AgFax: More Rice Heading in Louisiana

OVERVIEW

More heading has started in the Midsouth in the earlier fields.

Fungicide applications are going out on a wider basis. No big blowups are being reported.

Rice stink bug activity has picked up in parts of Texas.

LOUISIANA CROP REPORTS

Richard Griffing, Griffing Consulting, LLC, Monterey, Louisiana:

“Surprisingly, rice is very clean, with few weed issues, and we’re fortunate in that respect. We have rice at three stages and some will start heading this week. The thing I like about rice is that it’s so forgiving – you can start with a mess and end up clean…sometimes. The first 350 acres of hybrid rice we planted is heading now, and I’m picking up a lot of rice stink bugs in it.

“Things can change, of course, but I’m very pleased with how the crop is moving this week.”