I was recently talking with a very reputable Texas rice consultant, and he highly recommended spreading your planting date so all your rice does not mature at the same time. I recall in 2016 rice storage capacity in Texas...

In 2015, University of California Cooperative Extension began the UCCE Rice Yield Contest as a pilot study in Butte County. Due to its success, the contest was expanded in 2016 to include all of Sacramento Valley. Because of possible yield potential differences,...

Pinnacle Rice Cooperative was recently launched to increase member returns by providing liquidity, quality and logistical support to the California rice industry. Calrose Co-op, a grower-owned cooperative comprising rice farmers throughout Northern California, was folded into the Butte County Rice...

Feral pig numbers soar, requiring long-term management programs to battle the pests. By Vicky Boyd Editor Expanding wild hog populations and the increasing damage they cause have made the news recently with headlines like “World War III” or “When Pigs Go...

A new risk-management program aids growers of specialty and organic rices, while another sleuths out fraudulently labeled organic rice. As the national organization dedicated to successfully representing and serving all segments of the U.S. rice industry, I wanted to share...

Year-end doldrums mean little potential for prices to climb until after the start of the new year. By Kurt Guidry The rice market appears to be stuck in a sideways trading pattern with little indications of significant moves in either direction....

If you don’t tell the story of the rice industry, somebody else will, and you may not like what they say. That was the take-home message from two growers and a media expert who shared their experiences using social...

A reservoir under construction west of Houston will serve many beneficiaries, including the rice industry. By Vicky Boyd Editor The 40-foot earthen and concrete embankments that ring the 40,000 acre-foot Arbuckle Reservoir are essentially completed, with crews continuing to work on...

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members at a ceremony, March 2, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock. Once the new class is seated, the Hall of Fame will have 164 members. The most...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has approved nearly $6 million for two Regional Conservation Partnership Program proposals focused on water and habitat in Texas and Louisiana rice lands. Established in the 2014 Farm Bill, the RCPP competitively...

Company with a stable of beneficial microbes launches an identity-preserved quality-based rice program. By Vicky Boyd Editor Boston-based Indigo Ag Inc., which launched an identity-preserved quality-based cotton program in 2016, plans to kick off a similar one for rice in 2018. Known as...

Arkion Life Sciences LLC is offering rice producers a rebate of about $2 per acre if they use its AV-1011 bird-repellent on rice seed this season. The actual amount of the rebate will depend on seeding rates, says Mike Brinkley...

The Rice Foundation selected five producers and two industry representatives for the 2018-2020 Rice Leadership Development Program. The new class was announced at the recent USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The two-year class, which features four one-week...

For years, USA Rice has partnered with Dow AgroSciences to present three scholarships to high school seniors in the six rice-producing states as part of National Rice Month promotions. Two years ago, the program evolved into having applicants make a...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Gambit, a premix from Yuma, Arizona-based Gowan USA comprising Permit and Peak. The active ingredients are halosulfuron and prosulfuron, respectively. Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri have issued state registrations. Approval is pending in Texas and...