Every two years, rice researchers from around the nation and even internationally attend the Rice Technical Working Group meeting to share results and craft plans about future research directions. Mississippi State University will host the 38th RTWG, Feb. 24-27, 2020, at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama. The agenda is chocked full of research topics as well as ... Read More »
The J.R. Simplot Co., a privately held food and agribusiness company headquartered in Boise, Idaho, has agreed to acquire all of the interests in Pinnacle Agriculture Enterprises LLC and its subsidiaries. The acquisition will bring together two distributors of agricultural crop inputs and related services. The target acquisition close date is in early 2020. “By combining our geographic footprint and ... Read More »
The University of Arkansas has created Rice Advisor, a one-stop-shopping-type webpage where producers can find Arkansas rice-related information and calculators in one location. Unlike many websites that are built for desktop computers and shrunk to fit smartphones or tablets, Rice Advisor was designed specifically for smartphones and tablets. The site serves as a landing spot for DD50 login, calculators for seeding ... Read More »
Giant invasive snail threatens the rice-crawfish rotation in southwest Louisiana. Read More »
Most rice cultivated in the Mid-South is produced using the direct-seeded, delayed-flood production method. In this system, a continuous flood is maintained from five-leaf growth stage until a few weeks prior to harvest. Read More »
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