Learn more about the three rice industry leaders recently recognized with 2017 Rice Awards at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Antonio.
They are (from left to right in the photo):
• Christian Richard, a rice producer from Kaplan, Louisiana,...
I grew up on a farm in Sunflower County and in the late 1980s married Michelle Gentry, whose father Jerry Gentry also was a farmer. I started helping him with their operation and began farming with my father-in-law full...
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Growing up, I was surrounded by agriculture. My grandparents had a small rice farm near Willows, California, and my dad, Wally Cramer, was a pest control adviser (PCA) for more than 40 years. I became interested...
Hurricane created numerous hurdles for the Texas rice industry.
By M.O. Way
The big story for Texas rice in 2017 was Harvey, which dumped 34 trillion gallons of water over Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana from Sunday, Aug. 27, to Thursday,...
The 2017 rice season was anything but normal in Louisiana.
By Dustin Harrell
Before the beginning of each production season, rice farmers and consultants can feel the excitement and electricity in the air. They are eager to begin the year with...
Unique to the Mid-South, Missouri rice growers own and manage their research farm.
By Michael Aide
Editor’s note: Rice Farming magazine is celebrating 50 years of publishing in 2017. We would be remiss if we didn’t include an article about Missouri...
Check out proven and new releases for the coming season.
Once that last bushel, barrel or hundredweight of rice is in the bin, you can review how selected Clearfield varieties and/or hybrids performed on your operation during 2017.
Consider each field individually along...
New ‘Diamond’ lives up to expectations with strong yields and excellent grain quality.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
After the first year of commercial production, the Diamond variety has proven to be a gem with average statewide yields topping nearly all conventional varieties...
More than 30 years ago, a group of visionaries in the rice industry got together to create The Rice Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to ensuring the long-term sustainability and future competitiveness of the U.S. rice industry.
The way they...
Lower overall supplies, higher prices conspire to reduce demand for this year’s crop.
By Kurt Guidry
After struggling to find support for prices for most of 2016, the rice market has been able to enjoy moderate price increases to this point...
The Arkansas rice planting season in 2017 went at a near-record pace, lagging behind only 2012. Planted acres were expected to be 25 percent less than in 2016. The positive early season conditions had growers feeling upbeat about the...
What’s in a name? Everything, if you’re the Washington, D.C.-based USA Rice.
The organization has complained to the Food and Drug Administration that vegetable-based products that use “rice” in their name — such as Cauli Rice, Green Giant Riced Cauliflower,...
Jennifer James, a rice farmer from Newport, Arkansas, was recently named the 2017 Farmer of the Year by the Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture.
The award is presented to a producer who has embraced conservation and stewardship...
Farmers are urged to complete the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2017 Census of Agriculture, which should be arriving in their mailboxes in December. The census can be returned by mail or securely submitted online.
University of Missouri Extension economist Ryan Milhollin...
Dr. Kurt Guidry, director of the Louisiana State University AgCenter’s Southwest Region, has appointed Dr. Don Groth the new director of the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station in Crowley.
Guidry also named Dr. Dustin Harrell the station’s assistant director, a position...
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