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LSU AgCenter to host rice field days

LSU AgCenter to host rice field days Writer: Bruce Schultz at 337-788-7531 or bschultz@agcenter.lsu.edu (05/15/17) CROWLEY, La. – The LSU AgCenter will hold a series of field days for rice farmers to provide information on the latest improvements for growing their crop. AgCenter scientists will explain their work related to fertility, variety development and controlling rice pests. “These field days allow us to tell farmers about the work we are doing to help them improve their crop,” said Steve Linscombe, director of the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station. “One of the highlights we will be discussing is our work with the new Provisia rice technology.” Upcoming field day — July 12. The North Louisiana Rice and Soybean Field Day will be held near Oak Ridge at the Vic Jordan Farm, starting at 9 a.m. The farm is 2.5 miles east of Oak Ridge on La. Highway 134. Turn south on Tower Drive, which ends at the plots. The indoor program will start at 11 a.m. at the Rayville Civic Center, 817 Louisa St., Rayville.