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The annual Rice Awards were presented on Dec. 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas. New Rice Leadership Development Class Announced Members of the 2025 Rice Leadership Development Class were announced recently during the annual Rice Awards Luncheon at this year’s USA Rice...

⋅ BY JUDITH EPPELE ⋅ University of California Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Fellow Farmers placed clumps of soil into metal mesh baskets, submerged the baskets into jars of water, then watched to see if their soil held together. The slake...

AgCenter Researchers Join International Colleagues to Study Disease Posing Growing Threat to Rice ⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ LSU AGCENTER A disease called false smut is posing a growing threat to the global rice crop, and LSU AgCenter scientists are part of...

⋅ BY XIN-GEN (SHANE) ZHOU, LINA BERNAOLA, NUPUR SARKAR, GARY BRADSHAW, SAM RUSTOM, AND SABIN KHANAL ⋅ A new viral disease, Hoja Blanca, caused by the rice hoja blanca virus (RHBV), has been visually identified in 1,400 areas of ratooned...

There are few American commodities as dependent on trade as rice is. Despite being a relatively small crop in terms of U.S. acreage, we are the 5th largest exporter in the world and the largest in the Western Hemisphere....

The Louisiana Agricultural Technology & Management Conference sponsored by the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association will be held Feb. 12-14, 2025, at Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, Louisiana. In addition to the general sessions where presentations such as the Endangered Species...

Horizon Ag provides Clearfield® and Provisia® varieties that combine outstanding yield potential and agronomics. Then we help maximize the performance potential of the seed with insights and best management practices gleaned from working with universities and farmers. Demand for rice...

It’s that time of year to pick back up on our print issues of Rice Farming! I always enjoy the changing of the seasons, and this time of year is no different as we embark on a new round...

It was shiny and red, with a bright blue seat and the number 70 painted on it. The Honda name was on the side of the gas tank. I will never forget the day my daddy unloaded my 3-wheeler....

Horizon Ag, Rice Farming and USA Rice are proud to bring you the recipients of the 2024 Rice Awards. The program highlights three honorees for their contributions to the success of the U.S. rice industry through the Rice Farmer...

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...

Good with the Bad Strong yields have carried most of the chatter for the 2024 Arkansas rice season. An incredibly rapid early planting pace certainly had a great deal to do with it. Ultimately, yields appear to be challenging the...

USDA Awards Ducks Unlimited and Partners $95M for Ag Conservation Efforts The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced major investments in delivering voluntary and incentive-based conservation practices, including an estimated $95 million for projects involving Ducks Unlimited, which will be...

The 2018 Farm Bill’s one-year extension officially expired on Sept. 30, 2024, leaving us in a precarious situation where critical support programs for rice farmers are again becoming at risk. Since then, Congressional staff and lawmakers have engaged in...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released an online toolbox with educational materials related to pesticides and endangered species — another step in the agency’s efforts to protect endangered species, support farmers, and provide critical environmental protections for communities...