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Don’t Run on Empty The saying goes, “a ¼ tank is better than an empty tank.” That’s going to be very appropriate for the 2025 growing season. In a year where nothing really pencils out, it’s going to be tempting...

Texas Rice Industry Strategizes Over Research, Politics, and Water Recently, El Campo, Texas, was the place to be for the Western Rice Belt Production Conference, inside the warm and dry El Campo Civic Center. Rainy weather didn’t hinder growers and sponsors...

Breeding Rice to Withstand High Nighttime Stress ⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Rice plants can deal with the heat during the day, but when the sun goes down, they need to chill...

Specialists Give New Strength to Missouri Crops and Center ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ EDITOR Down in Portageville, Missouri, the Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center (FDREEC) sits perched on Upper Delta soils in the “bootheel” region of the southeastern part...

The passage of the American Relief Act of 2025, signed by President Joe Biden in December, is a hard-won victory for us. This measure will provide much needed economic assistance and disaster relief to rice farmers to alleviate the...

Mahindra Launches 11th Annual Military Salute Giveaway to Thank Our Military Mahindra Ag North America (MAgNA) announced the return of an exciting tradition: the annual Mahindra Military Salute Giveaway. This year’s giveaway features a Mahindra 1120 tractor with a loader and...

⋅ BY REBEKAH HALL ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture LeadAR, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s leadership program, is accepting applications for its next class of leaders. The in-depth learning experience covers economic and social issues...

FMC U.S. introduced today Keenali Complete herbicide and Keenali GR herbicide as the brand names for the new herbicides powered by Dodhylex active in the United States. Pending EPA decision, FMC anticipates the launch of Keenali Complete herbicide in 2027 and Keenali GR...

Horizon Ag has some exciting news to kick off the New Year. First, they are pleased to announce that Robyn Chlapecka has joined the Horizon Ag team as our District Field Representative for Northeast Arkansas and Missouri. Robyn brings valuable experience from her previous role...

Hello, 2025! I feel like each year brings a combination of the expected and unexpected — the rice industry certainly had both. Acres were up as expected, but outside factors influenced the rice itself. Whether hurricanes or market fluctuations,...

My first thoughts of rice being grown in Texas was in agronomy class at Texas Tech when Dr. Clark Harvey told the class about rice in the state. Raised on the High Plains near Lubbock, I could not imagine...

I’d like to utilize my space this month to express my appreciation to all readers over the past three years who I’ve been contributing to Rice Farming magazine for. The Specialist Speaking column has been a regular for me...

⋅ BY RONNIE LEVY ⋅ U.S. long-grain rice has long been considered the quality standard of the world. In recent years, however, a number of both domestic as well as international customers have complained about the quality of some southern...

Texas Farm Bureau 2025 Scholarship Applications are Open Texas Farm Bureau is committed to empowering the youth of Texas by investing in scholarships and programs to help students develop leadership skills and a future in agriculture. This year, TFB will award...

Who is AgriCapture, and What are They Doing for Rice? AgriCapture, a Nashville, Tennessee-based carbon credit company established in 2021, is taking the rice industry by storm. Read the following Q&A with president Tyler Hull to find out more about...