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...
Horizon Ag, Rice Farming and USA Rice are proud to bring you the recipients of the 2023 Rice Awards. The program highlights three honorees for their contributions to the success of the U.S. rice industry through the Rice Farmer...
When Flown at the Right Times, Drones Can Help Farmers Adapt to a Changing Climate
⋅ BY JESSICA HEATH ⋅
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a web application to help farmers and industry workers use drones and...
It goes without saying that seed selection is one of the most important decisions a rice farmer has to make during the winter planning time.
These easy-to-use charts, which highlight proprietary variety and hybrid traits for the Mid-South, Texas and...
RiceTec Unveils SQUAD® Seed Treatment Line for 2024 Rice
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...
The Right Mix
The 2023 season turned out to be a moderate one in all the right ways. Planting progress was one of the earliest in recent years, particularly allowing much of the Northeast to get the crop in very...
As you’ve likely already heard, after 16 years, USA Rice has a new president & CEO. Betsy Ward has retired, and Peter Bachmann was named her successor effective Nov. 15. This is obviously a major change—for almost two decades,...
Growing up, I was always one of those people with a fully detailed five-year plan written down and set to the side. I found one of those plans recently and couldn’t help but laugh. Out loud. A lot. Let’s...
⋅ 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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