Sampling Dermacor X-100 water-seeded field

Verification of the efficacy of Dermacor X-100 in water-seeded rice in Louisiana. Also, warning about armyworms in rice.

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LSU AgCenter rice winter meeting announcements for 2012

The rice winter meeting dates are now being announced. In this post I list all the dates I have received so far and over the next week I’ll send you more details on the specific programs. I will be speaking at all of these meetings – the topic will vary depending on the parish and the problems we observed last season. Please feel free to email me or your local county agent for more information on the meetings.

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I’ll be speaking at the Vermilion Rice Field Day on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Here is the tentative agenda. I hope to see you at the field day. Also, as a reminder, the Rice Station field day will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2011.

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It’s time to start scouting headed rice for rice stink bugs

It’s funny how when you work a field crop, life eventually moves in a pretty predictable cycle. Well, it’s that time of year again. Time to start scouting for rice stink bugs in headed rice, although it does seem to be coming a little bit earlier than usual. This is probably a result of very early planting of rice in some parts of south Louisiana. Unfortunately, field conditions are favoring a bad year for stink bugs. The drought conditions have killed off grasses that would normally serve as a host/reservoir for stink bugs, so there is a chance they will move more readily into heading rice.

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Smartphone app searching tool & Rice verification field tour in Vermilion Parish

I recently found out about a new smartphone app searching tool developed by the University of Arkansas. This should ease the process of searching for agriculturally related apps. Today, Stuart Gauthier announced a rice verification field tour on April 26 in Vermilion Parish. Dr. Saichuk and I will be on hand to discuss field observations and answer questions from producers. I hope to see you at the meeting.

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Vermilion Parish Rice School, Friday January 7, 2011

I received the following announcement from Vermilion Parish County Agent Stuart Gauthier today. I hope to see many of you at the meeting. The 39th annual Vermilion Parish Rice School will be held on Friday January 7, 2011 at the American Legion Hall in Kaplan, LA. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with the educational portion beginning at 8:00 a.m. Anyone interested in rice farming is invited to attend this free training.

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Whiteheads in Vermilion Parish – borers, rats and a Friday mystery for you.

We scouted some rice in Vermilion Parish with Fred Cramer and Toby McCown today. Whiteheads had been caused by rats, sugarcane borers and rice stalk borers. This was a good reminder to confirm the cause of damage before making a treatment decision.

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Vermilion Parish rice field tour postponed to July 13.

Due to the inclement weather – the Vermilion Parish rice tour has been postponed to July 13. Please spread the word. I’ll post a revised schedule when I receive from Stuart.

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Upcoming Rice Field Days in July, 2010

A variety of field days are coming up in July. We hope to see you at one coming to your area.

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Begin scouting for borers at green ring

Is anybody starting to see borers in the field? They might start to come on as the crop approaches boot. We recommend that you begin scouting for borers at green ring and intensify scouting as plants get closer to or reach early boot stages.

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