Rice farmers in northeast Louisiana, including those interested in trying row rice, heard advice from LSU AgCenter scientists about the upcoming 2019 season at a recent meeting in Rayville.
They also heard some potentially good news from the president of...
Researchers fine-tuned N, seeding recommendations for Provisia rice during 2018 season.
The 2018 season was the first year the Provisia variety, PVL01, was grown commercially. Louisiana grew approximately 10,000 acres of PVL01, and the average yield was about 42-43 barrels...
More than 750 million people don’t get enough nutrients from their food, and more than two-thirds of those live in places that consume a lot of rice. Can rice bred for extra protein be the answer?
“There are hundreds of...
• By Bruce Schultz •
In a series of meetings in southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State University AgCenter experts offered farmers advice for growing their 2019 crop.
Farmers met recently in Welsh, Abbeville, Ville Platte and Crowley only a few weeks from the...
The LSU AgCenter will hold a series of meetings to help rice farmers prepare for their 2019 crop.
The educational sessions will provide farmers with advice on choosing varieties, land preparation, controlling pests and the new farm bill.
Farmers also will...
• By Kurt Guidry •
When examining the market situation for a commodity and trying to project where that market may trend, it can often be useful to look back at similar years. When looking at the current rice market,...
South Louisiana rice farmers are finishing up their ratoon or second harvest. The yields have been good and are needed because of lower rice prices.
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LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux contributed this video story from Acadia Parish.
• By Randy Price •
If you have ever tried mapping a field with a drone for crop scouting, you will quickly find out that producing an image map of a field requires some amount of work and usually a trip...
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 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...
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...
"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...
Faced with what they call potentially devastating cuts to research and educational programs, Louisiana State University AgCenter leaders have called on constituents to contact their local lawmakers and educate them on the importance of these programs.
In a call-to-action letter...
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...
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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...
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