Hurricane Harvey, which decimated parts of South Central Texas and the upper Gulf Coast, caused more than $200 million in crop and livestock losses, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists. Included in that were $8 million of...
The annual Rice Outlook Conference, Dec. 10-12 in San Antonio, Texas, has made some improvements to this year's program, based on past attendees' input.
New this year will be breakout sessions for all segments of the rice industry, a revamped...
The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is accepting nominations for its induction ceremony, which will be held March 22, 2018, at the L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge.
Deadline for the nominations is Nov. 20.
A joint effort of the LSU AgCenter,...
The newly formed Local Seed Co. says it plans to offer direct-to-grower seeds delivered to the farm beginning with the 2018 season.
Local Seed Co. is the result of majority investments in Dulaney Seed, based in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and T.A. Seeds,...
The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Loyant with Rinskor active herbicide from Dow AgroSciences for use on rice. Registrations for Mid-South states are pending. Registration in California is still a few years out.
Loyant controls a broad array of grasses,...
Kent Brown, a fourth-generation rice grower from Hathaway north of Jennings, Louisiana, was named the International Rice Festival's 2017 Rice Farmer of the Year.
In the late 1800s, Brown’s ancestors, who were Iowa wheat farmers, moved during the historical migration...
Rice farmers just by their nature are conservationists and stewards of the land. But do you know a producer who goes above and beyond the call of duty by adopting the latest technologies to further protect resources?
Nominate him or...
Kurt Guidry, a professor of agricultural economics with the Louisiana State University AgCenter in Baton Rouge, has been named regional director for the AgCenter Southwest Region. The appointment is effective Oct. 1.
Guidry, who will be based at the H....
Dr. Albert Fischer, a University of California, Davis, weed ecophysiologist, was honored with the Marlin Brandon California Rice Industry Award at the recent California Rice Experiment Station Rice Field Day in Biggs.
The award, named after the late Dr. Marlin...
Breeders at the California Rice Experiment Station recently unveiled ROXY rice—a line of medium-grain resistant to oxyfluorfen herbicide—at their annual field day.
Three years into development, Rice Experiment Station director Dr. Kent McKenzie, who's leading the project, says he's pleased...
Colusa County, California, rice producer Kurt Richter has launched "Rice Radio," a monthly podcast designed to fill a void in existing media.
"The core topics will be California rice and the Sacramento Valley and fringe topics," he says. Fringe subjects...
Although RiceTec doesn't plan to introduce any new hybrids for 2018, the Houston, Texas-based company does expect to have significantly improved seed availability for next season.
"We've been sold out the last two years, so this year we made plans...
Diamonds may be a girl's best friends, but Diamond — University of Arkansas' new long-grain variety — is shaping up to be a producer's best friend.
"It has an extremely high yield potential, and people who have it are excited...
Rice acreage may be down in Mississippi this season, but the amount of ground devoted to rice research at Mississippi State University's Stoneville research station is as high as Extension agronomist Bobby Golden can remember.
This year, the U.S. Department...
Rice growers in Arkansas just got a little more help in their battle against insect pests when the University of Arkansas hired Dr. Nick Bateman as the new Extension rice entomologist.
Bateman — an Arkansas native — is no stranger...
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