The 45th annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day is scheduled for 4 p.m., June 25, at the David R. Wintermann Rice Research Station on Farm-to-Market Road 102 just north of Eagle Lake.
The field day will offer an opportunity for...
• By Mark Shirley •
The cool weather we had in March and April delayed the growth of young rice and thus has delayed crawfish stocking. Some fields won’t be ready to stock until the middle of June.
Survival of the...
A new Provisia rice variety recently approved by the Louisiana State University AgCenter Rice Variety Release Committee should be available for farmers next year.
The variety, PVL02, is a long-grain variety with typical Southern U.S. long-grain cooking characteristics, says AgCenter...
• By Bruce Linquist and Luis Espino •
Earlier this week, I sent out a blog discussing N management during a wet year. In the blog, one scenario (Scenario 2) mentioned was, “I decided not to apply aqua but just...
Seven years after the National Agricultural Aviation Association conducted its last comprehensive industry survey, new insights about the U.S. aerial application industry have emerged, thanks to a landmark survey of Part 137 operators and pilots conducting agricultural operations.
The 2019...
• By Bruce Linquist •
Rain in May, especially in the amounts we have seen this year, are far from ideal for rice growers. It makes establishing seedling, nitrogen management and weed control extra challenging.
Rain in May is not new....
• By Yeshi Wamishe •
Field history is a major factor when considering to use fungicide seed treatments. If your field has a history of seed rot and seedling diseases (mostly blight and seedling death), it is highly possible you’re...
The 2019 rice planting season seems like it’s running in slow motion.
Nationwide, slightly more than half of the anticipated acres had been planted as of May 12, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Crop Progress report. That compares...
State Legislature mulls bill that addresses mislabeling of ag products.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Louisiana lawmakers are following their Arkansas counterparts and are taking up a bipartisan truth-in-labeling proposal for agricultural products.
Sen. Francis Thompson, D-Delhi, introduced Senate Bill 152, the...
Fungicide-resistant sheath blight should be a wake-up call to follow resistance management rules regardless of where you farm.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Resistance of the sheath blight pathogen to the popular strobilurin fungicides continues to increase, encompassing roughly half of...
Combination seed treatments may kill two weevils with one blow.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
A weevil that prefers drier ground and typically frequents rice levees has begun damaging furrow-irrigated rice, thanks in part to a lack of permanent flood...
Arkansas appears headed toward a further increase in furrow-irrigated rice acres in 2019. This production practice is finding a substantial rotational fit for growers to save on land management costs, primarily associated with expenses related to tillage.
Ultimately, there are...
The annual USA Rice Outlook Conference may last only a few days every December, but for us, it’s a year-round job. While the exhibitors are packing up their booths and the attendees are heading home to prepare for the...
Three factors influence prices and could help move rice markets from their current doldrums.
• By Kurt Guidry •
There has been very little positive momentum in the rice market over the past several months. Cash prices in Louisiana are still...
As you thumb through this issue of Rice Farming magazine, you may notice nomination forms for two different recognition programs — the Rice Awards, now in its 28th year, and the third annual Rice Consultant of the Year.
We don’t...
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