Rice

Row rice featured at virtual field day

Presentations for the virtual northeast Louisiana row rice field day were released July 27, providing farmers with the latest information from LSU AgCenter researchers. The complete event is available online at https://bit.ly/LSURowRice.

Hail damages portion of rice crop

Rice plants are recovering from a hailstorm last week, but yield losses are expected in some fields. The storm hit on the night of May 26. The National Weather Service indicated hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell on a 200-square-mile area of southwest Louisiana, mostly north of Welsh and Jennings.

The pump that transformed the prairie

Some historian say advances in harvesting machinery were a big reason for the growth of the Louisiana rice industry in the late 1800s.

Furrow irrigation noted at rice field day

Farmers heard about the benefits and challenges of growing furrow-irrigated rice at an LSU AgCenter row rice field day on July 18.

Louisiana rice planting on schedule thanks to recent dry weather

Recent stretches of dry weather have allowed Louisiana rice farmers to get in the field and plant their 2018 crop on schedule. “In the last two weeks, we’ve made tremendous progress,” said Don Groth, resident coordinator of the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station in Crowley.

Hurricane threatens balance of Louisiana rice harvest

The 2017 rice harvest is wrapping up in south Louisiana with overall results considered fair because of unfavorable weather, but an approaching tropical storm could complicate getting the remaining crop out of the fields. Steve Linscombe, director of the LSU AgCenter H.

Louisiana rice industry stands to gain from China sales

The Louisiana rice industry should reap the benefits of the recent trade agreement that will enable the United States to export commodities like rice to China. China consumers and produces more rice than any other country. Last year, China imported about 5 million tons of rice, the U.S.

Rain marks rice season

Frequent rainstorms have cast a shadow over the rice farming season, but South Louisiana farmers can see the silver lining behind the thunderheads. Weather dictates when farmers plant and harvest their crops.

New rice lines featured at AgCenter field day

More than 400 people attended the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station field day on June 28 to hear about the latest work being done to help rice farmers.

Recent rains concern rice growers

Continual rainfall in the past few days has farmers worried about disease problems in their rice crop, an LSU AgCenter plant pathologist said at rice field days held in Jefferson Davis and Evangeline parishes.