• By Whitney Brim-DeForest • Similar to the disease survey we did last month, University of California Cooperative Extension will be surveying rice weeds this fall. The survey implementation was funded by the Rice Research Board in 2019, and pending the results of the survey this year, we plan to repeat the survey every five years, similar to the ongoing ... Read More »
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An early herbicide mistake can plague you all season
We know some of you do a lot of fall/winter tillage to control weeds. However, a spring burndown herbicide application or tillage just prior to seeding can help achieve a clean seedbed. Practicing a stale seedbed can also help reduce the weed seedbank and lead to less weed pressure into the season. Read More »
Be on the lookout for two new watergrass relatives
Weed control in California rice has become more complicated over the past few years, both due to increasing number of herbicide-resistant weeds as well as new weeds, including weedy rice and for some, winged-primrose willow. Just as we were beginning to think we were going to have a pause in new weed problems, we have a couple of new weed ... Read More »
Newly introduced Loyant offers new mode of action for troublesome weeds
With the introduction this season of Loyant with Rinskor Active from Corteva Agriscience, growers have a new mode of action to add to their weed-management toolbox, according to a news release. Read More »
New weed troubles Arkansas grower; what next?
A weed not typically associated with flooded rice fields has begun to trouble at least one Arkansas rice producer. Read More »
‘Red alert’
Weedy rice expansion in California raises concern, prompting calls for using only certified seed and an industry-wide scouting effort. Read More »
UC creates $1 million Cooperative Extension endowed rice research chair
The University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources has established a $1 million endowed chair for California grown rice. 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 »
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 »