By Josie McLaurin •
Teams of rice farmers spread out across Capitol Hill recently to meet with lawmakers and key staff to share industry concerns and priorities as preparations for the 2023 Farm Bill get underway.
“We had excellent participation in...
More than 200 rice growers gathered in Jonesboro, Arkansas, recently for a joint meeting of the Arkansas Rice Federation and Arkansas Rice Council, their first full in-person meeting in two years. The growers were joined by several members of...
By Fred Miller •
CLL18, a new high-yielding, Clearfield® rice variety developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station will be available to rice growers from Horizon Ag in 2023.
Fast facts
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station releases high-yielding Clearfield® variety
CLL18 yielded...
The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation (Foundation) is pleased to announce the upcoming enrollment period for the Spring 2022 Bid4Birds habitat program.
The Bid4Birds program focuses on extending the post-harvest flooding period in rice fields for the benefit of waterbirds, particularly shorebirds.
While the standard winter...
The California Department of Water Resources conducted the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station near Echo Summit Dec. 30. Early winter storms in December provided a strong start to the season and some relief, but California...
• By Mary Hightower •
Arkansas row and field crops endured a 100-year flood and epic insect numbers but still ended the year with record cotton and rice yields and higher crop prices.
100-year flooding
In June, southeastern Arkansas experienced extraordinary flooding,...
Albaugh LLC of Ankeny, Iowa and Hong Kong-based Rotam AgroSciences Ltd have entered into an acquisition agreement. Albaugh will acquire all outstanding shares in Rotam through a merger between the holding company of Rotam and an entity in the...
New research estimates economic losses due to congestion, inefficiencies
• By Ria DeBiase •
Between wildfires, drought, a trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic, the last few years have been hard on California farmers. But recent research by agricultural economists from...
• By Mary Hightower •
A global economy loosened from a pandemic’s grip has bright spots in terms of farm income and land values, but COVID-19 is still influencing supply chain and consumer behavior, according to a report released recently...
• By Bonnie Coblentz •
High commodity prices in 2021 pushed Mississippi agriculture to a sharp increase in total value — a record estimated $8.33 billion — despite a huge decline in government assistance aimed at coronavirus relief.
Agriculture’s estimated value...
• By Leslie Dixon •
Every year, thanks to the generous support of the American Commodity Co., USA Rice awards $15,000 to young people from the six rice-growing states who use video to tell a unique story about rice.
This year’s...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
A win is still a win, even with an asterisk.
For several years now, Arkansas rice yields have been chasing the record, set in 2013 and then tied in 2014, of about 168 bushels per acre....
• By Blair Fannin •
More rice production can be produced while minimizing the crop’s environmental impact, new research suggests. And that’s important with global population projected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050 and with demand for rice on the...
• By Deborah Willenborg •
The U.S. rice industry bolsters its longstanding commitment to conservation and sustainability each year by recognizing industry leaders who showcase their stewardship efforts in preserving wildlife habitat and efficient use of natural resources. Two awards...
Winter production meetings, a long-running staple of the Cooperative Extension Service’s efforts to help Arkansas growers succeed from field prep to harvest, will again be in-person throughout the state in 2022.
Production meetings provide an opportunity for agronomists, researchers and...
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