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2016 will not soon be forgotten in Louisiana but for the wrong reasons – historic flooding, reduced quality and significantly lower yields. Read More »
The infamous 2016 season
Tag Archives: Weed Control
Purdue updates adjuvant guide, offers free downloads
Ah, have times have changed. When Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., published its first “Compendium of Herbicide Adjuvants” in 1992, it contained 76 listings from 22 companies. Read More »
California rice growers receive good news, bad news about weed management
California rice producers attending the recent annual Rice Field Day at Biggs received some good news and some bad news when it comes to weed control. Read More »
Back to the future
Growers turn to decades-old chemistry to fight ALS-resistant rice flatsedge. Read More »
Horizon Ag’s Louisiana field day highlights economic sustainability
About 100 rice producers attending the Horizon Ag Louisiana field day learned about new Clearfield varieties with improved agronomics that should help reinforce their economic sustainability. Read More »
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers highlight work at Eagle Lake rice field day
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers gave rice growers highlights of their new product pipeline during the recent 42nd annual rice field day at the David R. Watermann Rice Research Station in Eagle Lake, Texas. Read More »
LSU AgCenter offers glimpse of research at annual Crowley rice field day
Under cloudy skies and cool temperatures, attendees of Louisiana State University AgCenter’s 107th annual rice field day in Crowley June 29 got a glimpse of several new varieties, hybrids and crop protection materials in the pipeline. Read More »
Expansion nears completion at Valent’s Leland, Miss., research center
While some crop protection companies are reducing their presence in the agricultural industry because of cyclic downturns, Valent U.S.A. is investing in its future with expansion and new construction projects. Read More »
Valent plans expansion at Leland, Miss., research facility
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Valent U.S.A. plans to expand its research facility in Leland, Miss., as well as build a new facility near Champaign, Ill. The investments are part of a wide-scale global research initiative announced earlier this month by parent company Sumitomo Chemical of Tokyo. Read More »
Improved Water Outlook For CA Rice
I was raised in Yuba County on a walnut and prune ranch, so a career in agriculture was a natural fit. I’ve spent the past 16 seasons as research manager and Pest Control Adviser at Butte County Rice Growers Association. My team and I manage the John Nichols Memorial Research Farm – a BUCRA-owned, 50-acre rice testing facility dedicated to ... Read More »