Stand counts at the St. Landry Parish rice water weevil demo site

This blog posting presents pictures of the stand at the St. Landry Parish rice water weevil demonstration site. I also discuss ongoing early-season problems with chinch bugs, rice levee bill bugs, and colaspis.

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Planting rice water weevil demo sites in Evangeline and St. Landry Parish

Last week we planted the rice water weevil demonstration test sites in Evangeline and St. Landry Parish. Both locations are the hybrid variety XL745. At each location we will be comparing the seed treatments CruiserMaxx, Dermacor X-100 and NipsitInside to an untreated check.

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Making demo test plans in St. Landry, Acadia and Calcasieu Parish

The last couple of days we have traveled the state to meet with cooperators for the rice water weevil demonstration tests. We met with cooperators in Acadia, Calcasieu and St. Landry Parishes.

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Combines are rolling in south Louisiana

If you are wondering why I’ve been a little quiet lately, it’s because we’ve been busy cutting test plots and gathering harvest data. After long days in this horrendous heat, it’s hard to find a desire to sit at a computer and write. I’ll wait until all the numbers are in to make any comments about the effect of treatments on yields. In the meantime, I thought you might like to see some equipment in action. The best part of harvest is that it really is a gathering of friends.

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Planting demonstration sites in St. Landry and Evangeline Parish

Yesterday we planted two demonstration sites. We started bright and early at Charlie Fontenot’s farm in St. Landry Parish. In the afternoon, we moved over to the Morein Farm in Evangeline Parish. Both sites were successfully planted before the rain began in Evangeline Parish last night.

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