University of Arkansas breeding program releases new jasmine-type long grain. By Ryan McGeeney The University of Arkansas recently released ARoma 17, a new aromatic long-grain rice that offers exceptional rough rice yields with good milling yields. Aromatic rices are fragrant varieties that...

With tight world supplies, an interruption anywhere could likely send prices higher and help U.S. exports. By Vicky Boyd Editor Once the top rice-exporting country globally in 1980, the United States has since slipped to a distant sixth place where it...

Researchers from Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service recently released a nutritious red rice cultivar that could appeal to consumers interested in alternative grains. The new variety, Scarlett, is whole-grain rice that has a nutty,...

Drs. Steve Linscombe and Johnny Saichuk, both retired Louisiana State University AgCenter researchers, were honored with distinguished service awards from the 2018 Rice Technical Working Group. RTWG is an international group of rice experts that meets every even-numbered year to collaborate...

Randy Jemison, retired Louisiana field representative for USA Rice, was honored recently by the Louisiana Rice Council and the Louisiana Rice Growers Association with a distinguished service award. The award was presented at the annual joint meeting of the two...

The agricultural division of DowDuPont, the company created when Dow and DuPont merged, will have a new name come this summer – Corteva Agriscience. As part of the merger, three divisions will be created. DowDuPont expects to spin off the...

Making inroads into the imported jasmine market proves challenging for growers and millers. By Vicky Boyd Editor The United States imports about 400,000 metric tons of jasmine rice annually, a figure that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Fred Zaunbrecher. As a Louisiana...

Colombian trip helps Texas A&M entomologist learn more about a rice planthopper and prepare in case it reappears in the South. By Mo Way, Fernando Correa and Maribel Cruz The rice delphacid (Tagosodes orizicolus) is a serious rice pest in much...

USA Rice promotions in nearly 25 countries help tell the U.S. rice industry’s positive story. I think everyone in the rice industry knows we export about half of our crop annually, making us highly dependent on market conditions around the...

Growing up, our parents would scold us if we were picking at the food on our plate during dinner. “You better clean your plate. Think of the poor starving kids in China.” Back then, I just thought it was one...

Weedy rice control remains elusive for California growers, but researchers continue to search for potential herbicides. By Vicky Boyd Editor Whitney Brim-DeForest displayed the five different biotypes of weedy rice found in California at the Rice Experiment Station's annual Rice Field Day. The California...

California Rice Research Foundation OKs two varieties for release. By Kent McKenzie The California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation Board of Directors recently released two new rice varieties for California producers — a Calrose-type medium grain with blast resistance and a jasmine-type...

Trials compare row rice to alternate wetting and drying with multiple-inlet irrigation. By Vicky Boyd Editor Curtis Berry has long-standing convictions about protecting the environment and natural resources. After hearing and reading about two irrigation systems with water-savings potential — alternate wetting...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service has opened the application period for a special conservation program designed for rice producers in all six rice-producing states. The special conservation stewardship program known as the Rice Regional Conservation Partnership Program is a joint...

In this guest column, Lonoke County, Arkansas, rice producer Mark Isbell writes about the importance of engaging with groups developing sustainability initiatives to ensure the nuances of rice production are valued and compensated. By Mark Isbell Let’s be honest. You are...