Agfax

Too much supply even with record peanut butter, snack demand.

As weeds become more resistant to herbicides, plant breeders are faced with the challenge of developing new varieties that are resistant to new or older herbicides. A new rice variety being released by rice researchers at the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter is showing promise.

Maintains plan to cut corn stockpile and acreage in 2017.

Louisiana rice farmers are ahead of the average planting schedule thanks to a relatively warm and dry spring.

A former USDA scientist has plead guilty to stealing seeds.

Hurricane Matthew created a second year of tough harvest conditions for South Carolina farmers. Producers say the damage in the northeastern part of the state was mostly concentrated in cotton and peanuts.

The rice crop in parts of Arkansas appear promising after August rain.

Nearly half of all rice produced in the U.S. is exported, so Mississippi farmers need rice variety options to ensure strong foreign demand for their harvests.

A severe drought that is threatening Asia’s top rice producers and drying up the Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia has exerted only limited impact on prices, thanks to last year’s huge rice surplus, according to officials.

After a dicey planting season last year in Missouri, producers plan to return to their normal rotations by planting as many acres of corn and soybeans this year as they did two years ago.