…what he called “a highly speculative estimate” of approximately $14.3 million in losses for the southwest Louisiana rice crop. This estimate does not include potential ratoon rice losses. Rice farmers…
Ranchers, Loggers Express Concerns About Forest Plans
…from wildfires, insects and disease will have to be piled and burned. In a letter requesting the time extension for comments on the forest plans, CFBF Associate Counsel Jack Rice…
Crop Production Forecast
…of water. Other Crops – The rice production forecast is 49.2 million cwt., up 31 percent from 2015; alfalfa hay is 5.83 million tons, up 7 percent; other hay is…
Agri View: Consuming GMO Crops
…of rice, sweet potatoes, and cassava to help nourish the poor. He sees wheat, soy, and peanuts free of allergens; bananas that deliver vaccines; and vegetable oils so loaded with…
Wal-Mart donated $1 Million for Conservation Efforts by Rice Farmers
…and C.B. Pennington Foundation, RiceTec, BASF, American Rice, Inc. – Riviana Foods, Inc., Wells Fargo, Farmers Rice Milling Company, Horizon Ag, Turner’s Creek & Bombay Hook Farms and MacDon Industries….
Agri View: Farm Vote
…other countries. I don’t mean guns, tanks and airplanes. I’m talking about wheat, rice and cotton. We export a lot of just about everything on our farms. But, it seems…
Rice Varieties Maximize Nitrogen
California rice growers may be paying attention to a new study from the University of Toronto, which unveiled what it calls ‘superstar’ rice varieties that use nitrogen efficiently. ‘Superstar’ Rice…
5th Annual Kids’ “State Dinner”
…8 Guam: Quinoa-Crusted Katsu Curry with Cauliflower Rice, by Chef Grayson, Age 8 Hawaii: Poke Me Ke Aloha, by Chef Kaira Grace, Age 9 Idaho: Super Stars and Stripes Salmon…
Agri View: Food Production
…cattle and rice farms, nitrous oxide from fertilized fields, and carbon dioxide from the cutting of rain forests to grow crops or raise livestock. Farming is the thirstiest user of…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…Valley counties for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Rice Stewardship Partnership, sponsored by Ducks Unlimited, Inc. For fiscal year 2016, the cutoff date for RCPP – Rice Stewardship…
Mid-Year Field Crop and Acreage Production
…9 percent from last year, Rice: California’s seeded rice acreage is estimated at 564 thousand acres, up 33 percent from last year. Long grain rice at 9 thousand acres was…
California Water Alliance Changes Initiative Plans
…also strong opposition. A primary concern is that the measure would amend the California constitution and end water rights for senior rights holders. Tim Johnson is with the California Rice…
World Food Prize Honors
…and zinc fortified beans, rice, wheat and pearl millet, and Vitamin A-enriched cassava, maize and OFSP are being tested or released in over 40 countries. Through the combined efforts of…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
…the major crops in the world: wheat, soybeans, rice, corn, canola, tomatoes and peppers. Top Seeds is its subsidiary that specializes in vegetable seeds. The company’s plant breeding process can…