By John Anderson - Farmers Storage, Inc., Essex, Mo.
Rice quality, specifically chalk, has been the buzz phrase lately with buyers and farmers both. In recent years, the quality of U.S. rice has not been as attractive to buyers in...
DR. M.O. “MO” WAY
TEXAS
Rice Research Entomologist
[email protected]
This year about 130,000 acres of rice were planted in Texas – similar to the 2012 planting. For both years, most rice farmers along the Colorado River in Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda Counties were...
“In all of the commodities, when a new issue presents
itself, resolving it starts at the farmer level. This is what
we are facing today regarding the quality of U.S. rice.”
– Ronnie Berry
Ronnie and Chris Berry
Rice producers
Bootheel Missouri
Father-and-son team, Ronnie and...
By Brian Otis, Ph. D.
RiceTec
Hybrid rice is changing the way rice is grown in America for the better. Hybrids gained an initial foothold in the U.S. market in 2003 and have achieved an average market growth of almost 40...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
When Chris Berry began farming with his father, Ronnie told him that he had two rules. “Don’t rent any scrap ground and farm by the pencil. Farm by what pays.” Ronnie originally started farming with his brother,...
By Dr. Kurt Guidry
LSU AgCenter
From a fundamental supply and demand situation, the rice market continues to show signs of improvement. In its March supply and demand report, the USDA once again lowered ending stocks for the 2012/13 marketing year...
Producer organization continues to focus on viable export markets.
By Dwight Roberts
President and Chief Executive
Officer, USRPA
The old saying, "There are no two years alike," rarely fails to be true, and 2013 is certainly shaping up to be another unique version....
Rusty Hestir
Hestir Rice Service
DeWitt, Ark.
After attending the University of Arkansas, I worked for Ag Plans of DeWitt and later for Rice Management, Inc. of DeWitt before starting my own agriculture consulting business, Hestir Rice Service, in 1992. I mainly...
Rice farming’s rewards and challenges in today’s environment
By Carroll Smith
When Trey Daniel, Brandon Rodgers and Jason Smith entered Arkansas State University (ASU), the three young men joined a fraternity and enjoyed the camaraderie and support of being among a...
DR. M.O. “MO” WAY
TEXAS
Rice Research Entomologist
[email protected]
In rice fields, many insects are aquatic and obtain oxygen by absorbing this dissolved gas directly from the water through their integument, by surfacing and taking a bubble of air with them underwater or...
JOE MENCER
RICE PRODUCER
LAKE VILLAGE, ARK.
U.S. rice used to be known as the best quality rice in the world. Today, we are losing that reputation. If we are going to keep this industry alive, we’ve got to address the quality...
Healthier plants result in higher yield potential, milling quality
Healthier rice plants cope much better with stresses such as diseases and inclement weather, resulting in higher yield potential and milling quality. And more rice producers are improving their plant health...
Sixth generation California rice farmer thinks outside the box
BY CARROLL SMITH
EDITOR
Many years ago, John Browning was one of the first people to raise rice in the heart of the Sacramento Valley. Today, his great grandson, Fritz Durst, is...
LANCE RAMTHUN
CROP SOLUTIONS, LLC
JONESBORO, ARK. (CONSULTS IN CRAIGHEAD, LAWRENCE, POINSETT AND
MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES)
When my dad began consulting in rice in 1980, we moved to Hoxie, Ark., which is a rice and soybean farming community. Rice and the consulting occupation was...
DR. JOHN SAICHUK
LOUISIANA
[email protected]
One of the most frequently asked questions this fall has been, “What are we going to plant next year?” It is also one of the most uncommon questions I have been asked over the years in this...
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