Tony Robbins, who has been billed as the nation’s No. 1 life and business strategist, once said, “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.” The past three years have been...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) previewed plans to provide up to $250 million in assistance to rice farmers and what steps they can take to be prepared to sign up when the program is released later this spring. USDA is...

⋅ BY MICHAEL KLEIN ⋅ Arkansas Senator John Boozman, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, spent the morning here yesterday with rice farmers from around the country who were in town for the USA Rice Farmer Fly-in. Boozman talked about...

⋅ BY RYAN McGEENEY ⋅ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture A national body of rice researchers has awarded the Distinguished Service Award to Bob Scott, senior associate vice president – extension for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. In...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Farmers urged Congress strengthen price and revenue support programs, take a new look at crop insurance and streamline the way for migrant labor during a Farm Bill listening session...

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Managing feral swine — the land-damaging, disease-carrying wild hogs that roam throughout the country — starts with good data, according to Nana Tian, a forest economics researcher for the Arkansas Forest...

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Scientists at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Rice Research and Extension Center seek to develop rice that is more resilient in the face of climate change...

Water was hot topic at Texas meeting after 2022 drought According to USA Rice’s The Daily, hundreds of rice farmers, millers and other members of the Texas rice community gathered at the El Campo Civic Center for the 2023 Western...

Yield potential and fertilizer N management in rice If we have a “normal” planting year in terms of acreage, about half of the fields being planted to rice will have been fallowed the previous year. We have been studying yield...

Initiative promotes greater productivity and sustainability.  ⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ LSU AgCenter T he Louisiana Master Farmer Program recognized three new graduates, two people who have completed recertification and the winner of the Outstanding Master Farmer Award at a Jan. 12 ceremony. The...

Managing rice diseases with seed treatments and foliar fungicides. ⋅ BY YESHI WAMISHE ⋅ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture T here are compelling reasons why an integrated approach should be employed to reduce the damage due to diseases in rice or any...

"In the heat of the season, you are racing the sun all day — leave before the sun comes up and get home after the sun goes down. It’s rigorous,” said Arkansas rice consultant Keith Shelton. “I head out...

• SPONSORED CONTENT • Ross Wood, C.C.A. Stratton Seed Co. Stuttgart, Arkansas I grew up in Waldenburg, Arkansas, where my grandfather farmed rice, soybeans and wheat, and my parents owned and operated an agricultural flying service. Aviation was my passion with the goal...

Plan to attend the 71st Annual Mid-South Farm and Gin Show.  T he 2023 Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is scheduled for Feb. 24-25, at the Renasant Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. in Memphis, Tennessee. This venue is the former...

In 2019, USA Rice partnered with The Hartman Group to conduct multi-year research on rice consumption and consumer attitudes. We’ve just published the second report in our series looking at consumer trends in 2020 and 2021, and the data...