The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation) is pleased to announce the upcoming enrollment period for the Spring 2022 Bid4Birds habitat program.
The Bid4Birds program focuses on extending the post-harvest flooding period in rice fields for the benefit of waterbirds, particularly shorebirds.
While the standard winter...
USA Rice recognizes 2 sustainability leaders
U.S. Rice recently honored two industry leaders for their long-standing contributions to sustainability and conservation. The awards were presented during the USA Rice Outlook Conference Awards Luncheon.
The USA Rice Distinguished Conservation Award was established...
Arkansas growers close in on new yield record, but fall weather impacted milling yields.
• By Ryan McGeeney •
For several years now, Arkansas rice yields have been chasing the record, set in 2013 and then tied in 2014, of about...
• By Bruce Linquist •
2021 was generally a good season for California rice production. A dry spring lead to earlier-than-normal planting. And a dry fall allowed harvest to proceed without interruption until late October when historic rainfall resulted in the...
PVL03 steps up with improved yield potential and disease package
along with solid grass control.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Rayne, Louisiana rice producer Fred Zaunbrecher has grown the Provisia rice varieties PVL01, PVL02 and now, PVL03, for seed. Although he said...
Economical pitless continuous-flow tailwater return system
helps maximize water-use efficiency in row rice.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
University of Arkansas water management engineer Chris Henry developed and launched the Most Crop Per Drop Contest in 2018 to promote maximizing crop...
LSU releases an early, high-yielding long grain and a high-amylose long grain for parboiling and export markets.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
The Louisiana State University AgCenter has released two conventional rice varieties — a high-yielding, early long grain and a...
New DG263L Dyna-Gro long grain impresses with strong yields and milling.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Jeff Reidhar, who farms rice near Des Arc, Arkansas, likes to explore his options as new varieties or technologies come out. When Dyna-Gro offered him...
Horizon Ag has two new varieties — PVL03 and CLHA02 — that have consistently shown high yield potential in trials and seed production plots joining an already strong lineup of proven performers like CLL16 and CLL17.
With input prices on...
Every year before Christmas, I go to a local grocery store to buy my sister a pocket-sized stuffed hamster dressed in holiday finery, such as reindeer antlers or a Santa Claus hat. (It’s a sister thing, plus we had...
What to plant is always one of the most important decisions of the rice season. For 2022, every decision will be met with increased scrutiny given the overall rise in production costs.
The first question is do you need a...
Happy New Year! I hope the holiday season was rewarding and fulfilling. Considering last year’s many challenges and achievements, I think we all certainly earned it. I spent much of the past few weeks reflecting on the year that...
The California Department of Water Resources conducted the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station near Echo Summit Dec. 30. Early winter storms in December provided a strong start to the season and some relief, but California...
• By Mary Hightower •
Arkansas row and field crops endured a 100-year flood and epic insect numbers but still ended the year with record cotton and rice yields and higher crop prices.
100-year flooding
In June, southeastern Arkansas experienced extraordinary flooding,...
Albaugh LLC of Ankeny, Iowa and Hong Kong-based Rotam AgroSciences Ltd have entered into an acquisition agreement. Albaugh will acquire all outstanding shares in Rotam through a merger between the holding company of Rotam and an entity in the...
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