Computerized rice program provides answers 

Feb 4, 2009,

By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Specialist

Brooks Davis, who has a rice farm east of Stuttgart, Ark., uses the DD50 computerized rice program “hot and heavy” during rice season, simply because “it keeps anything from sneaking up on us.”...

Outlook good for U.S. rice to Cuba 

Feb 3, 2009,

By Bruce Shultz
LSU AgCenter

The Obama administration could restore full trade with Cuba, the president of the USA Rice Federation said at the annual joint meeting of the Louisiana Rice Council and the Louisiana Rice Growers Association....

Rice weed control technology 

Feb 2, 2009,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

After this article, I’ll let you rest awhile before I pound you again about weed resistance issues in rice....

Joint Arkansas rice meeting Jan. 30 

Jan 28, 2009

A joint meeting of the Arkansas Rice Council and the Arkansas Rice Producers’ Group will be held on Friday, Jan. 30, in Brinkley, Ark. ...

Five symposiums on rice technologies 

Jan 28, 2009

A panel of rice industry experts will share the latest in rice farming practices at a free rice farming symposium Feb. 2 at the LSU Extension Building in Crowley, Louisiana....

Rice trade with Mexico resumes 

Jan 26, 2009,

SOURCE: USA Rice Federation

Rough rice trade between the United States and Mexico has resumed after having slowed to a trickle beginning mid-December when Mexican officials objected to the presence of a fungus, Tilletia horrid, on the rice. ...

Open Cuba trade — ag groups 

Jan 23, 2009,

SOURCE: USA Rice Federation

In a letter this week, USA Rice Federation and 20 other agricultural and related organizations told President Obama of their willingness to work with him “to bring immediate and full change with regard to U.S. policy toward trade and economic relations with Cuba.”...

Rice farmers prepare for new season 

Jan 22, 2009,

By Bruce Schultz
LSU AgCenter

To get ready for the 2009 crop, many Louisiana rice farmers have been in the classroom learning from LSU AgCenter scientists....

Strain to open conference 

Jan 22, 2009

The Monday, Jan. 26, opening session of the National Conservation Cotton & Rice Conference in Marksville, La., will have “three great speakers this year,” said said John LaRose, publisher, MidAmerica Farm Publications....

Preventing resistance best approach 

Jan 21, 2009,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I recently attended a University of Arkansas county grower meeting to get me up and running for the new year. ...

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