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RESILIENT RICE — Julie Thomas, a research scientist in the crop, soil and environmental sciences department, displays rice grown in a study investigating high nighttime temperature tolerance. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Paden Johnson) HYR gene...

KENNETH GAUTREAUX BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA Last year, farmers that got their rice planted early got rewarded with higher yields, which is a typical result most years. But 2025 was not a typical year – if there is such a year in farming. According to Ronnie...

Members of the research team set up the trays in the greenhouse to simulate pre-flooding conditions with Suraj Melkani front left. (Photo provided) MIKE LOIZZO GAINSVILLE, FLORIDA The Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) boasts organic-rich soil, ideal for farming. Rice producers, however, must deal...

  of the experimental fields in Kunshan City, China; (b) and (c) comparing yield and grain weight of conventionally grown rice (CK), rice treated with 30% less fertilizer (RF), and rice treated with 30% less fertilizer and nano-selenium...

Paden Johnson/U of A System Division of Agriculture Christian Schubert, left, and Scott Lafontaine have published research showing how milled rice can improve nonalcoholic beer. Lafontaine is an assistant professor of food chemistry in the Food Science Department in the...

U of A System Division of Agriculture Griffiths Atungulu, left, professor and agricultural engineer, works with Samuel Olaoni, a doctoral research student in the Food Science Department, on rice processing research. JOHN LOVETT FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS Before it gets to your table in a...

Farmers Look to Diversify Crops, Improve Profitability TATE CRONIN DYERSBURG, TENNESSEE Rice is the primary staple for more than half the world’s population, with the United States alone estimated to plant almost 3 million acres in 2025, according to the USDA. Most...

Supports national task force, launches new insecticide trials to protect Texas rice KAY LEDBETTER COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Texas A&M AgriLife experts are serving as key research and Extension partners in a new multistate response led by USA Rice to address the devastating spread of rice...

Rice delphacid, a damaging pest in Texas rice production, moved into the state this year, with a population confirmed in Stoneville and reported in some south Delta counties. (Submitted photo by MSU Extension Service/Morgan Hutton)BONNIE COBLENTZ STONEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI Harvest ended a...

(U of A System Division of Agriculture photo) JOHN LOVETT FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS A new economics study shows the potential for an ancient process to develop new domestic demand for rice and offset declining exports. That process is malting, which has been around for...

The Rice Market Dilemma US RICE PRODUCERS KATY, TEXAS America’s rice farmers are facing one of their toughest seasons yet, squeezed by low prices, rising costs, and intense global competition. Imports are climbing, exports are slipping, and heavy market speculation is driving...

Being born and raised in the southwest Louisiana coastal prairie town of Gueydan was an ideal environment for someone who would spend his career in the region’s rice industry. Gueydan is a small community in western Vermilion Parish that...

Solar Leasing on Agenda for NALC, NASDA Foundation’s Mid-South Conference To install, or not to install, that is the question — and attendees of the 12th Annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference will have the chance to hear perspectives on...

Herbicide Widens Palmer Pigweed Control Options for Rice Growers, but Stick to the Label ⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station A word of caution to rice growers: the herbicide fluridone has become a...

⋅ DR. BRUCE LINQUIST ⋅ University of California Cooperative Extension This year, with high input costs and low rice prices, a lot of growers are testing their soil to determine if they need to apply P and K fertilizer. I have received...