Tuesday, June 23, 2026

UCCE to offer John Deere Gator for 2019 Yield Contest winner

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...

Salassi to head LSU AgCenter animal, plant programs

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...

Mississippians invited to celebrate rice, Sept. 20, at annual Rice Tasting

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...

Arkansas ag leaders remind producers to follow voluntary smoke program

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...

Belchim receives 2ee for rice delphacid insecticide, should it be needed

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...

Davis, California, brewery sources local rice for its Gunrock Lager

• 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...

FSA: More than 747,500 acres of rice went unplanted this season

More than 19.4 million acres of farmland nationwide went unplanted this season, according to an Aug. 12 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency. This marks the most prevented plant acres reported since FSA began releasing the...

SE Missouri State, Missouri Rice Council to host field day Aug. 22

Research to create new heat-tolerant and herbicide-resistant rice strains is being conducted this summer at Southeast Missouri State University’s Rice Research Greenhouse in Malden, Missouri, and at the Missouri Rice Research Farm in Glennonville, Missouri. Southeast Department of Agriculture faculty...

Soybean harvest aid warning: Be careful out there

• By Vicky Boyd, Editor • Soybean growers applying harvest aids near rice should pay special attention to minimize drift, which can potentially cause significant rice yield reductions even late in the season, says Justin McCoy, a Mississippi State University graduate...

RiceTec shows off FullPage, other hybrids in the pipeline

• By Vicky Boyd Editor • With Canada‘s recent approval, RiceTec is set to launch its FullPage herbicide-tolerant rice system for the 2020 season. The Alvin, Texas, hybrid rice developer showed off two new FullPage hybrids as well as a new medium-grain...

Multiple herbicide resistance in barnyardgrass prompts red flag warning

• By Vicky Boyd, Editor • A grassy weed with resistance to multiple herbicides poses as big – if not a bigger – challenge to Arkansas rice growers than herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth does to soybean and cotton producers. That was the sobering...

Wayward cat finds new home, Twitter fans at UA’s Lonoke Station

• By Vicky Boyd, Editor • To describe Pedro as a social animal is an understatement. After all, the gray and white tabby has his own Twitter account, posting as @CatUAEX (LonokeUAEXCat) and using the hashtag #catsupervisor. He also has his...

USA Rice opens Rice Month Scholarship Contest

High school seniors in the six U.S. rice-producing states have a chance to compete for $8,500 in scholarships in USA Rice's annual National Rice Month Scholarship Contest. Applicants will create a 3-minute original video on a rice-related topic, including rice...

University of Arkansas economist explains MFP for state’s growers

Not long after Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced details of a support package for farmers, Scott Stiles phone started ringing. On July 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out the Market Facilitation Program, Food Purchase and Distribution Program and...

Industry Alliance Meeting highlights research on AWD, grain bin monitors

Rice, already a staple grain for billions around the planet, could become an even more important food source with additional nutrients. Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Rice Processing Program presented this and other hopeful...

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