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With an increased interest in conservation and land preservation, the use of legal tools like land trusts and conservation easements have grown in popularity. Specifically, nonprofit land trusts which typically act as a 501(c)(3) organization for the purpose of...

Experts addressed the theme ‘Provisia — save the technology’ during a recent conservation forum. ⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ Author’s note: At the end of January, Horizon Ag hosted a Provisia Rice Panel during the National Conservation Systems meeting in Jonesboro,...

⋅ BY CALEB HAMPTON ⋅ The return of fully planted rice crops to the Sacramento Valley following years of drought has restored another essential feature of the region. After harvest, reservoirs replenished by last year’s historic storms enabled farmers to...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Trent Roberts and Caio Vieira, faculty members with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, were recognized for their conservation work in rice and soybeans at the National Conservation...

Louisiana rice consultant, Rusty Elston, said his father, Willard Elston, made sure his children knew how to work beginning at an early age. “This is where the training for my career actually began,” Rusty said. “My father set the...

As an interest in land conservation has grown among both the public and private sectors in the past decade, land trusts have become an increasingly popular avenue for encouraging and enforcing conservation practices. While there are various types of land...

USA Rice Welcomes New International Trade Policy Director Karah Fissel has joined USA Rice as the new director for international trade policy. Karah will manage the International Trade Policy Committee and its subcommittees, and her first week will be spent traveling...

⋅ BY ROBERT NATHAN GREGORY ⋅ Mississippi State University Extension Service "Where are all the ducks?” It’s a question James Callicutt fields with more frequency and urgency from hunters and birders in Mississippi by the year. Callicutt, a Mississippi State University Extension...

RiceTec Announces Retirement of Dr. José Ré, Appoints New Head of Global R&D Since its inception in 1988, RiceTec has been at the forefront of sustainable rice agriculture, continually setting new standards in the industry. Dr. José Ré, a key...

⋅ BY ROBBY EDWARDS ⋅ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences In 2023, three Arkansas-based rice companies helped address food insecurity at the University of Arkansas by donating hundreds of pounds of rice to the Jane B. Gearhart...

⋅ BY LINDA J. FORBES ⋅ University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources In 2020, agencies and experts in Colusa County came together for a project evaluating winter cover crops (planted in the fall and terminated in late winter or early...

New Texas A&M AgriLife Study Examines Wet, Dry Growing System Alternate wetting and drying, a rice irrigation practice dating back to the 1980s, is part of a broader Texas A&M AgriLife study investigating its potential to reduce water and fertilizer use. The practice...

⋅ BY DR. CHRISTOPHER GARRETT HENRY ⋅ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture To grow rice in levees or on furrows is a paradigm change for many Mid-South rice farmers. The attraction of reduced labor and machinery operations is very appealing...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Three words defined the big picture for agriculture in 2023: weather, politics and courts. Drought Severe, extreme, and exceptional drought afflicted many areas along the Mississippi River, with more than 65%...

Horizon Ag, BASF, and Rabo AgriFinance, part of the Rabobank Group, are partnering to offer 0%* financing for high-performing products for rice farmers for the coming season. “Heading into a year where very high interest rates are threatening to have...