Home > Crops & Livestock > Crops > Rice > Field Notes 9/23/08: Hurricane Gustav and Ike Special Edition [Image: Rice Harvest] Photographs and accompanying text on rice research verification harvest and hurricane damage on rice production. Loss estimates for rice crop at 7.6 percent, soybean crop at 15 percent [Image: Jeffrey Sylvester] (Distributed 09/09/08) WHITEVILLE – Farmer Jeffrey Sylvester gazed over a field that looked more suited for water-skiing than growing rice. “There’s a rice crop under that water,” he said. “That’s all standing rice.” Hurricane Gustav causes major problems for Louisiana rice farmers [Image: stripped rice] (Distributed 09/05/08) Rice is among the many Louisiana agricultural commodities hurt by Hurricane Gustav, although the majority of the crop had been harvested in the southwest Louisiana rice belt before the storm came through. Scouting for the panicle rice mite [Image: Panicle rice mites infesting the inside surface of a rice leaf sheath.] This video will teach you how to scout for the panicle rice mite in a rice field.  more articles... Field Notes 8/5/08: Harvest Moisture and Second Crop [Image: Rice Harvest ] Text on correct rice harvest moisture, calculating yield to adjust 12 percent harvest moisture, and rice ratoon crop management practices. Field Notes 7/25/08: Rice Flower and Iron Toxicity [Image: rice flower] Photographs and accompanying text on rice flower parts and iron toxicity in rice crops Field Notes 7/18/08: Hog Damage and Sprangletop [Image: rice field] Photographs and accompanying text on feral hog damage and sprangletop infestation. Field Notes 7/14/08: Blast, Cercospora, and Field Drainage [Image: Blast] Photographs and accompanying text on rice disease management tips and best timing to drain rice fields for harvest. Field Notes 7/7/08 Rice Panicle, Lippa, and Guttation [Image: first instar stinkbug] Photograph and accompanying text on rice panicle size in relation to fungicide timing, dew and guttation affects on rice disease activity, identification of rice weeds, and rice insect pest management. Field Notes 6/23/08: Shealth Blight, Iron, and Nealley Sprangletop [Image: sheath blight] Photographs and accompanying text on rice plant growth stage, rice disease identification and control measures, weed identification, and iron problematic issues in rice fields Field Notes 6/18/08: Borers, Bugs, and Wind Damage [Image: rice stalk borer] Photographs and accompanying text on firing of rice leaf tips and rice insect pest identification and control. Field Notes 6/9/08: Torpedograss, Black Rice Bugs, Sugarcane Borer and Rice Panicle [Image: rice panicle] Photographs and accompanying text on torpedograss, black rice bug identification, sugarcane borer activity in rice, and panicle development in rice plants. Field Notes 6/2/08: Speical Edition - Rice Diseases [Image: rice disease] Table and accompanying text on rice disease management, scouting procedures, rice variety reaction to major diseases and disease control strategies. Examining Cropland Rental Arrangements for Rice Production in Louisiana [Image: Rice] 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. More...