AgriLife Extension programming for thriving Texas rice

The mission of the Texas rice extension program at Beaumont is to provide stakeholders with research and extension programming that is designed to address the unique challenges faced by Texas rice producers.

Led by Sam Rustom, Ph.D., the program focuses on weed management in rice, rice agronomy, entomology, pathology, and economics.

Rice research and extension focal points

• Herbicide-resistant Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa spp.)
• Rice delphacid (Tagosodes orizicolus)
• Kernel Smut (Tilletia horrida)
• Commercial variety screening
• Planting date evaluations
• Alternate wetting and drying (AWD)