Growers interested in the new Provisia Rice System will get a chance to see the first commercially released variety in a large-scale planting at Horizon Ag's June 27 field day in Kaplan, La. Developed by BASF through traditional breeding techniques, Provisia...

Arkansas rice researchers take the guesswork out of midseason nitrogen needs with the use of a handheld device. By Jarrod Hardke “Well Doc, what’s it gonna be?” Trent Roberts, Extension soil fertility specialist with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture,...

A USA Rice trade delegation recently visited with Mexican customers to reassure them of their importance as a key market for U.S. rice. Mexico has been the top market for U.S. rice both in volume and value for decades. We’ve...

Pay attention to avoid drift when applying soybean desiccants around rice fields, even those that are near draining and appear finished. By Bobby Golden Generally, this time of year we discuss midseason to harvest management options for our rice crop. But...

Much like the late comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, gluten gets no respect. The naturally occurring protein found in wheat, barley and rye has been vilified and, at the very least, totally misunderstood. I have to look no further than a computer...

Computerized bin monitors fine-tune rice drying, improving grain quality and energy savings. By Vicky Boyd Editor Knowing a load could face rejection if it was too high in moisture, Mike McCarty was diligent about sampling his grain bins 2 feet down to take readings. He...

Lower acreage, increased export expectations bring market optimism, but more export sales will be needed to significantly boost prices. By Kurt Guidry The rice market finally received some positive fundamental supply and demand news over the past few weeks with the release...

Kernel smut in rice seemed to be more prevalent in southwest Louisiana last year than it has been historically. Typically, kernel smut pressure in southwest Louisiana is much lower than in the northeastern Louisiana rice-production area. Because of this, management...

Arkansas row crop farmers who awoke Sunday to lakes where their newly planted fields had been will be enduring a nail-biting week to see how fast the water recedes and how much new rain might fall Wednesday, while bracing...

The Environmental Protection Agency as well as the California Department of Pesticide Registration have registered Butte herbicide for California water-seeded rice. The herbicide is a premix of benzobicyclon, a mode of action, and halosulfuron-methyl, marketed as Sandea in California. The...

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as the secretary of agriculture, April 24, on an 87-11 vote. As head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Perdue will be in charge of a staff of about 100,000 employees....

ChemChina and Swiss-based Syngenta AG have agreed to divest three types of pesticides to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed merger would harm competition in several U.S. markets. The European Union made a similar announcement concerning the mergers...

University of California Extension entomologist Larry Godfrey, a 26-year member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty, died April 18 after a battle with cancer. He was 60. Godfrey was a fixture at the California Rice Field...

After graduating from Louisiana State University, I moved back home to Crowville, La., and worked for a seed and chemical retailer for about five years. In 2010, some friends and I started a consulting business, and then I ventured...

• SPONSORED CONTENT • I began working in rice at Rice Researchers — a private rice breeding facility — while attending California State University, Chico. Today, I am the technical marketing and research and development manager for Helena’s Western...