⋅ BY DEBORAH WILLENBORG ⋅ Despite having Hurricane Beryl pass over the rice region of South Texas earlier last week, the Texas A&M Rice Research Center held its 76th Annual Rice Field Day on July 11, at their station. Many of...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ Lack of personnel and sketchy maps are among the stumbling blocks as the Environmental Protection Agency works pesticide approvals through the lens of the Endangered Species Act, according to a senior EPA adviser. The courts have...

Although there are still a few weeks to go in the season, it was hard to deny the optimistic mood of the speakers and over 125 attendees at the recent Horizon Ag Louisiana Field Day held at Richard Farms...

⋅ BY CRAIG GAUTREAUX ⋅ The LSU AgCenter Agricultural Leadership Development Program is now accepting applications for Class XIX, which is scheduled to begin in January 2025 with a completion date of February 2027. “Developing leaders is essential to advancing agriculture,...

AgriCapture, a leading certifier of Climate-Friendly farming practices and generator of high integrity agricultural emissions reduction credits, announced recently its receipt of the first large-scale issuance of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) carbon credits generated from the rice industry in the United States....

Nutrien Ag Solutions announces the acquisition of Suncor Energy’s AgroScience assets, which consists of several patented and patent pending technologies in the area of biocontrol. This new biocontrol technology is expected to introduce chlorin-based photosensitizer to the global market...

By Deborah Willenborg • The U.S. rice industry’s “Grown in the USA” mark has been around for decades. It signified to consumers that the rice contents of the package bearing the mark was 100% U.S.-grown. While it has been the dominant...

The 50th annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day tour is scheduled for 4 p.m. June 25th at the David R. Wintermann Rice Research Station on Farm-to-Market Road 102 just north of Eagle Lake, followed by an evening program at...

⋅ BY KANE WEBB ⋅ Last fall, exceptional heat and drought hit southwest Louisiana, threatening the region’s crawfish crop. It soon became evident that things were going to be worse than anticipated as extreme heat conditions along with saltwater intrusion, lack...

Disease Management in California There are four main diseases that affect rice in California: blast, stem rot, smut, and aggregate sheath spot. I listed them from more to less important. While blast does not occur every year, it can be very...

Irby Named Associate Director for MSU Extension Trent Irby has moved into an administrative role with the Mississippi State University Extension Service after more than 12 years of serving the state’s soybean growers. MSU Extension Director Angus Catchot recently named Irby...

⋅ BY TOBIE BLANCHARD ⋅ LSU AgCenter The LSU AgCenter is partnering with Horizon Ag, a seed marketing and variety development company, to initiate a new rice breeding program focused on varieties for southern rice-producing areas, which include Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,...

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) have issued a final rule to update the implementing regulations for Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). Section 10 of the ESA sets out various voluntary programs available to...

As planting season begins, farmers are testing their soil to determine the nutrients needed to grow their crop. Mississippi State scientists and colleagues from nearly 50 universities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, non-profit organizations, and industry partners released a...

Growing a Sustainable Crop for the Bottom Line ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ EDITOR Jeff Rutledge owns and operates a farm in Newport, Arkansas, located between and along the White River and Black River. Rutledge has an undergraduate degree in agronomy from...