Local rice farmers face challenging 2019 season resulting in low rice yields
By Sylvia Masters
KLFY-TV
ACADIA PARISH, La. - The 2019 rice season was difficult for rice production in Southwest Louisiana because of poor growing conditions throughout the year.
In Acadia Parish, they’re the number one rice producing parish in the State of Louisiana.
Rice yields were much lower this year because of the challenging season many local farmers faced.
Dustin Harrell, Extension Rice Specialist for the State of Louisiana and a Rice Research Agronomist for the LSU Ag Center Rice Research Station in Crowley, said, “When you look at the state as a whole, we are probably about 17% lower in our rice yields this year than we were in 2018.”