California Waterfowl Association (CWA) will be soliciting applications for the Rice Levee Program starting Sept. 25, 2023. This program is funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, through the Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program, which allows rice...
Unified by a commitment to help southern rice farmers manage and steward the Provisia® Rice System, a group of university specialists and industry retailers, BASF and Horizon Ag formed the Provisia Working Group in 2022 to develop Best Management Practices (BMP) to...
“Our strongest rice portfolio ever.”
That’s how Horizon Ag general manager Dr. Tim Walker described the Clearfield® and Provisia® rice varieties available to plant next season to more than 100 farmers, consultants, and rice industry leaders who attended the company’s recent Arkansas...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
A ban on white non-basmati rice exports by India could bolster prices for American rice farmers, said Alvaro Durand-Morat, associate professor and agricultural economist for the University of Arkansas...
⋅ BY STEVE LINSCOMBE ⋅
It’s been a busy week for the rice industry in Louisiana and Texas, with field days and meetings wrapping up just in time for growers to get back in the field. In Louisiana, that means harvesting...
⋅ BY DEBORAH WILLENBORG ⋅
The Rice Leadership Development Program gives future leaders a comprehensive understanding of the rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication skills. The class attends four one-week sessions over a two-year period that encompasses studies...
⋅ BY DEBORAH WILLENBORG ⋅
Despite triple digit temperatures at points, well-hydrated rice farmers, researchers, wildlife specialists, and USA Rice staff gathered June 28 in Crowley and Kaplan, Louisiana, to hear firsthand from scientists about the important work being done...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
Underserved farmers who suffered pandemic-related losses have until July 14 to apply for funds from the Pandemic Assistance Relief Program, or PARP.
PARP was created to expand the existing pandemic...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
U of A SYSTEM DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
When it comes to diagnosing problems in rice, farmers have a lot to choose from including disease, drought, flood, insects, soil health and weeds. However, Jarrod Hardke, extension rice...
As anyone in South Louisiana knows, rice is a major part of one’s diet. It is the most widely consumed staple food for more than half of the world’s population, which continues to grow each year. With the production...
⋅ BY DR. JOHN GOLDBERG ⋅
The Supreme Court of the United States issued its long-awaited opinion in the case Sackett v. EPA, ruling in favor of the Sacketts – a significant victory for the agriculture and broader business industries. All...
Rice growers who lost acreage in 2022 are eligible for federal assistance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is making $250 million available to rice growers who lost production acreage in 2022. USDA on May 8 began sending prefilled applications...
⋅ BY LESLEY DIXON ⋅
A recent decision by a Louisiana appellate court to uphold the state's “Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act” has been hailed as a victory for consumers and the agriculture industry. The 3-0 ruling by the...
⋅ BY HARDIN YOUNG ⋅
University of Arkansas Relations
Andy Weir’s bestselling 2011 book, “The Martian,” features botanist Mark Watney’s efforts to grow food on Mars after he becomes stranded there. While Watney’s initial efforts focus on growing potatoes, new research presented...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
More than 220 people found their way to the Poinsett County site along Arkansas Highway 1 to witness a groundbreaking for the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center, a facility...
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