Tuesday, March 24, 2026

insect pest

Keep eyes peeled for aphid pest that’s been found in Texas, Louisiana rice

• By Dr. Mo Way, Kate Crumley and Dr. David Kerns • Just want to alert you rice farmers and crop consultants to be on the look out for the English grain aphid. As you probably know, aphids have piercing-sucking...

Dual duty

Combination seed treatments may kill two weevils with one blow. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • A weevil that prefers drier ground and typically frequents rice levees has begun damaging furrow-irrigated rice, thanks in part to a lack of permanent flood...

Texas FFA students learn about rice through contest

When you think about FFA, images of blue jackets, livestock showing and judging, public speaking and leadership may come to mind. Chances are rice is not among those. But the long-running Ruben Stringer Memorial Texas Rice Education Contest is...

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers highlight work at Eagle Lake rice field day

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers gave rice growers highlights of their new product pipeline during the recent 42nd annual rice field day at the David R. Watermann Rice Research Station in Eagle Lake, Texas. Rice breeder Dr. Rodante Tabien has two...

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