Louisiana Rice Research Board Annual Report 2023

Research at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station, Crowley, LA, is conducted by scientists with the LSU AgCenter's Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station

Research into unique rice characteristics may open doors

Rice varieties can be targeted to enhance specific grain qualities that give the variety potential marketability for a certain population or geographic region.

Oard receives honor

LSU AgCenter Professor Emeritus James Oard, left, was honored for his decades of leading the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station’s Rice Pathology Project.

Applied molecular breeding improves efficiency

The LSU AgCenter molecular breeding lab focuses on integrating DNA marker technologies into the applied variety development program.

Rice weed researchers exploring new species, new products to combat them

The same favorable conditions that helped rice thrive also provided great conditions for yield-robbing weeds to propagate in the 2022 growing season.

Rice disease fairly stagnant in 2022 … until the late-summer rain fell

For Louisiana rice producers, the 2022 growing season offered two narratives for disease in rice fields.

Rice Verification Program produces proven results for its 25th season

The LSU AgCenter Rice Verification Program helped guide a handful of south Louisiana growers through the 2022 rice season.

Row rice fungicide research continues

Farmers in southwest Louisiana have been growing rice for a long time, but in row crop-dominated northeast Louisiana, rice remains a relative newcomer.

New AgCenter agronomist works to update crop management strategies

A researcher with a decade of agronomy experience in both the Philippines and the U.S. has joined the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station.

Evolution of rice breeding priorities based upon technology, industry needs

The H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station's breeding objectives have fueled the development of varieties that help the viability of the entire rice industry.

Collaboration key to success of yield trials

LSU AgCenter researchers test rice in locations across the state to compare yield differences and to quantify disease pressure.

2021 Louisiana Rice Acreage by Parish and Rice Varieties Grown in Louisiana

From field to storage, entomologist investigates pest management strategies

Several insects can negatively affect a rice farmer’s fields, but none are as detrimental to Louisiana rice as the rice water weevil.

Management tools help rice producers make important decisions

Rice prices have risen as American rice acreage has dropped, but growers are facing higher production costs, said LSU AgCenter economist Michael Deliberto.

Rice season defined differently for growers

As we reflect on 2022, it depends on who you ask and how you define this past year’s rice season.

Late summer rains dampen 2022 harvest

Rice farmers saw consistent, near-daily rainfall that hampered their operations.

Rice breeding program advancing lines with unique grain qualities

The H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station breeding program’s variety developments have evolved to focus on specific rice characteristics.