• By Mary Hightower •
Arkansas rice growers battling yet another insect pest in their crops have until Aug. 28 to use Endigo ZC, after the Environmental Protection Agency issued a Section 18 exemption Aug. 13.
Endigo is currently labeled for...
• By Fred Miller •
The COVID-19 pandemic created a spike in global rice prices in the second quarter of 2020, according to a new University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture report. Since then, rice prices have remained higher...
A crisis exemption that allows Mississippi rice farmers to control fall armyworms will help them keep this year’s crop in good condition as harvest approaches. And with that comes news of increased prices.
In late June and early July, farmers...
• By Scott Stiles •
Rice futures began the week higher with Monday’s crop progress indicating a slow start to harvest in Louisiana and Texas. Given that, the market kept a close eye on a tropical system heading into the...
• By Nick Bateman •
As of Aug. 13, Arkansas has received approval for use of Endigo ZC to control rice stink bugs in rice. This approval expires Aug. 27.
The recommended use rate range is 4.5-6.0 oz/acre, and there is...
• By Fred Miller •
Coming to Arkansas as the new director of the Rice Research and Extension Center, Alton B. Johnson said, is like coming home.
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture from the University of Liberia in...
The in-person one-day Rice Pest Management Course course will be held Sept. 10 at the Hamilton Road Field near Biggs, California. It's located on West Hamilton Road between Highway 99 and Riceton Highway. It is hosted by the University...
• By Steve Linscombe and Kane Webb •
Texas rice harvest is well underway west of Houston and just getting started on the east side of the state. This is typical as the west zone tends to plant earlier than...
• By Fred Miller •
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture rice field day, originally scheduled as an in-person event on Aug. 6, will be presented online on Aug. 20. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers and Cooperative Extension...
People can enjoy the annual rice tasting event held in Bolivar County, Mississippi, in a different format this year.
The Rice Festival will be held Sept. 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the streets of downtown Merigold.
“This year will...
• By Scott Stiles •
Rice trade moved mostly lower this week as September rice futures lost ground Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, giving up a combined 48 ½ cents in three days of trading.
Corn and soybeans offered no spillover help...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Each year, University of Arkansas weed scientist Jason Norsworthy screens barnyardgrass seed samples sent in by growers and consultants who suspect the weed is resistant to one or more herbicides. This season will be no...
Justin Chlapecka began Aug. 1 as University of Missouri Extension state rice specialist at the Fisher Delta Research Center. He also serves as an assistant professor in the MU Division of Plant Science and Technology.
In a new partnership between...
• By Fred Miller •
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has appointed Trent Roberts the Endowed Chair in Soil Fertility Research. Roberts is an associate professor of soil fertility and testing for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station...
Texas rice growers need drier conditions to harvest a main crop before quality begins to fade along with hopes for a second harvest, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research expert.
Like many Texas crops along the Gulf Coast this...
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