Discovering furrow-irrigated rice as an industry player.
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
Associate Editor
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ow rice has made strides over the past few years as growers have learned more about this different method of growing rice. Referred to interchangeably as furrow-irrigated rice,...
⋅ By V. Todd Miller ⋅
LSU AgCenter
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded a grant of more than $295,000 for a multi-year, collaborative project of rice entomologists at three universities to study insect management in furrow-irrigated...
A project to measure greenhouse gases and water use in furrow-irrigated rice, and the use of cover crops as a remediation tool in land leveling are just two of the presentations that are part of the Northeast Rice Research...
For effective weed control, treat row rice as you would any other row crop.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
To successfully control weeds in furrow-irrigated rice — also known as row rice — growers will need to change from treating it...
• By Mary Hightower •
A team led by Tommy Butts, Extension weed scientist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will be exploring new ways to manage herbicide-resistant weeds in row rice and traditional flooded field production,...
• By Bruce Schultz •
Presentations for the virtual northeast Louisiana row rice field day were released July 27, providing farmers with the latest information from Louisiana State University AgCenter researchers.The complete event is available online at https://bit.ly/LSURowRice.
Melissa Cater, director...
The Louisiana State University AgCenter plans to launch its Row Rice Virtual Field Day, July 27, on its Northeast Louisiana Row Rice YouTube channel.
As its name implies, the virtual field day's main topic will be row rice, but it...
The University of Arkansas recently published the "Arkansas Furrow-Irrigated Rice Handbook" that is available online.
This new publication is aimed at providing recommendations for the increasingly popular rice-production system that irrigates rice much like other row crops — running water...
UArk’s ‘Most Crop Per Drop’ contest encourages growers to try water-saving technology with prizes.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
For the past two years, the University of Arkansas has prodded growers of rice, corn and soybeans to try new irrigation technologies...
It’s hard to believe it’s almost spring, and we’re charging forward into another crop year.
No doubt as you have been preparing for planting season, you’ve been reflecting on the successes and challenges of previous seasons and applying those practical...
Bucket traps aid University of Arkansas research into new row-rice pest, control measures.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
University of Arkansas entomologists continue their quest to learn more about the rice levee billbug, a weevil pest that until recently only caused...
• By Bruce Schultz •
Farmers at the recent Northeast Louisiana Rice Forum heard about the benefits and challenges of growing row rice.
The practice uses irrigation with collapsible poly tubing or rainwater to keep soil moist, but no permanent flood...
• By Bruce Schultz •
An LSU AgCenter research project at the Mer Rouge farm of Jason Waller was the setting for the northeast Louisiana row rice field day on July 18.
The practice of row rice is gaining new converts...
Soybean seeding rates, effects of urea application on soy protein concentration and how drones are used in multiple inlet irrigation in rice are among the topics included in the tours set for the Aug. 8 field day at the...
• By Karol Osborne •
More than 50 agricultural producers and industry representatives interested in furrow-irrigated rice, also called row rice or upland rice, attended the LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station row rice and soybean field tour on July 9...
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