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⋅ SPONSORED CONTENT ⋅ Signs are pointing to high rice seed demand for 2025, and reliable seed suppliers like Horizon Ag, who stepped up to help meet the increased demand last year, are preparing to do the same this season. “Each...

Horizon Ag provides Clearfield® and Provisia® varieties that combine outstanding yield potential and agronomics. Then we help maximize the performance potential of the seed with insights and best management practices gleaned from working with universities and farmers. Demand for rice...

It was shiny and red, with a bright blue seat and the number 70 painted on it. The Honda name was on the side of the gas tank. I will never forget the day my daddy unloaded my 3-wheeler....

Horizon Ag, Rice Farming and USA Rice are proud to bring you the recipients of the 2024 Rice Awards. The program highlights three honorees for their contributions to the success of the U.S. rice industry through the Rice Farmer...

It goes without saying that seed selection is one of the most important decisions a rice farmer has to make during the winter planning time. These easy-to-use charts, which highlight proprietary variety and hybrid traits for the Mid-South, Texas and...

USDA Awards Ducks Unlimited and Partners $95M for Ag Conservation Efforts The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced major investments in delivering voluntary and incentive-based conservation practices, including an estimated $95 million for projects involving Ducks Unlimited, which will be...

Irby Named Associate Director for MSU Extension Trent Irby has moved into an administrative role with the Mississippi State University Extension Service after more than 12 years of serving the state’s soybean growers. MSU Extension Director Angus Catchot recently named Irby...

⋅ BY TOBIE BLANCHARD ⋅ LSU AgCenter The LSU AgCenter is partnering with Horizon Ag, a seed marketing and variety development company, to initiate a new rice breeding program focused on varieties for southern rice-producing areas, which include Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,...

As planting season begins, farmers are testing their soil to determine the nutrients needed to grow their crop. Mississippi State scientists and colleagues from nearly 50 universities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, non-profit organizations, and industry partners released a...

⋅ BY BRITTANEY MANN ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture Naturally occurring polyphenols and proteins from pigmented waxy rice may help starch ingredients improve texture without any chemical modification — a change some consumers may welcome, said Ya-Jane Wang,...

⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ EDITOR John Cecil is a fourth-generation rice grower in Willows, California. His great grandfather bought some land there back in the 1800s. He began to take over the operation located in the Glenn-Colusa irrigation district in...

⋅ BY RYAN LOY ⋅ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Following two consecutive years of decline (see Figure 1), United States rice production increased to roughly 2.9 million acres in 2023. In 2022 and 2023, the world was consuming more...

⋅ BY WHITNEY BRIM-DEFOREST ⋅ University of California Cooperative Extension White water fire (Bergia capensis) was found in September 2023, by the Butte County Agricultural Commissioner’s office in a Butte County rice field. The weed was identified by the California Department...

MSU Extension Names New Delta Region Coordinator The Mississippi State University Extension Service’s Delta region will soon have new leadership. Alex Deason, who has been an MSU Extension agent based in Sunflower County since 2013, began his new role as regional...

Rice Processing Program Develops Guidelines to Maximize Quality, Reduce Energy ⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station’s Rice Processing Program has released new recommendations to guide on-farm, in-bin rice drying in Arkansas...