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⋅ By Bruno P. Lena, Brenda V. Ortiz, Luan Pereira de Oliveira, Guilherme Morata, Mailson Freire de Oliveira, Franciele Morlin, Alvaro Sanz-Saez, Pierce McClendon, Megan Thurmond, and Yin Bao ⋅ Efforts to put digital technologies and site-specific crop management practices...

⋅ By Brittaney Mann ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Plants naturally equip themselves with defenses against insect herbivores. Understanding how those defenses work can reveal alternative approaches to pest management. Rupesh Kariyat, associate professor of...

⋅ By John Lovett ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture In addition to several new long-grain rice varieties, the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station’s Rice Breeding Program has one new medium-grain variety and two new aromatic lines in the pipeline. During...

SmartRice® sustainability claims have been verified as accurate by SCS Global Services’ third-party verification process. SmartRice is a rice product grown in a more sustainable method to reduce the use of agricultural resources and provide more grain per harvest. Packaging...

It is getting close to the time we need to scout for weedy rice. Our team will be scouting known infested fields that are planted to rice this year. Troy Clark, our Rice Junior Specialist, will be starting in...

⋅ By Mr. Robert Nathan Gregory ⋅ MSU Extension Service Hunter Bowman has been named rice specialist for the Mississippi State University Extension Service. The Arkansas native joined MSU Extension in January 2022 as an instructor and was promoted to assistant professor...

RiceTec Board of Directors announced today that Karsten Neuffer has been appointed the new Global CEO of the company effective August 1, 2022. Neuffer joins RiceTec as an experienced agricultural business leader and will succeed the current Global CEO, Mike...

By Tracy Courage • The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s annual Most Crop Per Crop irrigation yield contest is now open to Arkansas rice, soybean and corn producers, and for the first time, includes two rice competition...

Texas A&M continues to lead in preparing agriculture teachers amidst shortage By Blair Fannin • Agriculture teachers are in high demand as a number of contributing factors are making it difficult to fill positions in classrooms across Texas and abroad, according...

By Deborah Willenborg • According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), farmers and ag cooperatives need to be on high alert this spring as cyber criminals might attack the industry during planting and harvesting seasons, “disrupting operations, causing financial...

There’s still time to apply to the Missouri Century Farm Program. Deadline is May 1. If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1922, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To qualify, the...

By Tiffany Dobbyn • UC Davis researchers are collaborating with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources on a project to help farmers in the state improve their fertilization and irrigation practices. CDFA received...

By Kathleen Forman • Mississippi State researchers are announcing the development of a high-performing rice variety that may be an “insurance policy” for growers. Scientists in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station recently unveiled a new rice variety, Oryza...

By Peter Bachmann • Earlier this week, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai met in Baltimore with her British counterpart, Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan to hold a dialogue around strengthening the U.S.-UK trade relationship. Prior to the Monday...

By Will Clark • Fast facts: Ninth annual Mid-South Conference set for June 10 in Memphis Six continuing education hours including one hour of ethics will be provided Register online at https://bit.ly/3rSvzAd Early bird registration deadline May 22 Early bird...