King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based United Phosphorus Inc., also known as UPI, changed its name to UPL NA Inc. Jan. 1 to better reflect its global corporate identity.
The change also comes after several recent acquisitions, including the June 2018 purchase...
• By Bobby Golden and Dan Roach •
Producing rice in a “rowed-up” manner as other row crops such as corn, soybean and cotton, was a foreign concept just a couple of years ago. Row rice or furrow-irrigated rice was...
USA Rice truck tour gives away free rice cookers to help dispel fears of cooking rice.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
USA Rice took to the road this fall to promote the virtues of U.S.-grown rice and try to demystify cooking...
Louisiana brothers embrace the 4R’s to nurture soil and improve production
• By Vicky Boyd
Editor •
Even before the term “sustainable” was popular, the Durands had adopted production practices that conserved and enhanced the natural resources on their rice and crawfish...
• By Kurt Guidry •
The activity of the rice market has been markedly lower over the last several weeks and looks to have gone into its typical slowdown as we head toward the holiday season and the end of the...
Numbers don’t lie. For the 2018-19 rice marketing year, imports are expected to comprise more than 24 percent of domestic rice use — a record, according to figures from U.S. Department of Agriculture ag economist Nathan Childs. Of that,...
We have been fortunate to see new products on the market for rice over the past few years. These products have put more tools in the toolbox for us to use to manage our rice crop.
In 2018, we saw...
Extremely grassy season put the new Provisia Rice System to the test
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Growers with resistant weedy rice who planted the first commercial Provisia rice variety in 2018 say the decision was a “no-brainer,” even though they...
After more than two years of work, discussing and debating policies and ironing out the kinks, the 2018 Farm Bill has finally been passed and signed into law, and it’s due largely in part to the perseverance and hard...
• By Bruce Schultz •
In a series of meetings in southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State University AgCenter experts offered farmers advice for growing their 2019 crop.
Farmers met recently in Welsh, Abbeville, Ville Platte and Crowley only a few weeks from the...
The California Rice Commission has been working closely with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish rules for new California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program.
These rules, published in the Department’s Public Solicitation Notice, establish the provisions for...
Arkansas crop producers who want to get a better handle on water use in 2019 will have several opportunities through a series of irrigation/water management schools.
“The schools are small groups with short instruction and include practical exercises,” says Chris...
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame plans to induct five individuals whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state’s largest business sector.
The newest class includes retired University of Arkansas educator Dr. L.B. (Bernie) Daniels of Fayetteville; Ed...
The 67th annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show is set for March 1-2 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn. The two-day event offers attendees the opportunity to see what’s new in the industry and hear from respected...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence – Early Career Research honor was presented to Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan at a recent ceremony on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station.
The awards, established in 1980, recognize the...
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