A market niche for organic rice has a potential to yield premium prices for farmers, but it's more involved than simply planting the seed and forgetting it until harvest time.
Biotechnology
Jul 20, 2017
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A moth caterpillar called the Mexican rice borer (Eoreuma loftini) has taken a heavy toll on sugar cane and rice crops in Texas, and has moved into Louisiana, Florida, and other Gulf Coast states. Now a new article in the ...
Ecology
Apr 13, 2016
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According to researchers from Mississippi State University, rice seeds that are pre-treated with neonicotinoid pesticides yield better than untreated crops and suffer less damage from rice water weevil, the most widely distributed ...
Ecology
Nov 4, 2015
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The rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, is the most harmful insect pest of rice in the United States, causing yield losses of up to 25%. Adults inflict damage by consuming leaf tissue, and the larvae feed on the ...
Ecology
Feb 9, 2015
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When every extra expense makes a difference in profitability, farmers often wonder which management decisions are worth the extra cost.
Biotechnology
Feb 17, 2014
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When there's something bugging rice farmers, a large segment of the world's population is likely to find out.
Other
Aug 12, 2009
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