When it rains, it pours.
Rice producers in Texas who have suffered from reduced water deliveries and four years of drought now are experiencing too much rain.
As a result, officials with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension predict yields may...
Monheim, Germany-based Bayer AG and Redmond, Wash.-based Planetary Resources have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop applications based on satellite imaging.
Bayer plans to purchase the data from aerospace technology provider Planetary Resources to create new agricultural products and...
Construction of the University of Arkansas' Foundation Seed Facility outside of Stuttgart is on schedule with a planned ribbon cutting and opening Aug. 9.
The next day, attendee's of the Rice Expo can take tours of the new plant, which...
A group of researchers at the University of Delaware has found that incorporating rice husks into the soil can decrease toxic inorganic arsenic levels in rice grain by 25 to 50 percent without negatively affecting yield.
The team was led...
For the first time since 2008, Cuba has accepted a 20-ton shipment of U.S. long-grain rice.
The move comes after President Barack Obama declared in December 2015 that he would restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the United States...
To create positive momentum and remove the cloud moving forward, demand and accompanying sales will need to increase.
By Kurt Guidry
While there were no changes made in the supply and demand numbers released in the April release of U.S. Department...
As Mexican rice borer expands, a collaborative effort is studying new management regimes and control methods.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
Since the Mexican rice borer was first confirmed in Texas in the 1980s, it has slowly expanded its range throughout
Southeast Texas and into...
For the first time in four years, water is flowing from lakes near Austin, Texas, to rice producers west of Houston.
Water from the Highland Lakes is once again flowing down the Colorado River to the Texas Coastal Bend, bringing...
Rice Growers Association LLC recently opened an office in Yuba City, Calif.
The vertically integrated company was formed by rice producer Greg Van Dyke and industry veteran Pat Daddow.
RGA plans to provide consumers with a "Farm to Fork" experience by managing...
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Valent U.S.A. plans to expand its research facility in Leland, Miss., as well as build a new facility near Champaign, Ill. The investments are part of a wide-scale global research initiative announced earlier this month by...
Intermittent flooding leads to water savings and potential profit from greenhouse gas offset credit sales.
By Mark Isbell
2016 presents an opportunity for Mid-South rice farmers to reap additional profits from irrigation conservation practices beyond just water savings.
They will have a...
Pay attention to wind, several other factors to minimize off-target herbicide movement onto sensitive crops.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
As growers of other row crops have transitioned away from glyphosate because of resistance concerns, the timing and extent of herbicide drift damage to...
Erratic export demand, strong U.S. dollar and higher U.S. rice prices conspire to soften short-term market outlook.
By Kurt Guidry
The supply and demand outlook for the rice market remained mostly unchanged with the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates...
Credit Moro, Ark., farmer Billy Don Hinkle with coming up with an easy way to connect two pieces of poly tubing together without any tools.
The Splice Device, as the invention is called, is being marketed by Delta Plastics of...
The Food and Drug Administration is moving forward with new standards for levels of inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereals.
In what the agency calls a draft guidance to the industry, it is proposing a threshold of 100 parts per...
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