Rice is moved from a grain cart to a trailer to be hauled to a rice dryer. Photo by Bruce Schultz/LSU AgCenter
Louisiana rice harvest reaching half-way mark
Mon, 08/10/2020 - 11:26am
CROWLEY — The harvest for the 2020 rice crop in south Louisiana is nearing the halfway point, and the result is a big improvement over a string of bad to mediocre years.
“If these yields hold out, I believe it would tie the second-highest-yielding year, and it still has the potential to be a record if the high yields hold out,” said LSU AgCenter rice specialist Dustin Harrell. “Regardless if the current crop does not reach the record, it will definitely rank up there with one of our highest-yielding years.”
