Dustin Harrell, Louisiana State University AgCenter agronomist and Extension rice specialist, has released a detailed compilation of the varieties and hybrids planted and grown in the state during the 2018 season. New to this year's data are water management...
The Louisiana rice industry donated more than 100,000 pounds of rice in late September to feed the state’s hungry as part of National Rice Month.
Early in the week, south Louisiana rice mills donated about 50,000 pounds of rice to...
Nominations for inductees into the 2019 Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction are being accepted now through Nov. 19. Selected individuals will be recognized during a banquet at L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge on March 7, 2019.
The nomination form can...
The 82nd International Rice Festival will recognize Gerard Frey as the 2018 Farmer of the Year during the event, Oct. 18-21, in Crowley, Louisiana.
Frey was born and raised in the rural community of Shortbread, northeast of Iota in Acadia...
The 2018 rice harvest in southwest Louisiana is past the halfway point, and Louisiana State University AgCenter agents say farmers are pleased.
“Yields have been good, and it seems overall to be a very good crop,” says Jeremy Hebert, LSU...
The entire fight over what can and can't be called rice has spilled over into a food that many in South Louisiana consider sacred — boudin.
For those not familiar with boudin, it is a sausage made of meat, whether...
Farmers heard about the benefits and challenges of growing furrow-irrigated rice at a recent Louisiana State University AgCenter row-rice field day.
The event was held at the Elliot Colvin Farm near Rayville, where the LSU AgCenter has one of three...
By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
Coming off the successful commercial launch of the first Provisia rice variety — PVL01 — this season, partners Horizon Ag, BASF and the Louisiana State University AgCenter are already mulling their next release.
Depending how it performs...
"Necessity is the mother of invention," so the proverb goes.
Faced with tight budgets, the Louisiana State University AgCenter needed to take a hard look at Extension agents in its parishes and invent a more sustainable way to provide services...
Dwight LeBlanc, Louisiana Wildlife Services state director based in Port Allen, is seeking Louisiana rice producers who have had feral hog damage to their crop to participate in a study.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services is conducting feral...
When you think about it, crawfish are nature's ultimate recyclers. Because of that, the red crustacean complements the rice industry's already strong sustainability story.
Sustainability is like a three-legged stool comprising economic, environmental and social benefits. If you're missing even...
Nitrogen is one of the largest expenses in a rice production budget. Efficient use of fertilizer N not only helps maximize grain yield, but it also helps lower fertilization rates, lower fertilizer expenses and minimize negative effects on the...
Although it’s still too early to tell, delayed planting could shore up at least short-term prices.
By Kurt Guidry —
Information coming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the past several weeks has been mixed in terms of providing...
The LSU AgCenter will hold a series of field days to help rice farmers learn about the latest practices to improve crop production.
Experts will make presentations on variety development, fertility, diseases, insects and weeds.
“These field days give us the...
By Karl Wiggers —
With Easter in the rearview mirror, the huge demand for crawfish has begun to decline.
But that doesn’t mean crawfish farmer Allen McLain of Vermilion Parish has drained his ponds yet. He has more than 700...
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