The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to issue the third and final round of 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to trade retaliation by foreign nations. The payments will begin to show up...
Agworld recently acquired all of the assets of Greenbook, a comprehensive database of crop protection labels and information, from Farm Journal.
The move will allow Agworld to complement and expand its current offerings that provide collaborative farm management on a...
• By Lesley Dixon •
The Arkansas Department of Heritage aims to preserve and protect Arkansas's natural and cultural heritage, and enhance the experience of visitors and locals alike. Within the department, the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame accepts nominations...
GEDrew is a brown rice with an odd kernel trait that sidelined its commercial prospects. Now, Agricultural Research Service scientists' re-examination of the trait and its link to increased antioxidant levels could give the rice variety a new commercial...
• By Luis Espino and Ian Grettenberger •
Do you want to make sure your freshly planted rice fields don't look like the muddied mess on the left below (versus clear on right) following a pyrethroid application?
Wondering if your tadpole...
• By Whitney Brim-DeForest, Sean Hagan and Luis Espino •
For the past several years, California rice has been dealing with a pesky new weed, weedy rice, aka “red” rice. Weedy rice is a difficult pest to manage, because it...
While 2019 was doom and gloom for rice producers, 2020 may be the year of the rebound for the state’s largest agricultural export, with total Arkansas rice acreage expected to increase 25% to nearly 1.5 million acres.
“We’re expecting a...
• By Vicky Boyd
Editor •
Dr. Russell Rasmussen has been named the new associate director of the California Rice Experiment Station in Biggs. He will work alongside current director Dr. Kent McKenzie and will take over as director when McKenzie...
The 2020 versions of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture publications on managing insects, weeds and plant diseases are now available online, through Cooperative Extension Service offices across the state, and, in one case, as a mobile-friendly...
Two new Clearfield releases did well in 2019 with high yield potential, good blast resistance
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
University of Arkansas rice breeder Dr. Xueyan Sha made the initial crosses for the Clearfield varieties, CLL15 and CLM04, shortly after...
• By Kurt Guidry •
The rice market continues to slowly move up as tighter supplies and generally strong demand has helped to support higher prices. While the December 2019 World Supply and Demand Estimates report did not provide many...
Every year around this time, many of us make resolutions, looking forward to the new year and imagining how we can make the world a better place and improve ourselves. It’s a time of new beginnings, fresh starts and...
We have had some good ground working weather in the Texas Rice Belt during November and December, so proactive farmers are breaking and leveling ground in preparation for the 2020 rice crop. This fall/winter preparation is crucial to planting...
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture recently released two conventional rice varieties: Jewel, a long grain, and Lynx, a medium grain. Both will be available to seed producers in 2020 and available commercially in 2021.
Jewel
Jewel is a...
Arkansas rice stars in bourbon from Little Rock’s Rock Town Distillery
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
By definition, bourbon whiskey must be made in the United States and be at least 51% corn, but that means 49% can be other grains....
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