Ducks Unlimited (DU) Inc. is the recipient of the USA Rice Federation’s Distinguished Conservation Achievement Award, which recognizes the organization’s leadership in and contributions to U.S. wetlands and waterfowl conservation. The award honors those whose exemplary leadership and other...

Top leaders from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) were on hand recently to receive the California Rice Commission’s Circle of Life Award for their pioneering work to help improve wildlife habitat in the state’s rice fields. The Circle...

Multiple strategies for weed control Dr. John Saichuk Louisiana [email protected] Most of the time when the subject of weed control in rice – or any crop for that matter – comes up, the first thoughts are of herbicides; what to use, rate, how...

Inclusion of all and respect for all create strength in the field By Jackie Loewer Chairman USA Rice Federation The U.S. rice industry is no stranger to challenges or threats, but we have a proven way forward that’s built on unity, inclusion, leadership...

Farmers will be able to send rice and other grains to Mexico By Dwight Roberts President and Chief Executive Officer USRPA Resilience has always been a word to describe rice farmers. And while faced with adversity in southwest Louisiana, a group of farmers there...

By Carroll Smith Editor I always look forward to attending the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show, which is held on the first weekend of March in Memphis. It’s a time to get a look at “all things ag,” visit with our...

Seeing is believing. Insect control and early season plant health pay dividends in the end. By Carroll Smith Editor Arkansas crop consultant Ron Baxley believes rice seed treatments are some of the better tools that have been made commercially available for the...

Use preventive, cultural, chemical methods and crop rotation to control red rice. By Dr. Garry McCauley Texas AgriLife Research & Extension Center Controlling red rice requires a program approach that uses good management – a combination of preventive, cultural and chemical methods...

Sneaky Texas pest seeks succulent hideout in Louisiana rice fields By Carroll Smith Editor Although American newspaper editor Horace Greeley made famous the quote, “Go West, young man,” the Mexican rice borer (MRB), a troublesome pest for Texas sugarcane and rice producers,...

California rice breeder pursues his passion By Carroll Smith Editor In 1972, while studying plant genetics at the University of California, Davis, new graduate student Ken Foster became intrigued with wild rice but never thought that it would become a part of...

Valley Irrigation Adds Tire Pressure System Valley Irrigation is now offering the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) as part of its control technology product line. TPMS is not only the first product in the mechanized irrigation market to monitor tire pressure...

USA Rice members aim to secure marketability and competitiveness By Robert Cummings Chief Operating Officer USA Rice Federation USA Rice Federation members took on a new multi-year challenge in February 2011 to bolster the marketability and competitiveness of U.S. long-grain rice in domestic...

USRPA is optimistic that one day U.S. rice will be sold in China. By Dwight Roberts President and Chief Executive Officer USRPA China, the largest rice producer in the world, is also the largest rice consumer. With its 1.3 billion people, China has 20...

By Carroll Smith Editor In reflecting on my travels through northern California and a good bit of its rice country, I am reminded of author Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. Alice, a young girl, tries...

Arkansas rice experts collect and share reliable data Editor’s note: To view the Rice Information Sheet No. 170 in its entirety, including all of the tables, go to www.uaex.edu and search for Arkansas Rice Performance Trials, 2009-2011 or contact your...