• By Fred Miller •
Rice will lead off a series of online commodity-based field days designed to give Arkansans a first look at the latest University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture research and Extension from the safety of...
• By Mary Hightower •
Growing rice may provide some insulation from the economic impacts of COVID-19 for Arkansas farms, but cotton growers are likely to be harder hit through 2023, according to a model run by the University of...
The rice field day circuit is different this year, and those of us who try to hit many of them may be having withdrawal symptoms.
Sure, these events are a chance learn about the latest research at the various universities...
Some folks may miss riding around in the panel trucks listening to different presentations during the annual Rice Field Day at the California Rice Experiment Station near Biggs.
But for many others who prefer not being in the hot sun...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
After the discovery of rice delphacid in an El Campo, Texas, greenhouse last winter and a possible sighting recently in Victoria County, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research entomologist has cautioned growers and consultants to be...
• By Gus Lorenz, Nick Bateman and Ben Thrash •
Rice stink bugs have been relatively quite so far this year. We are still seeing a large number of rice stink bugs, although mainly nymphs, on turn rows feeding on...
• By Bruce Schultz •
Presentations for the virtual northeast Louisiana row rice field day were released July 27, providing farmers with the latest information from Louisiana State University AgCenter researchers.The complete event is available online at https://bit.ly/LSURowRice.
Melissa Cater, director...
• By Luis Espino •
I have been getting quite a few questions regarding blast, mostly from Glenn and Colusa counties. It seems that 2020 will be a year with significant blast pressure.
Under California conditions, blast can be observed in...
• By Dr. Steve Linscombe •
Hurricane Hanna made landfall Saturday evening on Padre Island south of Corpus Christi, Texas, as a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 90 mph. Fortunately, this is southwest of the major Texas rice-producing...
Row-crop growers and consultants now have an online resource for objective information on soil moisture monitoring systems.
The Mississippi State University Extension Service and the National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research have jointly launched a virtual showcase of 11 soil...
Researchers at four higher education institutions have begun work on a federally funded project that will focus on determining better management techniques for burning crop residues.
The project director is Dr. Aaron M. Shew, assistant professor and R.E.L. Wilson Chair...
• By Bruce Linquist •
The period between panicle initiation (PI) and heading is critical with respect to grain formation. During this time, cold temperatures can result in pollen sterility as the plants go through meiosis. Pollen sterility results in...
Karen Moldenhauer had already announced her June 30 retirement when Bob Scott, director of the Rice Research and Extension, said he needed to visit with her.
Moldenhauer, a professor and rice breeder for the University of Arkansas System Division of...
The Louisiana State University AgCenter plans to launch its Row Rice Virtual Field Day, July 27, on its Northeast Louisiana Row Rice YouTube channel.
As its name implies, the virtual field day's main topic will be row rice, but it...
• By Deborah Willenborg •
USA Rice, The Rice Foundation, the USA Rice Millers' Association and the USA Rice Merchants' Association elected new chairs for their respective board of directors during recent annual meetings held via video conference calls. All...
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