roxy rice

Albaugh LLC of Ankeny, Iowa and Hong Kong-based Rotam AgroSciences Ltd have entered into an acquisition agreement. Albaugh will acquire all outstanding shares in Rotam through a merger between the holding company of Rotam and an entity in the...

• By Vicky Boyd, Editor • The California Rice Research Foundation recently honored Dr. Kent McKenzie with its annual California Rice Industry Award for his 32 years of service to the state's rice producers. In making the presentation, foundation board member Aaron...

Work moves forward on herbicide-tolerant California medium-grain production system. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • The California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, in conjunction with Albaugh LLC, continues work to bring the herbicide-tolerant ROXY Rice Production System to market. Researchers at the grower-owned Rice...

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...

Breeders at the California Rice Experiment Station recently unveiled ROXY rice—a line of medium-grain resistant to oxyfluorfen herbicide—at their annual field day. Three years into development, Rice Experiment Station director Dr. Kent McKenzie, who's leading the project, says he's pleased...