In the heart of Cajun country, Allen Mclain farms about 3,000 acres of rice together with his wife, father, and two younger brothers. Much of their crop, all south of LA-14, is under threat. Saltwater from the Gulf is slowly, and some days quickly, making its way up through marshes, bayous, and over levees.
Read MoreSen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, encouraged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to permit Louisiana to use a pesticide required to combat rice delphacid infestations.
Read MoreDr. Steve Linscombe knows a thing or two about rice, having spent more than 35 years as the rice breeder at Louisiana State University (LSU), and now serving as the director of The Rice Foundation and the staff liaison of the USA Rice Marketability and Competitiveness Committee. He also knows podcasting and in the latest episode of The Rice Stuff, he assembles a top-notch panel to talk about rice breeding and rice quality.
Read MoreLeading agricultural lenders and cooperatives in Arkansas are warning that low crop prices may push farmers to plant roughly thirty percent less rice this year, and that could do permanent damage to the state's rice industry.
Read MoreRice farming is changing. To ensure that growers’ experiences and priorities are understood, researchers from the Louisiana State University (LSU) are talking with farmers across the southern U.S. rice-growing region to ensure grower perspectives guide future support for rice production.
Read MoreIn Louisiana, farmers take advantage of flooded fields to raise two harvests together: rice and crawfish. Normally, this provides two income streams for landowners and two food sources for the country. However, invasive pests are now interfering with both, the Associated Press reported.
Read MoreRice farming is changing. To ensure that growers’ experiences and priorities are understood, researchers from the Louisiana State University (LSU) are talking with farmers across the southern U.S. rice-growing region to ensure grower perspectives guide future support for rice production.
Read MoreThis past weekend, the Louisiana Rice Council and the Louisiana Rice Growers Association (LARGA) held their joint annual membership meeting here. The organizations’ respective presidents, Eric Unkel and Alan Lawson, presided over the business meetings.
Read MoreFriday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump overstepped his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs on trading partners. In the majority opinion delivered by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court found that the Administration lacked clear authorization and delegation from Congress to impose tariffs to govern imports.
Read MoreRice farmers have a new tool in their toolbox: a seed treatment that not only reduces herbicide injury, but also promotes better above-ground and below-ground biomass.
Read MoreThe USA Rice Farm Policy Fly-in held here this week marked the final leg in the two-year Rice Leadership Development Class program and the 2024 Class participated in events and were recognized at a graduation ceremony.
Read MoreUSA Rice extends condolences to the friends and family of Patrick Lloyd Hartwell, “Pat,” who was 65 when he passed away at home yesterday. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Pam, and their two daughters and their families.
Read MoreGrowing up in Rapides Parish as the son of a U.S. Air Force recruiter, LSU AgCenter entomologist Tyler Musgrove may not have been destined to become the state’s latest rice specialist, but an agriculturally rich upbringing certainly didn’t hurt.
Read MoreIt’s difficult for Southern rice farmers to consider changing horses in midstream, especially when their favorite horse has been producing high yields and winning applause from most all bettors until now.
But there comes a time when you may need to step back and look at whether the race for higher grain yields is the best objective or if producing more rice that some of your traditional customers no longer want is working.
Read MoreThe rice delphacid is no longer merely a Texas problem. This tiny planthopper, common in Texas ratoon rice, showed up this year in the main Texas rice crop. Infestations also occurred in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, with some rice fields at a complete loss.
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