ARLINGTON, VA – Dr. Steve Linscombe spent more than three decades as a rice breeder and he and his team are responsible for some of the most successful and sought after rice varieties throughout the world. Now Steve co-hosts a podcast (among other things) but there’s nobody better suited to lead a deep dive into rice seed production.
He’s joined on the
latest episode of
The Rice Stuff by Dr. Brian Ottis, director of U.S. marketing and product management at RiceTec; Dr. Tim Walker, CEO, Horizon Ag; and Randy Ouzts, U.S. rice manager at Nutrien Ag Solutions to discuss the science and secrets behind seed production.
From breeding methods to hybrid and pure line development, and from determining seeding rates to plots in Puerto Rico, the group unpacks everything you’d want to know and more about the cutting-edge practices and decisions that fuel the rice industry including how weather and technology shape the seed supply.
New episodes of
The Rice Stuff are published on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month and can be found on your favorite podcast services or
www.TheRiceStuffPodcast.com.