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2024 No-Till Update
This year we tested no-till (NT) drill-seeded planting of rice. This was our second year of these trials. No-till drill seeded planting offers some real opportunities to conserve water, plant early, save on tillage costs, and change the...
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2024 Heat Stress in Rice
It's hard to quantify the effect this summer's heat has had on rice yields so far. The one thing I can say for certain is that there has been an effect; some growers are saying their yields are off by as much as 10 sacks, which counts for a lot...
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2024 year in Review
Based on early projections, 478,000 acres of rice were planted this year. This is down 37,000 acres from last year. Lower acreage is in part due to a large rainfall event on May 4 and 5 which prevented some planting. This rainfall also delayed...
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Seed Production Update
Rice acres approved for seed production in 2024 totaled 24,000 acres, of which, 872 acres were in the Quality Assurance (QA) program. The seed production acreage in 2024 was a 3818 acre decrease from 2023, but it is worth noting that rice seed...
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Pesticides and The Endangered Species Act: What You Need to Know
The following description has been endorsed by the Weed Science Society of America, Entomological Society of America, and American Phytopathological Society. 1: What is the Endangered Species Act (ESA)? The Endangered Species Act is a...
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