⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE Farmers and agricultural aviators may be able to reduce herbicide drift by making simple adjustments, according to a recently published study. The study, published in Nature’s “Scientific Reports” journal late...

BASF has donated $20,000 to Feeding America to help those in need following a series of tornadoes that recently devastated communities across the state of Mississippi. In addition, the company is matching employee donations to disaster relief organizations contributing...

Last week, the House Agriculture Committee held a listening session in Waco, Texas, to get stakeholder input as it prepares for the upcoming farm bill. Dr. Thomas Wynn attended on behalf of USRPA and advocated for greater assistance for...

⋅ BY DAVID MITCHELL ⋅ Crop and livestock farms throughout Georgia are in a perpetual exchange of ideas and innovations to solve challenges that have tangible impacts on the state’s—and the country’s—food supply. But these concerns aren’t relegated to the southeast...

The world of drones is growing more each day. Contributing to this growth, Steve Li, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System weed scientist, is holding a virtual drone end-user conference March 18-19 via Zoom. Li said there are many farmers who are...

Arkansan honored with prestigious rice award. ⋅ BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅ A national body of rice researchers has awarded the Distinguished Service Award to Bob Scott, senior associate vice president – Extension for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. In his...

Weed management in 2023: What can we expect? Coming out of 2022, roughly half of all California rice fields were left fallowed last year. Others may have been fallowed for two seasons, and many of us have questions about what...

Keith Shelton honored as 2022 Rice Consultant of the Year Keith Shelton, the 2022 Rice Consultant of the Year, was honored at an awards reception at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Shelton owns and operates Shelton Consulting Service Inc. in...

Louisiana governor said farmers have ‘special responsibility’ to protect resources. ⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ From the fertile soils of its farmlands to waterways that are crucial to commerce, Louisiana’s natural resources are key to the success of agriculture — and...

Omnibus legislation authorizes USDA to make payments to rice farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently previewed plans to provide up to $250 million in assistance to rice farmers and what steps they can take to be prepared to sign up when...

Irrigation Yield Contest promotes irrigation water management practices in rice, corn and soybeans. ⋅ BY TRACY COURAGE ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture When it comes to the annual Arkansas Irrigation Yield Contest, less is always more. The annual University of...

California farmers expected to get increased water allocations in 2023. ⋅ BY CHRISTINE SOUZA ⋅ California Farm Bureau Federation Winter storms that bolstered the Sierra Nevada snowpack and added to California reservoirs prompted federal and state water managers to announce increases in...

Navigating rice crops and water restrictions. ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅  Associate Editor As a former Texas A&M Yell Leader and current farmer in Eagle Lake, Texas, Tom Kelley never doubted for a second he’d end up back in farming.  Stemming from a...

• SPONSORED CONTENT • Pat Roberts AGvice Crop Consulting McGehee, Arkansas I got involved with agriculture in high school working in the summers for a local farmer. After that, I wanted to be a farmer myself and was always on the lookout for...

In many ways, 2022 was a disappointing and challenging year for the rice industry. After the threat of railroad strikes, India and China flouting their WTO obligations, historic drought, geopolitical unrest from Ukraine to Haiti, skyrocketing input costs and...