Rice researchers highlight variety development, growing methods at 112th annual field day
Derek Albert
LSU AgCenter
More than 400 rice producers and industry insiders gathered for the first post-pandemic field day at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station on June 30.
Following a virtual field day in 2020, this year’s in-person event featured a field tour highlighting new developments in rice varieties, pest management and growing practices.
“We have had a great turnout for our first post-pandemic LSU AgCenter rice field day,” said Dustin Harrell, resident coordinator of the Rice Research Station. “We can once again give our rice growers and rice industry professionals an in-person look at our collaborative research efforts to create new varieties and best management practices for a thriving and sustainable rice crop here in Louisiana.”
BATON ROUGE The LSU AgCenter is surveying agricultural producers to estimate damage totals resulting from last month’s freezing weather.
The recent freezing weather came just as farmers were getting back on their feet from last year’s disastrous hurricane season.
Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter economist, said he is compiling information for a report on how the freeze has affected agriculture, and he is sending out emails for a survey to make estimates.
Most of the losses he’s heard about involve livestock, particularly in north Louisiana. The storm came as cows were in the middle of calving season, and many newborns did not survive the cold.
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