For more than six decades, a major stop along the way to a new rice farming season is the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show. This year’s event will be held at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn., March 3-4. Read More »
Tag Archives: Weed Control
EPA registers active ingredient in Provisia herbicide—updated
The Environmental Protection Agency has granted a Section 3 registration for quizalofop-P-ethyl, the active ingredient in Provisia herbicide from BASF Corp., for use on Provisia rice. State registrations are pending. Read More »
Program Focuses On Barnyardgrass
I grew up on a small farm in Lynn, Ark., where my dad, Howard Brannon, grew rice, soybeans and grain sorghum. While we spent time together, he taught me about agriculture, especially how to fix equipment. After observing one of our rice consultants working with the crop, I decided to pursue this profession as well. I graduated from Arkansas State ... Read More »
Teamwork Is Key For Pilots & Farmers
• SPONSORED CONTENT • My grandparents started Jones Flying Service in 1963, and I started flying for the business in 1997 as a third-generation ag pilot. In 2007, I also began farming rice and custom harvesting. And in 2016, I added a walnut orchard to my operation. Conditions for growing rice were favorable last season until we got a heavy ... Read More »
Weed Spectrum And Timeliness Are Key
Growing up on a rice farm that my dad, John, and uncle, Reggie, operated in Acadia Parish, La., influenced my decision to pursue agriculture as a career. After graduating from McNeese, I started treating seed for G&H Seed Co. in Crowley. Four years ago, I had the opportunity to move out of the warehouse and into the field as a ... Read More »
The infamous 2016 season
2016 will not soon be forgotten in Louisiana but for the wrong reasons – historic flooding, reduced quality and significantly lower yields. Read More »
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 »