Furrow-irrigated rice, also known as row rice, is increasing in popularity in rice-production areas across the Mid-South. The practice involves growing rice by only watering down irrigation furrows in a similar manner to upland crops like corn, soybeans and...
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The Louisiana State University AgCenter has released a new hybrid rice with high quality and competitive yield potential.
The long-grain hybrid, LAH169, was developed at the H. Rouse...
Giant invasive snail threatens the rice-crawfish rotation in southwest Louisiana.
By Dustin Harrell
The channeled apple snail, a native of South America, is an invasive pest believed to have been introduced into the United States via the aquarium trade. It has...
Randy Jemison, retired Louisiana field representative for USA Rice, was honored recently by the Louisiana Rice Council and the Louisiana Rice Growers Association with a distinguished service award.
The award was presented at the annual joint meeting of the two...
Making inroads into the imported jasmine market proves challenging for growers and millers.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
The United States imports about 400,000 metric tons of jasmine rice annually, a figure that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Fred Zaunbrecher. As a Louisiana...
The 2017 rice season was anything but normal in Louisiana.
By Dustin Harrell
Before the beginning of each production season, rice farmers and consultants can feel the excitement and electricity in the air. They are eager to begin the year with...
Dr. Kurt Guidry, director of the Louisiana State University AgCenter’s Southwest Region, has appointed Dr. Don Groth the new director of the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station in Crowley.
Guidry also named Dr. Dustin Harrell the station’s assistant director, a position...
The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is accepting nominations for its induction ceremony, which will be held March 22, 2018, at the L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge.
Deadline for the nominations is Nov. 20.
A joint effort of the LSU AgCenter,...
Kent Brown, a fourth-generation rice grower from Hathaway north of Jennings, Louisiana, was named the International Rice Festival's 2017 Rice Farmer of the Year.
In the late 1800s, Brown’s ancestors, who were Iowa wheat farmers, moved during the historical migration...
James Rice Farms has opened a new rice mill in Prairie Ronde, La.
A partnership between Beth James and Rolando Sanchez, it processes the branded Prairie Ronde Rice, named after the area in which it is grown.
The facility, which will...
Louisiana’s crawfish producers generally are harvesting more pounds this season than last, allaying fears about damage from last summer’s flooding.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
After historic flooding in south Louisiana last summer, many crawfish producers were concerned about how the 2017 season would shape up....
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain has temporarily lowered the state's rice seed germination standards for 120 days.
"While performing routine tests like purity and germination on seed rice, the LDAF Seed Lab discovered the quality was...
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will be the featured speaker at the Louisiana Rice Council and the Louisiana Rice Growers Association annual joint membership meeting, Feb. 7, in Jennings.
The meeting of the state’s two largest grower organizations will be...
Nominations are now open for the 2016 Louisiana Hall of Distinction award.
Founded in 2013, the award is a cooperative effort among the Louisiana Radio Network, the Louisiana State University AgCenter, and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
It is...
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