South Louisiana Farmers Say Birds Are Hurting Rice Crops
Some farmers have been waiting to plant their rice hoping that blackbirds and ducks will fly north.
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Kellogg’s To Use Louisiana Rice Products In Cereals
Louisiana's rice industry gets some good news. Kellogg's has agreed to use two new Louisiana produced rice varieties in their cereals.
Rice And Sugar Cane Farmers Have A New Vermin To Look Out For
It is a new threat for rice and sugar cane farmers.The rice borer is a moth like bug that lays eggs that hatch worms in the plants. LSU AgCenter entomologist Natalie Hummel says that it's a difficult insect to deal with. Hummel says the rice borers haven't reached the heart of rice country yet, so damages should be minimal...
LA Drought Continues
Long weeks of drought in Louisiana could mean the loss of tens of thousands of acres of rice.