July Rice Farming Update

July 2015

Rice Farming | Cotton Farming | Peanut Grower | Corn South | Soybean South

In The News

* Is Scouting For Rice Diseases Effective? - Read

Sheath blight disease attacks rice.

* From Arkansas: Tips To Benefit The Most From Fungicide Application - Read

* Quality Matters: Meeting The Product Handling Challenge - Read

* Dr. Jarrod Hardke Reports On Arkansas Rice Crop Progress - Read

* Multiple Crop Market Updates From Dr. Kurt Guidry - Read

* In California, Air Resources Board Adopts Voluntary Program To Reduce Greenhouse

Gases In Rice - Read

Louisiana Century Farm Program Seeking Applicants

For the second year, the Louisiana Century Farm Program is preparing to recognize and honor Louisiana's farmers, ranchers and forestry landowners who have owned family farmland for 100 years or more.

Applications are currently being accepted through December 31, 2015. - Read

Bird's-eye View
Of The California Drought

* Clarity At 23,000 Feet

Flying over the Sacramento Valley shows the severe impacts of the ongoing drought.

"Flying home from a family trip to Washington State, I had a window seat of the significant drought our state is dealing with. So dry, so many normally productive fields lay idle," says Jim Morris, left, Communications Manager for the California Rice Commission (CRC).
- Read

The CRC exists to support the 2,500 growers and handlers of rice in California. It helps the industry in areas of conservation, legislation, public education and regulation. The Rice Commission is fully funded by industry and operates through oversight by the State Department of Food & Agriculture. Visit www.calrice.org to learn more.

Upcoming Events

July 21 - MS Farm Bureau Delta Area Young Farmer Leadership Seminar - Event details

July 30 - MS Farm Bureau Summer Rice Grower Meeting & MSU/DREC Rice Field Day

Held In Conjunction This Year - Event details

Aug. 7 - Arkansas Rice Expo - Event details

Aug. 18 - Arkansas RiceTec Field Day - Event details

Aug. 20 - Arkansas Horizon Ag Field Day - Event details

Aug. 26 - California Rice Field Day - Event details

Sept. 2 - Missouri's Fisher Delta Research Center Field Day - Event details

Get Social

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This Week in Louisiana Agriculture (TWILA) says that at the heart of every farm is a strong woman. See what it takes to be a Louisiana farm woman.

At The Heart Of Every Farm Is A Strong Woman

California rice grower Josh Sheppard, below, in Butte County comments on cooperative work to ensure rice fields provide the most benefits to wildlife during drought.