Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after USA Rice announced that Iraq has committed to buying 40,000 metric tons of American rice. This is half of the remaining tonnage committed under the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iraq.
Read MoreThis month’s 2022/23 U.S. corn outlook is for larger supplies and higher ending stocks. Corn beginning stocks are raised 25 million bushels, based on reduced feed and residual use for 2021/22 as indicated in the June 30th Grain Stocks report.
Read MoreAs the 2022 rice growing season rolls steadily along, rice growers and rice industry professionals gathered at the LSU AgCenter’s H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station for its 113th annual Rice Field Day.
Read MoreSession II was different in a few ways. First, we have all spent a week together prior so the conversation and discussion was much more effortless. Second, the schedule for the week was full – three very different states in four days – followed by a full day of touring and a lunch with Harvester Works executives.
Read MoreHot, sunny weather was what rice farmers were hoping for after last year’s nearly 100 inches of rain across south Louisiana. The state’s rice crop is maturing quickly, and combines will be in the fields soon. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has the story from southwest Louisiana.
Read MoreThe 2019-2022 Rice Leadership Development Program class graduated on Thursday, July 7, during the USA Rice July Business meetings here. It’s a notable accomplishment for all those selected into the program but this class had an especially unique journey to get to their graduation.
Read MoreLast month the USA Rice Millers Association elected Louisiana’s Meryl Kennedy-Farr, CEO of Kennedy Rice in Mer Rouge, to succeed Keith Glover as chair of that organization. Kennedy-Farr becomes the first woman and the youngest person ever to chair that organization in its 123-year history.
Read MoreIndustry experts and supporters came together recently at the annual Horizon Ag Louisiana Field Day to discuss the promise and challenges of growing rice in 2022 and beyond.
Read MoreTo retain the personnel and resources required to continue the rich history of rice variety development at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station, the Louisiana Rice Research Board opted to expand its endowment offerings.
At its semiannual meeting on June 30, the board agreed to establish a new endowed chair specifically for the LSU AgCenter’s rice breeding program at the Rice Research Station.
Read MoreThe Rice Leadership Development Program gives future leaders a comprehensive understanding of the rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication skills. The program has been in existence for more than 30 years and most of the current leaders of the U.S. rice industry are alumni.
Read MoreUSA Rice released the annual U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report (DUR) today, tracking domestic shipments and consumption of U.S. milled rice from August 2020 through July 2021.
Read MoreHarvest will begin soon in South Louisiana and the western rice belt of Texas. I expect the first fields to be harvested within the next week to 10 days in both regions. A few fields in the Beaumont area will not be much behind that schedule, but the majority of the crop in that area is now beginning to head.
Read MoreWeed scientists with the LSU AgCenter are focusing on a pair of herbicides as promising products to control broadleaf weeds and sedge in rice fields.
AgCenter research associate Connor Webster said the two products, Loyant and Gambit, are known for their broad-spectrum weed control characteristics.
Read MoreIn early 2022, Nan Wallis and Lindsey Beard opened up a brewery in New Orleans. Though, they aren’t brewing beer. They are two women who are using Louisiana rice and Japanese tradition, to make New Orleans Sake. Wetlands Sake is open and ready for thirsty patrons.
Read MoreRice farmers, researchers, wildlife specialists, and others gathered here last Wednesday at the oldest and largest rice research station in the country to learn about the important research being undertaken in breeding, agronomy, weed science, etymology, agronomics, and more.
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