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Arkansas Rice: Weather Concerns, Disease Difficulties, Boot N Applications Jul 6, 2018
Crop Progress “If we weren’t all crazy, we would go insane.” Jimmy Buffett knows rice folks well. The time to get out and scout is in the worst time of […]
Arkansas Rice: 3 Diseases – Application Timing is Important Jul 4, 2018
Leaf blast So far (as of 7/3) in 2018, a total of 10 Arkansas counties have reported blast in rice. These include: Lonoke, Randolph, Poinsett, Pulaski, Lawrence, Greene, Woodruff, Monroe, […]
Arkansas Rice: Crops Are Heading – Will Temps Cause Flowering Stress? Jun 29, 2018
Crop Progress “Listen, do you smell something?” That would be the start of heading in Arkansas rice. The first fields are just starting to pop heads this week 50% heading […]
Arkansas Rice: Don’t Wait Too Long to Manage Kernel and False Smut Jun 29, 2018
For most consistent results in suppressing kernel and false smuts, we recommend fungicides that contain propiconazole with a Tilt equivalent rate minimum of about 6 fl oz per acre, applied […]
Louisiana Rice: Is Your Disease Plan Ready? May 29, 2018
This year we moved out of the cold and cool conditions of March and moved straight into summer, bypassing any of the gradual warming typical of spring. The summer temperatures […]
Arkansas Rice: Late Season Rain Exacerbates Disease Problems Aug 9, 2017
According to Dr. Jarrod Hardke, Extension Rice Agronomist, over 70% of Arkansas rice is headed, most in the southern Arkansas. Of these fields, most are ready for harvest or close […]
Arkansas Rice: Bacterial Panicle Blight – 6 Things to Look For Jul 28, 2017
No bacterial panicle blight (BPB) has been reported from commercial fields to date (7/28). However, we have started seeing some on conventional rice at RREC (Rice Research and Experiment Center) […]
Arkansas Rice: Crop Progressing Quickly, Leaf Blast Widespread Jul 21, 2017
Industry News While the news is spreading far and wide, it’s still worth mentioning the signed phytosanitary agreement between the U.S. and China. This is the first step in opening […]
Arkansas Rice: Managing Kernel and False Smut with Fungicides Jul 4, 2017
Cultural disease management strategies are beneficial in reducing kernel and false smut disease pressure. Historically, both kernel and false smut are severe in late-planted, susceptible rice cultivars raised in a […]
Arkansas Rice: Rain Exacerbating Late Season Disease Pressure Aug 22, 2016
Temperatures have been moderate with frequent rain in this couple of weeks. Some rice diseases were also in progress. Sheath Blight Sheath blight still continues to move up in untreated […]
