• SPONSORED CONTENT • From two of the top three rice lines planted in Louisiana in 2022 to the growing popularity of elite Clearfieldâ and Provisiaâ varieties in the southern rice region, Horizon Ag varieties are the “go-to” seed for...

As farming operations have become more diverse over the years, the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show has evolved beyond just cotton to meet the needs of producers who grow multiple crops.  Tim Price, executive vice president of the Southern Cotton...

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture The new conventional medium-grain and long-grain rice varieties developed by the Arkansas researchers to achieve increased yield potential are proving popular with seed growers. Taurus, the new medium-grain rice developed...

⋅ BY DEREK ALBERT ⋅ It’s decision-making time for Louisiana rice producers, and researchers at the LSU AgCenter offer a bevy of tools to help them figure out what, when and where to plant. AgCenter extension agents and faculty members hosted...

⋅ BY TOBIE BLANCHARD ⋅ An LSU AgCenter scientist has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve sustainability and profitability of rice farming through research innovations that...

Provides full day of expert pesticide applicator continuing education ⋅ BY SUSAN HIMES ⋅ The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold the Spring 2023 Integrated Pest Management Conference on Feb. 23 in Dallas. The training will be from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at...

Center to focus scientific expertise on carbon capture net-zero goal ⋅ BY GABE SALDANA ⋅ The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved the establishment of the Texas A&M Center for Greenhouse Gas Management in Agriculture and Forestry – a joint organization...

⋅ BY NEELANJANA GAUTAM ⋅ Post-harvest losses are common in the global food and agricultural industry. Research shows that storage grain pests can cause serious post-harvest losses, almost 9% in developed countries to 20% or more in developing countries. To address this...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reminds our nation’s farmers and ranchers that the deadline to respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture is Feb. 6. Producers can respond online at agcounts.usda.gov or by mail. Last month,...

⋅ BY DEBORAH WILLENBORG ⋅ USA RICE The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board (ARRPB) met here yesterday to hear activity reports and funding requests from USA Rice and The Rice Foundation. USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward presented her organization’s...

⋅ BY DEBORAH WILLENBORG ⋅ USA RICE More than 225 rice growers and industry representatives gathered here yesterday for a joint meeting of the Arkansas Rice Federation and Arkansas Rice Council as planning for the 2023 season and Farm Bill year...

⋅ BY TRACY COURAGE ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture The Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference has been educating Arkansas farmers and other agriculture professionals for a quarter of a century on how to use new technology and...

⋅ BY LESLEY DIXON ⋅ Hundreds of rice farmers, millers, and other members of the Texas rice community gathered at the El Campo Civic Center on Wednesday for the 2023 Western Rice Belt Production Conference.  The day’s program included reports...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture Rice farmers with questions about funding contained in the omnibus bill signed last month by President Biden can find answers in a fact sheet released Friday by the University...

• SPONSORED CONTENT • PVL03 and Provisia® Herbicide The Best System for Weedy Rice Control In 2022, Horizon Ag variety PVL03 and the Provisia® Rice System provided many farmers with the strong overall performance needed in a particularly challenging year — high...