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“Our strongest rice portfolio ever.” That’s how Horizon Ag general manager Dr. Tim Walker described the Clearfield® and Provisia® rice varieties available to plant next season to more than 100 farmers, consultants, and rice industry leaders who attended the company’s recent Arkansas...

New rice varieties shine in Arkansas research highlights The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the Division of Agriculture’s research arm, released four new rice varieties in 2022. CLL18 is a high-yielding Clearfield variety that will be available to growers in 2023 through...

Horizon Ag, Rice Farming and USA Rice are proud to bring you the recipients of the 2022 Rice Awards. The program highlights three honorees for their contributions to the success of the U.S. rice industry through the Rice Farmer of the...

By Fred Miller • CLL18, a new high-yielding, Clearfield® rice variety developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station will be available to rice growers from Horizon Ag in 2023. Fast facts Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station releases high-yielding Clearfield® variety CLL18 yielded...

High-yielding, long-grain Clearfield rice variety released A new high-yielding, Clearfield rice variety developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station will be available to rice growers from Horizon Ag in 2023. The new rice is called CLL18 and averaged 221 bushels per...

PVL03 steps up with improved yield potential and disease package along with solid grass control. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • Rayne, Louisiana rice producer Fred Zaunbrecher has grown the Provisia rice varieties PVL01, PVL02 and now, PVL03, for seed. Although he said...

Horizon Ag has two new varieties — PVL03 and CLHA02 — that have consistently shown high yield potential in trials and seed production plots joining an already strong lineup of proven performers like CLL16 and CLL17. With input prices on...

Proven performance. Better profit potential. At a time when rice farmers are facing questions about crop prices and what to plant next season, those are two “must-have” benefits they need from the varieties they plant. It’s not a time for...

As they say, no two years are alike. 2021, with early periods of cold, wet weather, differed from the tropical storm- and hurricane-plagued 2020 season. Nearing the end of 2021, many rice growers reported strong yields, prompting optimism for 2022. With...

Horizon Ag and BASF are once again offering 0% APR financing when growers purchase Horizon Ag seed and BASF crop production products. Rice growers can obtain the benefit when they finance using their multi-use account through John Deere Financial or...

Horizon Ag firmly believes the future of the Southern rice industry is closely tied to its ability to provide the quality and type of long-grain rice in demand by important customers throughout the Western Hemisphere. That’s why the seed...

Despite the cancellation of the Horizon Ag Arkansas Field Days in Stuttgart and Jonesboro this summer due to Covid-19, the company wanted to provide growers an opportunity to learn more about its offerings in the Delta — Clearfield varieties...

A rise in COVID-19 cases has prompted the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture to cancel in-person field days. As a result, the Horizon Ag Field Day scheduled for Aug. 4 at the university's Stuttgart Rice Research and...

Delta rice farmers will have two opportunities to see the latest Clearfield and Provisia varieties from Horizon Ag at separate field days in Arkansas in August. The first will be held on Aug. 4 at the University of Arkansas Rice...

• By Vicky Boyd, Editor • At a recent field tour near Kaplan, Louisiana, Horizon Ag gave growers a preview of the newest Provisia rice variety, PVL03, which it plans to launch commercially for the 2022 season. Tested for the past four...