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Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

What It Is USDA’s Farm Service Agency is issuing up to $10 billion in direct payments to eligible agricultural producers of eligible commodities for the...

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Hedgerows in Rice

Ongoing Study Explores Alternative Method to Managing Field Margins ⋅ BY WHITNEY BRIM-DeFOREST ⋅ CONTRIBUTIONS BY TAIYU GUAN, LUIS A. ESPINO, AND SARAH E. LIGH  University of California Cooperative Extension Incorporating hedgerows in rice could provide growers with...

Features

From Dallas to the Delta: An Unlikely Journey into Agriculture

My journey into agriculture, particularly rice in the Mid-South, is anything but conventional. I grew up in the heart of Dallas, Texas. That’s not...

Investigating Farmers’ Attitudes Toward Risk and Water

Two researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will be part of a three-year study examining how farmers’ risk preferences impact...

Resisting the Cold

Gene for Cold Tolerance in Rice Offers New Opportunities for Breeding Resilient Varieties A gene called COLD6 contributes to cold tolerance in rice, potentially offering...

Market Update

Rice market update for the week ending Oct. 15, 2021

• By Scott Stiles • The focal point for the rice market this week was the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly WASDE report released on...

Specialist Speaking

Specialists Speaking: April 2025

Insect Defense Insect control in Arkansas rice starts up front before the seed hits the ground. Rice water weevil and grape colaspis are our worrisome...

Don’t Let Them Up

From The Editor

Preparing for the Unexpected

Nowadays, when you google something, you get an “AI Overview” at the top of the screen of results. If you google “Preparing for the unexpected,” you get the following: “To prepare for the unexpected, identify potential risks, develop contingency...

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USA Rice Update

Emergency Helps Rice Farmers Weather the Storm, But Long-Term Solutions Are Needed

By now, you have probably heard the details on USDA’s Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), backed by $10 billion from the American Relief Act...

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