Mizzou’s new Digital Agriculture Research and Extension Center will enhance research, education and outreach in emerging digital technologies for farming.
Nearly one-third of Missouri's economy is tied to agriculture. That’s why the state’s flagship land-grant institution, the University of Missouri,...
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...
⋅ BY DEBORAH WILLENBORG ⋅
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 to Costa Rica...
⋅ 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...
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...
The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board is accepting grant proposals for rice research and promotion through Jan. 25, 2024.
Proposals for promotional activities should:
State the goals and objectives of the promotional activity.
State the expected benefits to the...
BY JAMISON CRUCE •
Congress recently advanced a two-tiered, short-term continuing resolution (CR) to fund the Federal government into the new year.
The CR also included a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill through Sept. 30, 2024, staving off...
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 figure on the company’s leadership team, is retiring from his role as...
⋅ BY DEBORAH WILLENBORG ⋅
Earlier this year, USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward announced she would retire after 18 years at USA Rice, 16 of them in her current role, and almost four decades advocating for U.S. agriculture...
The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $3 billion to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2022. Eligible impacted producers can apply for financial assistance through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) 2022.
The...
RiceTec is excited to announce its new SQUAD® seed treatment line with its 2024 rice seed offerings. With SQUAD, growers will have multiple seed treatment options for a customized fit within their production systems.
For 2024, the SQUAD product line...
⋅ BY JULIE TOMASCIK ⋅
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the comment period to Oct. 22 for its proposed herbicide strategy.
The agency released the proposal in late July and extended the comment period after several groups, including the American Farm...
⋅ BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Imagery provided by satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles — commonly known as drones — is already changing the way producers farm their crops. As this technology becomes more prevalent,...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Declines in crop and overall livestock receipts and direct government payments add up to a nearly $1 billion decline in Arkansas net farm income for 2023 from the previous...
Horizon Ag is proud to work with industry partners BASF and John Deere Financial to offer fixed 1.99% APR* financing on its Clearfield® and Provisia® varieties for the 2024 season.
“With the economic pressures from high interest rates putting a...
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