Harvested acreage was down. State experts detail the production season. Crop insurance 2001 Agricultural economists give the rice farmers view of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 and a Louisiana producer tells how some holes the new crop insurance law tried to fix showed up in his wallet last year. Almost here With a little luck and some Sec. 18s, rice farmers will see the first of three herbicide-resistant technologies in fields this season. Here is the latest from a breeder, a seedsman, a weed scientist and other industry experts.
Breeders give a glimpse of some promising lines and performance of recent releases in the field.