These meetings remain one of the best avenues for technology transfer because they provide access to many different sources of information, as well as the opportunity for dialogue and information exchange.

The Coastal Marsh Plants Field Day will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at the Rice Research Station located in Crowley, La. Click for more details.

Research at the Rice Research Station, Crowley, Louisiana, is conducted by scientists with the LSU AgCenter's Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station. The 2008 rice research program included breeding/variety development, biotechnology, variety testing, fertilization, soil and water management, cultural practices, weed control, insect control, and disease investigations.

The LSU AgCenter’s Rice Research Station in Crowley, La., is celebrating a century of operation in 2009, making it the oldest facility of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

For 100 years, the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station has been conducting research and developing new rice varieties that benefit the rice industry in Louisiana as well as other states. This video takes you through history and research of the Rice Research Station.

Nearly all of the rice grown in Louisiana was developed at the LSU AgCenter’s Rice Research Station in Crowley. The world’s first herbicide-resistant rice, which helps Louisiana producers fight the weeds that historically have plagued their rice, was discovered at the station. The station celebrates 100 years in 2009.

The LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station was established in 1909 and will celebrate 100 years of technology development for the Louisiana rice industry with its annual field day on July 1. The initial catalyst for the establishment of the research station was the need for new improved varieties for the emerging rice industry in the southwestern portion of the state.

More rice acreage in Louisiana will be seeded to medium-grain varieties than has been the case in a number of years.

Quarterly publications with current activities and research updates for 2009. Topics covered in these issues include: enhanced disease resistance; grape colapsis; medium-grain rice production; hybrid rice research; alligator weed; new variety release of Jazzman; zinc in rice; infestation of the Mexican rice borer; Master Farmer Program; screening for disease in rice; availability of Dermcor X-100.

One of the most important functions of the LSU AgCenter’s Rice Research Station is the production of foundation rice seed. The Rice Research Station produces foundation seed primarily of varieties developed by the station.