by George Jared Arkansas rice farmers got off to a solid start in 2024 with one of the earliest planting seasons ever. However, a myriad of problems plagued producers as the season evolved and it could lead to record lower milling yields on fewer acres once the numbers are calculated, according to Jarrod Hardke, extension […]
By HPJ Staff. Jason Norsworthy’s origin story as a weed scientist began on a truck farm in south Arkansas, and it was told through the unnumbered long, hot hours spent at the end of a gooseneck hoe, chopping weeds from in between sweet potato and purple hull pea plants. “We didn’t have a lot of […]
by Talia Ogliore, Washington University in St. Louis Weedy rice is a close relative of cultivated rice that infests rice fields worldwide and drastically reduces yields. To combat this agricultural pest, rice growers in the southeastern United States have been planting rice cultivars that were tweaked to allow them to apply herbicides that target weedy […]
Iraq purchased 80,000 metric tons of U.S. long grain rice in August, the first after months of negotiations. Forrest Laws The ADM Rice Division’s sale of 44,000 metric tons of U.S. long grain rice to Iraq is being called “a breath of fresh air” for rice markets that haven’t had much of that commodity lately. […]
Credit: ©YAIBUABANN – STOCK.ADOBE.COM CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, US — USA Rice had its first Breeder Workshop at the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station, looking to identify US rice varieties that align with Latin American consumer preferences. Six Central American industry professionals from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica participated in […]
