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.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
The Walnut Creek, Calif.-based firm is nearing...
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...
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...
Pay attention to wind, several other factors to minimize off-target herbicide movement onto sensitive crops.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
As growers of other row crops have transitioned away from glyphosate because of resistance concerns, the timing and extent of herbicide drift damage to...
My career in the rice industry began in mid-1997 when the company that I was working for registered Stam brand propanil in California. In 2001, the company was purchased by Dow AgroSciences, which had a portfolio of rice products....
Don’t wait — take pre-emptive steps now to slow PPO herbicide resistance from developing in Palmer pigweed.
By Vicky Boyd, Editor
Bob Scott, a University of Arkansas Extension weed scientist, is on a crusade before planting season starts to educate producers about herbicide...
Citing accidental exposure that has caused injuries and even death, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new worker protection rules for those handling the herbicide, paraquat.
Among the changes are:
• New closed-system packaging designed to make it nearly impossible to...
Aim for efficiency
Dr. Jarrod Hardke
Arkansas
Rice Research Entomologist,
University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service
jhardke@uaex.edu
Repeat after me — when I look to cut costs this year, I will not cut my fertility program. Again, I will not ... you get the idea....
Dow AgroSciences recently unveiled the name of the new broad-spectrum rice herbicide it anticipates launching in 2017 or early 2018 — Loyant herbicide with Rinskor active.
Actual availability will depend on Environmental Protection Agency registration, says Hunter Perry, Dow field...
California’s battle with red rice is reminiscent of Jack Nicholson’s famous quote from “The Shining” — “I’m back!”
By Vicky Boyd, Editor
The state, which prides itself on having zero red rice tolerance, in 2003 identified six fields in Glenn and...
Select Hybrids, Varieties for Profitability
Dr. Jarrod Hardke
Arkansas
Rice Research Entomologist,
University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service
jhardke@uaex.edu
Given current economic conditions, each decision has a major impact on having a positive return for the season, and it all starts with rice cultivar selection....
Dr. Jarrod T. Hardke
Arkansas
Rice Extension Agronomist
University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service
jradke@uaex.edu
If I had told growers in January that they should plant their rice in May to achieve the best yields and that mid-April would be terrible, I’d have been...
Dr. Jarrod Hardke
Arkansas
Rice Research Entomologist,
University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service
jhardke@uaex.edu
Later planting increases disease risk
A wet spring leading to delayed planting results in plenty of issues in rice. Beyond the concerns of potential yield reductions and a late harvest, later...
Passion, preparedness and perseverance pay off
John Durand’s father was one of nine children raised in the agriculture industry. He farmed for a short time but left to start a construction company – the only sibling to break from the...
Hunter Perry
Field Scientist, Dow AgroSciences
Greenville, Miss.
I grew up in Greenville, Miss., in the early to mid-90s when all major chemical companies had field stations in the local area. Working on two stations during the summers was a natural attraction...
