Armyworms can be a serious pest in rice as the larvae can eat the rice leaves or panicles and cause yield reductions.
In 2015, a severe outbreak of armyworms caught California rice growers by surprise, resulting in yield losses. In...
University of Missouri officials plan to make a $6.5 million investment in the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, which includes 15 facilities statewide. Among them is the Fisher Delta Research Center in Portageville, which focuses on rice, cotton and irrigation.
The...
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Rice breeders at the California Rice Experiment Station are on a roll, having released nine improved varieties in the past 10 years. And their success appears to be continuing as they have two lines —...
The California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation recently honored Butte County rice producer Frank Rehermann for his years of industry leadership, including 20 serving on the California Rice Commission.
In presenting the California Rice Industry Award, CRC President and CEO Tim...
The International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana, has named Alan Lawson of Crowley as its Farmer of the Year.
A graduate of Crowley High School, Alan attended Louisiana State University Eunie before transferring to LSU in Baton Rouge, where he...
• By Bruce Schultz •
Farmers probably would like to forget the 2019 rice crop, which has been plagued by low yields.
Bad weather from the start of the growing season through harvest is being blamed.
“Growing conditions have been less than...
• By Lesley Dixon •
More and more businesses, consumers and governments are looking for ways to decrease their single-use plastic consumption, and disposable plastic straws have become a lightning rod in the worldwide effort to reduce plastic waste. Recently,...
• By Luis Espino •
Although blast isn't at epidemic levels in California rice fields this season, the fungal disease nonetheless is at higher levels than during the past several years.
The last time we saw a severe blast epidemic was...
Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Agriculture and the Economic and Business Engagement Center have been awarded a $51,000 Rural Business Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish an agricultural advanced digital technology initiative.
The initiative is...
The University of California Cooperative Extension is once again seeking entries into its rice yield contest, and much like in 2018, it will offer a chance to win a John Deere Gator.
"We realize that this has been a tough...
Michael Salassi has been named Louisiana State University AgCenter associate vice president and program leader of animal and plant sciences.
For the past four years, Salassi has served as head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness where he...
Mississippi’s 259 rice-producing farms rank the state No. 5 nationally in rice production, a fact highlighted in September when Mississippians are urged to “Think Rice.”
They also are invited to celebrate rice and bring awareness to this important row crop...
As harvest gets underway, producers in Arkansas are reminded about following the state's voluntary smoke management program as they prepare to burn crop residue.
At the recent University of Arkansas Rice Field Day in Stuttgart, Extension rice agronomist Jarrod Hardke...
Wilmington, Delaware-based Belchim Crop Protection USA has received a 2ee recommendation for use of Tenchu 20SG in Texas and Louisiana to control rice delphacid, should it appear in damaging numbers again this season.
The insecticide already has a full Section...
• By Jim Morris •
Statistics and the proliferation of brewpubs bear out the rise in hand-crafted beer. A newer entry, Gunrock American Lager at Sudwerk Brewing Co. in Davis, California, has a great backstory.
While rice is frequently used as...
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