EPA recently registered a non-lethal bird-repellent seed treatment for rice. The news traveled swiftly among producers, who have seen firsthand the damage birds can cause to newly seeded rice fields. By Vicky Boyd The Environmental Protection Agency has granted a...

Aim for efficiency Dr. Jarrod Hardke Arkansas Rice Research Entomologist, University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service [email protected] Repeat after me — when I look to cut costs this year, I will not cut my fertility program. Again, I will not ... you get the idea....

Jim Quackenbush Pest Control Adviser, Wilbur-Ellis Co. Chico, Calif. When it was time for me to choose a career path, I didn’t have much in mind. In the mid 1970s, I attended a career day at Butte College where a pest control...

Convention brings together the world of technology and rice marketers in Houston. Although the focus of the Rice Market & Technology Convention has always be on the rice market of the Americas, the success of this event has spread to...

Dow AgroSciences recently unveiled the name of the new broad-spectrum rice herbicide it anticipates launching in 2017 or early 2018 — Loyant herbicide with Rinskor active. Actual availability will depend on Environmental Protection Agency registration, says Hunter Perry, Dow field...

Medium-grain exports strengthen as long-grain export demand continues to struggle. By Kurt Guidry The rice market continues to struggle with finding the consistent and stable demand needed to help support and strengthen prices. Despite lower overall rice production and supplies for...

Some trading ‘partners’ fail to live up to their agreements. Just as you’re getting your farms ready for the next rice-growing season, we’re getting ready here in Washington, D.C., for the next legislative season, finalizing priorities and planning for the...

University of California launches new rice website The University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources has launched a new website designed to be a one-stop shop of production-related information and research. Found at https://www.rice.ucanr.edu, University of California Rice Online...

Projects seek to demonstrate benefits of cover crops to rice production. By Vicky Boyd, Editor Trent Roberts, a University of Arkansas soil scientist, is out to be a myth-buster when it comes to cover crops and rice. Through a three-year project he’s...

California’s battle with red rice is reminiscent of Jack Nicholson’s famous quote from “The Shining” — “I’m back!” By Vicky Boyd, Editor The state, which prides itself on having zero red rice tolerance, in 2003 identified six fields in Glenn and...

The Louisiana State University AgCenter has released two new Clearfield rice varieties that are tolerant to imadazolinone herbicide. They come from the breeding program of Dr. Steve Linscombe at the AgCenter’s H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station near Crowley. CL...

By Bruce Linquist In 2015, the University of California Cooperative Extension kicked off a yield contest with rice growers. The purpose was to provide an opportunity for rice producers and UC scientists to share information about intensive rice production in...

The University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources has launched a new website designed to be a one-stop shop of production-related information and research. Found at https://www.rice.ucanr.edu, University of California Rice On-line contains information on variety trials, herbicide...

Voluntary program helps Louisiana producers improve natural resource management while bolstering sustainability and economics. By Vicky Boyd Editor Richard Fontenot, who farms with his brother, Neal, near Ville Platte, La., looks at the Louisiana Master Farmer Program as an integral part of...