hybrids

Poor weather and unexpected increase in rice acreage combine to tighten RiceTec hybrid seed supplies for 2017. By Vicky Boyd Editor The same hot nighttime temperatures and untimely rains that significantly reduced rice yields in many parts of the Mid-South in 2016 also affected RiceTec’s seed...

RiceTec continues to push the yield limits of commercial rice with the introduction of the new Clearfield hybrid, RT7311 CL, for the 2017 season. At the same time, the Houston, Texas-based firm is working to improve grain quality, a...

Under cloudy skies and cool temperatures, attendees of Louisiana State University AgCenter's 107th annual rice field day in Crowley June 29 got a glimpse of several new varieties, hybrids and crop protection materials in the pipeline. Among those were a Clearfield...

For the past two years, breeders with Crop Production Services have quietly been working to develop rice hybrids with improved agronomic traits. By Vicky Boyd Editor The first resulting commercial hybrid, named Express, is set for market introduction in time for...

South Louisiana rice farmers dodged big rains and continue planting. But they are advised to drain water from drill-seeded fields to promote germination. The unexpected rains in early March have delayed rice planting in some regions, but in South Louisiana,...