Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain joined the latest episode of the USA Rice podcast for far-ranging conversations on everything from bioterrorism to WOTUS.
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After only being allowed to meet virtually last year, rice farmers will be able to put boots on the ground at this year’s rice field day, which will be held at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station.
As in past years, the program will begin with field tours from 7:15 to 9 a.m., with a poster session and a trade show running concurrently.
Dr. Jong Ham needs growers’ help in identifying isolates of the bacterial panicle blight pathogen (Burkholderia glumae) and fungicide-resistant isolates sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) in Louisiana rice fields.
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Clearfieldâ and Provisiaâ rice growers know one thing’s for sure: Great rice varieties mean great yields and great quality, too. To celebrate growers who achieve both, BASF and Horizon Ag have created the ClearPro Rice Challenge.
To apply for the ClearPro Rice Challenge for the 2021 season, access the Contest Rules and submit your entry form available at www.ClearProRice.com. The Contest Rules explain how qualifying participants with the top scores may win a “banquet in a box”, two ClearPro Rice Challenge jackets and a customized state-shaped cutting board. No purchase is necessary to enter the contest for 2021 Clearfield and Provisia rice growers.
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The outlook for 2021/22 U.S. rice this month is for smaller supplies, unchanged domestic use and exports, and reduced ending stocks. All of the 2021/22 changes are the result of 2020/21 trade revisions.
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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.
Read MoreThe H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station invites everyone to their annual field day on Wednesday, June 30. Field tours will begin at 7:15 am with the last tour departing no later than 9:00 am. Tour stops will cover new rice varieties, weed, insect, and disease control, hybrid rice development, and agronomic practices. An extensive group of organizations and individuals will present information at the scientific poster session and trade show from 7:15 am to 10:15 am. The indoor program will begin at 10:30 am and update guests on an array of rice related topics. Lunch will be served after the program.
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Access to water and water use are among the most important aspects of rice farming. It can be one of the most costly inputs, and it can also be highly controversial and political. Water efficiency is vital for farmers’ bottom lines, the planet, and the rice industry’s social license to operate. Row Rice on The Rice Stuff Podcast.
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At the opening of the Allen Parish Rice Growers Association annual meeting last Wednesday in Kinder, President Eric Savant, a local rice grower, welcomed everyone back in-person for the first time in more than a year. “I don’t know if things will ever get back to ‘normal’, but it’s time to get together and connect with our fellow growers, discuss the business of our organizations, and catch up on the current issues in our industry,” Savant said.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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