red rice

Out-crossing with red rice creates multi-hued weedy rice. • By Fred Miller • Red rice in the field was a problem for rice growers, but at least it was easy to spot. Years of out-crossing with cultivated rice varieties has resulted...

University of California Cooperative Extension will hold a weedy rice workshop from 9-11:30 a.m., Aug. 3, at its Sutter-Yuba Office, 142A Garden Highway, Yuba City, California. The meeting is free, but preregistration is required. This project is sponsored with funding...

Early season disease management is becoming increasingly important as Texas rice farmers trend toward planting earlier at lower seeding rates (about 50 percent of Texas rice acreage is planted to hybrids). Clearly, the earlier plantings have a better chance...

Now that clean-up herbicide applications are finishing, it is a good time to start thinking about weedy rice. If your field has a history of weedy rice, start scouting for watergrass-looking weeds. Check patches of surviving grass. If the plants...

Researchers from Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service recently released a nutritious red rice cultivar that could appeal to consumers interested in alternative grains. The new variety, Scarlett, is whole-grain rice that has a nutty,...

Weedy rice control remains elusive for California growers, but researchers continue to search for potential herbicides. By Vicky Boyd Editor Whitney Brim-DeForest displayed the five different biotypes of weedy rice found in California at the Rice Experiment Station's annual Rice Field Day. The California...

In California, most farmers grow medium-grain varieties. The commercially available medium Calrose rice varieties have been selected to meet the high quality and yield standards for California.  Varietal selection is one of the first and most important decisions a rice...

Weedy rice expansion in California raises concern, prompting calls for using only certified seed and an industry-wide scouting effort. By Vicky Boyd Editor A weedy rice infestation exploded in California from a handful of confirmed fields in prior years to covering more than 10,000 acres in 2016,...