Rice Processing Program Develops Guidelines to Maximize Quality, Reduce Energy ⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ U of A System Division of Agriculture The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station’s Rice Processing Program has released new recommendations to guide on-farm, in-bin rice drying in Arkansas...

The Panama and Suez canals typically bear the weight of global commerce but now carry the additional, heavier burdens of weather and war. “There are two maritime disasters going on simultaneously. One of them is political and the other one...

Nobody can deny that the Biden Administration has put their money where their mouth is when it comes to climate change. Most prominent among their initiatives is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. Part...

Back in December, I mentioned how there are many aspects in the rice industry that may shift at a moment’s notice. It may be over time, or it may be almost instantaneous, but there is sure to be something...

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There’s a sign on UC-Davis’s campus that reads “This Present Moment Used to be the Unimaginable Future.” I liked that since it almost forced me to look back at where I was years ago and where I am now....

Plan Ahead for Success Each year those reporting the most successful weed control programs continue to be those who focus on overlapping residuals. That, plus starting clean and putting the right chemistry / technology where it has the best chance...

Mississippi Rice Council Annual Meeting Recounts a Year of Rice-Centric Activities Mississippi Rice Council President Kirk Satterfield welcomed about 75 producers to the annual meeting recently to learn about promotion, research, agronomy, politics, and more. Promotions were first up with a...

⋅ BY IAN GRETTENBERGER, KEVIN GODING, SOPHIE ALLEN (UC DAVIS), and LUIS ESPINO (UCCE) ⋅ Rice seed midge damage was first officially recorded in California rice production in 1953, and this pest is actually a number of different species that...

With an increased interest in conservation and land preservation, the use of legal tools like land trusts and conservation easements have grown in popularity. Specifically, nonprofit land trusts which typically act as a 501(c)(3) organization for the purpose of...

How Water will Determine the Rice Industry ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ Editor On a Century Farm about 30 miles outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, Dow Brantley is running the farm business his grandfather started years ago. His dad is still...

Experts addressed the theme ‘Provisia — save the technology’ during a recent conservation forum. ⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ Author’s note: At the end of January, Horizon Ag hosted a Provisia Rice Panel during the National Conservation Systems meeting in Jonesboro,...

⋅ BY CALEB HAMPTON ⋅ The return of fully planted rice crops to the Sacramento Valley following years of drought has restored another essential feature of the region. After harvest, reservoirs replenished by last year’s historic storms enabled farmers to...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Trent Roberts and Caio Vieira, faculty members with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, were recognized for their conservation work in rice and soybeans at the National Conservation...

Over the past three years, USA Rice has collaborated with The Hartman Group to delve into the trends and demographics surrounding rice consumption, offering valuable insights into the Who, What, Where, When, and Why of rice eaters. I have...