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Steve Linscombe, director of the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station, far left, tells members of the USA Rice Leadership Class about variety development at the station during an April 3 tour of the station. Photo by Bruce Schultz

Rice Leadership class visits south Louisiana growing region

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 3:39pm Jim Butler

The 2014-16 USA Rice Leadership class visited the south Louisiana rice-growing region on April 3, including the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station.

“This gives us a chance to meet with the up-and-coming figures in the rice industry,” said Steve Linscombe, station director.

Research associate Ben McKnight drives a spray rig over a field to apply glyphosate herbicide on volunteer hybrid rice plants and outcrossed red rice as part of a study by LSU AgCenter weed scientist Eric Webster.

Scientist searches for controls for weeds in rice

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 3:34pm Jim Butler

LSU AgCenter weed scientist Eric Webster continued his work in 2013 on dormant hybrids and red rice outcrossing by starting a new project using several different herbicides to eliminate undesired plants in a field.

Experimental plots at the Rice Research Station are used to test different fertilizer rates and the use of different farming practices. LSU AgCenter agronomist Dustin Harrell said his projects are highly dependent on checkoff funding provided by rice farmers. (Photo by Bruce Schultz)

AgCenter researcher studying arsenic in rice

Wed, 03/26/2014 - 3:57pm Jim Butler

Dustin Harrell, LSU AgCenter agronomist at the Rice Research Station near Crowley, is participating in a multi-state study on arsenic in rice to determine if levels of the element are higher in different varieties and to see if varied flooding methods affect arsenic content.

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