Different Diseases Require Different Fungicide Timings
With rice fields finally growing and fields at permanent flood, rice farmers need to be on the lookout for diseases. There are many critical areas in rice production and disease management happens to be the one that farmers face at this point in the season. Whether it is sheath blight, blast, smuts or Cercospora, scouting needs to start now to ensure that the rice fields stay healthy and yields can be maximized. It is also important to know what diseases the rice variety is susceptible to.
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Biden Administration Commits To Resolving EU Retaliatory Tariffs, Including Rice
Yesterday, President Biden’s U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced with their European counterpart, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, that they are officially working towards an agreement to repeal the Section 232 tariffs on U.S. and European products.
The announcement comes just weeks before the three-year anniversary of the tariffs being imposed.
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International Rice Festival Returns To Crowley This Fall
The 84th International Rice Festival will return to Crowley this fall after being canceled last year due to the COVID-`19 pandemic.
The festival will return to Downtown Crowley Oct. 14-17, 2021.
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Columbian Farmers Get Rice Advice From Dr. Steve Linscombe
USA Rice has a long-standing trade relationship with the National Federation of Rice Producers in Colombia (FEDEARROZ), an organization representing Colombian rice farmers that provides technological advice, seeds, and agrochemicals to their thousands of members.
Recently, however, FEDEARROZ tapped the relationship with USA Rice for a different purpose, namely, to gather information on rice research to assist their organization in developing recommendations for future rice production in Colombia
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Port of Lake Charles Ships Rice to Conflict-Ridden Areas of Africa
The port of Lake Charles is moving Louisiana rice to help feed areas of Central Africa that are in need.
Crews at the port have been packing bags of rice, weighing 110 pounds each, into the Tao Star cargo ship that will sail across the Atlantic to help some of the African countries facing conflict. More than 19,000 tons of rice are being shipped to Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic and Cameroon.
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WADE Rice: Reduced Domestic Use, Exports, Stocks
The initial 2021/22 outlook for U.S. rice is for reduced supplies, exports, domestic use, and ending stocks. Total 2021/22 supplies are projected at 285.0 million cwt, down 2 percent from last year on lower production more than offsetting higher imports and significantly greater beginning stocks.
All rice production is projected at 203.6 million cwt, down 11 percent from the previous year on reduced harvested area. The 2021/22 projected all rice yield is 7,651 pounds per acre, up 32 pounds from last year.
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Letlow Calls on U.S. Trade Representative and Acting U.S. Ambassador to the UK to Help Protect U.S. Rice Exports
Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and the acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Yael Lempert to work diligently to prevent the adoption of a zero-tolerance policy by the UK, as the European Union did earlier this year, for the detection of Propiconazole in imported foods.
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A New Route To Hardier Rice: Tweak Its Microbiome
The next wave of innovations in crop science may come not from cross-breeding plants or reprogramming their genes but by tweaking the microbes that live in, on and around them.
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One Grain Is Keeping The World's Food Crisis From Getting Worse
As skyrocketing crop prices fuel fears about soaring food costs and hunger around the globe, one of the world’s most consumed staples is bucking the trend and warding off a broader food crisis at least for now.
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Invention Of Low Glycemic Rice: New Tool To Curb Obesity & Diabetes Should Hit Markets In '21
Diabetes is a worldwide problem affecting more than 463 million people (9.3% of world population). In the United States alone, more than 34.2 million people have diabetes (10.5% of the U.S. population), and 88 million people aged 18 years or older have prediabetes (34.5% of the adult U.S. population). Worldwide, diabetes prevalence is estimated to rise to 10.2% (578 million) by 2030 and 10.9% (700 million) by 2045. Diabetes is among the top 10 causes of death in adults and has caused 4.2 million deaths globally. The key to curbing diabetes emphasizes prevention through dietary and nutrition management with the goal of maintaining stable and safe levels of postprandial blood glucose concentration. The availability of low glycemic rice can support this dietary management approach by minimizing spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels.
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Congressman Clay Higgins Talks Shop in Louisiana’s 3rd District
Congressman Clay Higgins, who represents Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District, spent time yesterday meeting with local rice and crawfish producers to discuss various issues facing the two industries.
Rep. Higgins’ first stop was at the Bieber Farm near Mamou. The main topic of conversation with the group there was labor concerns, specifically the H2A & H2B programs.
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Letlow Calls on Ambassador to Restore Trade with Iraq for U.S. Rice
Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) urged U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller to help restore a trade relationship between the United States and Iraq to purchase U.S. rice.
“Given favorable market conditions and ample supply of high-quality U.S. grown rice for a successful tender, I encourage you to continue to work with the Iraqi Minister of Trade and the Iraqi Grain Board to uphold the agreements put forth by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and successfully conclude a U.S. only MOU tender,” Letlow wrote.
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'Duck Dynasty' Star Phil Robertson Says 'Problem With America Is We Don't Cook Rice Anymore'
Has Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson solved the “problem with America?” Well, maybe not exactly.
In regards to America’s problems, the dwindling number of times Americans cook rice wasn’t exactly at the top of the list. Actually, it didn’t make the list at all…
Phil Robertson appeared on his Youtube channel once again Saturday to condemn America for its rice cooking abilities. Since Phil Robertson and the rest of his family are very faith-oriented, Robertson says to have enough food for a guest and to “practice hospitality.”
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Louisiana Rice: Early Season Challenges for 2021
Every year is unique when it comes to the challenges that we face in a rice growing season and 2021 is no exception. The first few weeks of March were somewhat normal, and we were able to plant a significant amount of rice in southwest Louisiana in a short amount of time.
The last week of March and the whole month of April were much more challenging. The weather across the state during that time was either wet, overcast with little sunshine, cold, or a combination of the above.
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Louisiana Rice: Pest Concerns for Late-Planted Crops
The recommended planting dates for Louisiana rice are March 10–April 15 for southwest regions and April 1–May 5 in the north. In an ideal world, all rice would be planted within those windows to maximize yield potential. In the real world, weather delays, equipment failures, labor shortages, or other factors can prevent timely planting.
Some farmers may opt to plant fields following crawfish production, pushing planting to well outside the optimum window. Yield is often reduced in late-planted rice by the stress from high summer temperatures. Insect pests and diseases are often worse in late-planted fields. Here are some considerations on how to approach insect management if you’re behind in getting the crop in.
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