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      <title>96th Annual Research Report</title>
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      <title>Rice Production Handbook</title>
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      <title>Rice Drying</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This publication provides general information on rice drying as an aid to the producer who desires to store and dry on his farm. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana Rice ACRE Program Decision Tool</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[2009 will be the first opportunity for crop producers to enroll in the ACRE program of the 2008 farm bill or stay with the DCP program.  Although the ACRE program is a whole-farm program, Louisiana rice producers need to understand how the program would operate for their rice-farming operations in evaluating enrollment decisions.  A spreadsheet- based decision tool and related information report have been developed to assist Louisiana rice producers in evaluating the ACRE program. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Examining Cropland Rental Arrangements for Rice Production in Louisiana</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report presents results from a 2007 survey of rice production cropland rental arrangments in Louisiana.  Results include average cash rent paid on a per land tract, per rice base acre and per rice planted acre basis.  Additional information is also included for common share rental arrangements. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:21:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This 2009 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed Management Guide</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:13:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BWilliams@agcenter.lsu.edu (Billy James Williams)</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:36:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This guide for 2009 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>The South American Rice Leaf Miner</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:33:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The South American rice leaf miner, Hydrellia wirthi Korytkowski, is a newly reported insect pest of rice in the United States. It affected several rice fields in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas in 2004. Topics include description and life cycle, injury, scouting and managment.  Color photos also included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Rice Varieties and Management Tips</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:45:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[2009 recommendations. Decisions about rice varieties are some of the earliest and most critical you will make. This information will help you decide which rice varieties are best suited to your particular growing conditions. (PDF Format Only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fertilization of Louisiana Rice</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rice fertilization requirements vary according to soil type. Use this publication to determine fertilizing requirements. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2009 Projected Rice Cash Flow Model</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:09:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2009 Projected Rice Cash Flow Model is an Excel spreadsheet model which allows rice producers in Louisiana to project rice income and expenses for their operation for the 2009 crop year. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Rice Diseases of Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:13:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication describes the major rice diseases in the southern United States rice-growing region. Detailed color images of bacterial panicle blight, blast, grain smuts, narrow brown leaf spot, shealth blight, sheath rot, stem rot, water mold and stem rot are included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DGroth@agcenter.lsu.edu (Donald E. Groth)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Perennial Grasses Infesting Louisiana's Rice</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2005 15:02:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication includes keys to identification of water paspalum, brook paspalum, knotgrass and perennial barnyardgrass. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2009 Projected Louisiana Rice Production Costs</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:59:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents estimates of projected production costs for rice production in Louisiana for the 2009 crop year.  Cost estimates are included for typical rice production systems, including conventional tillage, stale seedbed, production in rotation and fallow, as well as production of conventional and herbicide-resistant varieties.  Production cost estimates are also included for soybeans, wheat and sorghum production in southwest Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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