New rice varieties shine in Arkansas research highlights
The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the Division of Agriculture’s research arm, released four new rice varieties in 2022.
CLL18 is a high-yielding Clearfield variety that will be available to growers in 2023 through...
Don’t fence me in
Seed selection decisions start earlier every year, with many farmers making decisions by December. Even with some decisions made, there’s still a lot of time before the start of the season to fine-tune those selections and...
Putting the ‘good’ in Goodland Farms.
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
Associate Editor
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aving grown up in the expansive rice country of Northeast Arkansas, David Caudell never had any intention of moving to Texas. However, after coming down to visit an area...
⋅ BY JUSTIN CHLAPECKA ⋅
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s you head up the Mississippi River, the Delta soils run out pretty quick after you hit the Missouri state line. From south to north, there are about 85 miles of soils suitable for rice...
A forecast for U.S. rice imports through 2060 and some reflections on how the world rice price really works
What you need to know about the rice market in the United States is that the rice market in the Americas,...
⋅ BY FRED MILLER ⋅
U of A System Division of Agriculture
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he University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Anheuser-Busch are partnering to research and promote resource conservation for rice farming in Arkansas and the surrounding region. Their focus...
A new Congress will be seated this month, and one of the biggest items to cross their desks will be the new Farm Bill.
Farm Bills are never easy, and considering this is likely to be the first Farm Bill to...
B.C. Forbes, the founder of Forbes magazine said, “It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.”
Although Forbes is speaking the truth in this statement, how successful and bountiful...
⋅ BY FRED MILLER ⋅
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Jarrod Hardke has a word for the 2022 rice season — erratic.
“The year began with dramatically higher input costs, especially for fertilizer and diesel fuel,” said Hardke, extension rice...
2021 CY PLC payment rates for long grain/medium grain rice
Dr. Michael A. Deliberto, LSU AgCenter Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, says the 2021 national marketing year average (MYA) prices for long grain rice and medium grain rice have been published...
Feral hogs cost Louisiana farmers $91 million annually.
⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅
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rom rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands each year, according to...
Horizon Ag, Rice Farming and USA Rice are proud to bring you the recipients of the 2022 Rice Awards. The program highlights three honorees for their contributions to the success of the U.S. rice industry through the Rice Farmer of the...
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ith the past season in your rearview mirror, take time to relax, say farewell to the year, and review which cultivars did well and which ones didn’t. Also, check out university trial results to see how different cultivars performed...
The dry season
We started the year focused on the drastic increases in crop input prices for the 2022 season. Our attention was shifted once the spring rains finally stopped at the end of May and stayed away for 50+...
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