BY KURT D. LAROSE
On a warm Louisiana morning, the Broussard farm looks like a patchwork of past and present — laser and Satellite leveled fields stretching toward the horizon, crawfish traps stacked beside tractors guided by satellite, and a...
By Dennis DeLaughter, Senior Market Analyst for US Rice Producers Assn
The rice market is increasingly becoming a story of two very different fundamentals. In the United States, sharply lower production has created a relatively tight domestic balance sheet while...
By Michael Klein
There are moments in any industry's history when the headwinds stop feeling temporary. When you've absorbed enough hits that the question stops being "when does this get better?" and starts being something harder to say out loud.
We...
Vidalina Abadam, coordinator Jennifer Bond, Seth Wechsler, Andrew Sowell, and Ethan Sabala, contributors U.S. All-Rice Supply Is Raised for 2026/27
The U.S. all-rice supply for marketing year 2026/27 (August 2026–July 2027) is raised 4.4 million hundredweight (cwt) this month...
By John Lovett
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts
Projects include rice quality, brewing applications, long-term crop management research
Arkansas is the nation’s leading rice producer
Anheuser-Busch sources nearly all ingredients for its American beers from U.S. farmers
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JOHN LOVETT
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
Rice bran is a plentiful agricultural byproduct that is often underused, but research out of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station shows it could be a source for biodegradable food packaging with built-in antibacterial properties.
Antimicrobial resistance is a...
By Mary Hightower
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Fast facts
Corn harvest nearing completion
Rice harvest more than half complete
Diesel continues to rise
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JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas’ soybean harvest is moving at a record pace for this...
Los Baños, Philippines / Texcoco, Mexico (10 September 2026) — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and CIMMYT are strengthening their collaboration to advance CGIAR's vision of a more integrated, efficient and data-driven crop breeding system.
Through a new collaboration, led...
R.E. HICKS
OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI
Here we are highlighting the fifth and last article on the top five rice producers in the world. The "Nam", Please excuse my slang but this was the conflict of my generation. In researching this piece...
Dr. Sam Rustom
TEXAS
In Texas, we typically grow two rice crops per growing season. Our first, or main crop, harvest is now complete, with reports of yields and milling being slightly below average due to increased rainfall and cloudy weather...
By Kurt D. LaRose / Rice Farming
At the University of Arkansas Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Harrisburg, Arkansas, Horizon Ag welcomed growers, researchers, and industry partners to its annual field day — an event that has...
Dwight Roberts / Former President and CEO US Rice Producers
Most of you will remember crop year 2010, a year seen by many as a turning point for U.S. rice. The third largest planted acreage of long grain in U.S....
Vidalina Abadam, coordinator Seth Wechsler, Andrew Sowell, Jennifer Bond, and Ethan Sabala, contributors
U.S. All-Rice Supply Is Raised for 2026/27
U.S. all-rice supply for 2026/27 is raised 7.1 million hundredweight (cwt) this month to 262.0 million but still down 14 percent...
JOHN OWENS
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
I certainly don’t have to tell you that the ag economy is struggling, and that last few years have been particularly brutal for rice farmers. We’ve been hit by unsustainably high input costs, low market prices, and...
KURT D. LAROSE
MAFG
When AgroLiquid opened its newest production facility in Lake City, Florida, the move marked far more than a geographic expansion. The July opening represented a strategic expansion in how the company further intends to serve growers —...
