JOHN LOVETT FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS  Rice bran is a plentiful agricultural byproduct that is often underused, but research out of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station shows it could be a source for biodegradable food packaging with built-in antibacterial properties. Antimicrobial resistance is a...

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast facts Corn harvest nearing completion Rice harvest more than half complete Diesel continues to rise DOWNLOAD related harvest art, charts (603 words) JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas’ soybean harvest is moving at a record pace for this...

Los Baños, Philippines / Texcoco, Mexico (10 September 2026) — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and CIMMYT are strengthening their collaboration to advance CGIAR's vision of a more integrated, efficient and data-driven crop breeding system. Through a new collaboration, led...

R.E. HICKS OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI Here we are highlighting the fifth and last article on the top five rice producers in the world. The "Nam", Please excuse my slang but this was the conflict of my generation. In researching this piece...

Dr. Sam Rustom TEXAS In Texas, we typically grow two rice crops per growing season. Our first, or main crop, harvest is now complete, with reports of yields and milling being slightly below average due to increased rainfall and cloudy weather...

By Kurt D. LaRose / Rice Farming At the University of Arkansas Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Harrisburg, Arkansas, Horizon Ag welcomed growers, researchers, and industry partners to its annual field day — an event that has...

Dwight Roberts / Former President and CEO US Rice Producers Most of you will remember crop year 2010, a year seen by many as a turning point for U.S. rice.  The third largest planted acreage of long grain in U.S....

Vidalina Abadam, coordinator Seth Wechsler, Andrew Sowell, Jennifer Bond, and Ethan Sabala, contributors U.S. All-Rice Supply Is Raised for 2026/27 U.S. all-rice supply for 2026/27 is raised 7.1 million hundredweight (cwt) this month to 262.0 million but still down 14 percent...

JOHN OWENS ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA I certainly don’t have to tell you that the ag economy is struggling, and that last few years have been particularly brutal for rice farmers. We’ve been hit by unsustainably high input costs, low market prices, and...

KURT D. LAROSE MAFG When AgroLiquid opened its newest production facility in Lake City, Florida, the move marked far more than a geographic expansion. The July opening represented a strategic expansion in how the company further intends to serve growers —...

By Luis A Espino I found blast in two fields last week; one is near Willows and the other is near Maxwell. The infections seem to be starting; there were only a few leaf lesions. In these fields, and in a...

By Taiyu Guan The annual Rice Field Day will be Wednesday, August 26th, 2026, at the Rice Experiment Station (RES), Biggs, California. We cordially invite you and your associates to join us for this event. The purpose of the Rice Field...

John Lovett University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts New herbicide technology could expand barnyardgrass control in rice Soybean program advances drought tolerance, nematode resistance, yield stability NERREC Director Tim Burcham shares career insights ahead of upcoming retirement (910 words) Download PHOTOS...

Texas Crop and Weather Report  by Blair Fannin Texas rice crop harvest continues with steady yields and relatively mild insect pressure, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Going into the crop season, challenges such as insect pressure and market prices were concerns,...

Richard E. Hicks Hello and welcome back our Far East tour of the world’s top five rice producers. Today we will take a bird’s eye view of Indonesia. Indonesia as a producer was recently dropped to fourth place as last...