Arkansas’ rice crop, post-Gustav 

Sep 4, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Reached Thursday morning, Chuck Wilson, Arkansas Extension rice specialist, could offer only a preliminary assessment of the damage done to Arkansas’ rice crop by Hurricane Gustav. ...

Gustav pounds Mid-South crops 

Sep 4, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

After the latest rains courtesy of Hurricane Gustav, extreme southeast Arkansas could float an ark. ...

National Rice Month celebrated 

Sep 4, 2008

The 18th annual National Rice Month celebration has begun, and many activities are planned for September to promote the U.S. rice industry....

Chinese rice markets to open? 

Sep 3, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Some three years ago, shortly after he’d been hired to run the Arkansas Rice Growers Association, Greg Yielding was offered a trip to China....

Hurricane Gustav makes its mark on the 2008 rice crop 

Sep 3, 2008

The USA Rice Federation is currently assessing the damage from Hurricane Gustav in south Louisiana and southeast Texas, and is monitoring storm-related weather patterns very closely in the rice-growing regions of northeast Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri....

Rice harvest under way, cotton opening up 

Sep 3, 2008

According to USDA’s latest report on crop progress, 12 percent of the nation’s rice crop had been harvested by the end of August, compared to 23 percent at the same time last year and a five-year average of 20 percent. ...

Gustav bogs down rice harvest 

Sep 2, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Reached Tuesday morning, Johnny Saichuk had just finished cleaning debris out of his yard in Lafayette, La. ...

National conservation event Jan. 26-27, Marksville, La. 

Sep 2, 2008

The 12th annual National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference is headed to Marksville, La. Sponsored by Cotton Incorporated and US Rice Producers Association and a production of MidAmerica Farm Publications, the event is scheduled for Jan. 26-27 at the Paragon Casino Resort Convention Center....

Barnyardgrass puts roots down in too many places 

Aug 25, 2008,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I have written the previous two articles about the failure to control barnyardgrass in far too many soybean fields. ...

Louisiana rice harvest slowed by rains, double-crop concerns emerge 

Aug 22, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Louisiana rice harvest started in early August. Everything was going well until the rains began....

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