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Texas Rice: Hurricane Hanna Impacts on Ratoon Crop Jul 27, 2020
Hurricane Hanna made landfall Saturday evening on Padre Island south of Corpus Christi, Texas, as a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 90 mph. Fortunately, this is southwest of […]
Texas Field Reports: Cotton Belt Experienced Tough 2019 Dec 4, 2019
Producers in Texas’ Cotton Belt reported lower than expected yields as a result of a tough beginning, middle and end to the 2019 growing season, according to Texas A&M AgriLife […]
Louisiana Field Reports: Ratoon Rice Harvest in Full Swing Oct 28, 2019
Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending October 27, 2019. Comments from Cooperative Extension Service Parish Agents Mark Carriere, Pointe Coupee Parish “Continued rainfall made sugarcane harvest more difficult. […]
Louisiana Field Reports: Harvest Nearing End Oct 21, 2019
Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending October 20, 2019. Comments from Cooperative Extension Service Parish Agents Richard Letlow, Morehouse Parish “Five to six inches of rain last week […]
Texas Field Reports: Tough Year for Rice Producers, Yields Likely Below Average Oct 1, 2019
Texas rice growers faced a challenging 2019 due to early and late-season rains, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research expert. Ted Wilson, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension […]
Louisiana Field Reports: Rice Harvest Wrapping Up, Ratoon Crop Looks Good Sep 17, 2019
Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending September 15, 2019. Comments from Cooperative Extension Service Parish Agents Andrew Granger, Vermilion Parish “Dry weather allowed for considerable progress in sugarcane […]
Louisiana Rice: Ratooning – Fine Points For Second Cropping Aug 16, 2019
Research has been conducted on post- harvest stubble manipulation in ratoon rice production for many years. In general, post- harvest flail mowing or bush hogging to approximately 8-inches or post-harvest rolling […]
Arkansas Rice: Considering A Ratoon Crop? Points To Consider Aug 11, 2019
Several people have asked about the feasibility of transitioning some of this earliest maturing rice into a ratoon crop. Here are a few guidelines to use based on: Limited research […]
Texas: Some Rice Was Planted, Despite the Rain Apr 4, 2019
The Texas Rice Crop Survey reports, that as of March 29, about 20% of Texas rice was planted. That’s the good news. The bad news is it’s raining again today. I […]
Texas Field Reports: Peanut Production Acreage Down 43% from 2017 Nov 27, 2018
Fewer planted acres, summer drought and late-season rains caused a significant drop in peanut production around the state, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. Emi Kimura, […]
