Texas rice growers faced a challenging 2019 due to early and late-season rains, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research expert. Dr. Ted Wilson, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center director, Beaumont, said reports on yields and quality are too preliminary to determine likely outcomes, but he expects a below-average year due to late plantings and late rains that ... Read More »
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Texas A&M to host 72nd annual rice field day in Beaumont, July 11
“Texas Rice – Embracing Innovation” is the theme for the 72nd annual Texas Rice Field Day, July 11, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Beaumont. The event is free and open to the public. Field tours begin at 8 a.m., followed by an indoor program at 10:45 a.m and a noon barbecue luncheon. Morning field tours ... Read More »
UC kicks off 2018 Rice Yield Contest with a few changes
The University California Cooperative Extension is launching its yield contest once again for 2018 with a few changes. New this year is the grand prize of a John Deere side-by-side (XUV 560E) for the overall winner. The name of each regional winner will be placed into a hat and the winner drawn at the 2019 winter grower meetings. Each regional ... Read More »
University of California continues yield contest this season
Having held it for the past three years, the University of California Cooperative Extension plans to conduct its Rice Yield Contest again this season. Read More »
And the winners are …
University of California Cooperative Extension names top three producers in its 2016 annual rice yield contest. Read More »
UCCE challenges state’s rice producers with yield contest
Think you have some pretty good yields? See how you fare against fellow California producers with the University of California Cooperative Extension’s Rice Yield Contest. Read More »