Many rice farmers have told me that 2021 will go down as one of the most agronomically challenging seasons they ever witnessed in their careers. The simple answer is rain. It started before planting and did not consistently slow...
LSU-bred higher-protein, low-glycemic rice variety gains traction.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Rice already has a strong nutritional profile. After all, it is one of the first solid foods recommended for babies because of its ease of digestibility.
Two producers want to...
The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Rogue SC Herbicide from Gowan Co. LLC for use on dry-seeded and water-seeded rice in the Mid-South and Texas.
The product contains benzobicyclon, an HPPD inhibitor and a member of the Weed Science Society...
• By Kevin Hecteman •
The road to higher food prices begins at the diesel pump and winds through the auto-parts store, the fertilizer-supply company and even the hangar at the local airfield. By the time that road reaches the...
Horizon Ag and BASF are once again offering 0% APR financing when growers purchase Horizon Ag seed and BASF crop production products.
Rice growers can obtain the benefit when they finance using their multi-use account through John Deere Financial or...
Syngenta Crop Protection has trademarked a new insecticide active ingredient, Plinazolin technology, for launch in the coming years. It contains the active ingredient isocycloseram, a member of the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee’s Group 30.
This group of insecticides is known...
Out-crossing with red rice creates multi-hued weedy rice.
• By Fred Miller •
Red rice in the field was a problem for rice growers, but at least it was easy to spot. Years of out-crossing with cultivated rice varieties has resulted...
Ground was broken recently for the $21 million Southern Louisiana Mill Facility on 3 acres adjacent to the South Louisiana Rail Facility in Jeff Davis Parish, Louisiana.
The five story 15,000-square-foot building, which will house a state-of-the-art processing mill, is...
The 2021 season wasn’t without its difficulties throughout the year, but overall, the grain yield results have been very good. So good, in fact, that a new state average yield record is currently projected at 168.9 bu/acre (7,600 lbs/acre)....
• By John Lovett •
Artisanal gins from Wonderbird Spirits in Mississippi are the only known American gins in commercial production that start with rice as the base, and they are made from an aromatic variety created by rice breeders...
With agricultural input costs on a rapid rise and the volatility of current commodity markets, farmers are having to tighten their belts to stay in the black.
To navigate the complicated economic nature of operating a profitable farming operation, the...
Horizon Ag firmly believes the future of the Southern rice industry is closely tied to its ability to provide the quality and type of long-grain rice in demand by important customers throughout the Western Hemisphere. That’s why the seed...
• By Peter Bachmann •
As world leaders met for the Group of 20 Summit this weekend, U.S. and European Union negotiators worked on the sidelines to reach a deal that lifts the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, including milled...
A Clemson University-led project aimed at reviving South Carolina’s rice industry has nabbed a federal grant to further its efforts.
Given the acronym iCORP — Increasing Coastal Organic Rice Production in South Carolina Using Salt Tolerant Cultivars — it tackles...
The Louisiana agriculture industry is valued at more than $12 billion. But with the state’s subtropical climate comes insects, diseases and weeds, which affect every facet of the business.
A three-year National Institutes of Food and Agriculture grant was recently...
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