RICHARD E. HICKS OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI Welcome back to our overview of the world’s major rice producers. This month we highlight Bangladesh. This may be confusing to some of you old timers, but this used to be referred to as East Pakistan....

Rice cultivation in the Delta now eligible for Healthy Soils Program grants The Delta Stewardship Council has long recognized that elevation and agricultural emissions are critical issues for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In response, the Council’s Delta Plan policies and...

Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart hosts free event on Aug. 6 John Lovett  Share on FacebookShare on X (Twitter)Share on LinkedIn RICE FIELD DAY— The 2026 Rice Field Day will be held on Aug. 6 at the Rice Research and...

Sarah Marsh Janish We have had some interesting calls lately concerning issues we do not usually see in the fields. We have received calls about small circular areas with “snipped” rice in fields west of I-5. The small circles looked VERY...

US RICE PRODUCERS KATY, TEXAS  The Board of Directors of the US Rice Producers Association (USRPA) has appointed Iris Figueroa as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Figueroa joined USRPA in 2022 and quickly embraced the association’s core mission of being...

 Kurt D. LaRose MAFG When Debbie Hoffpauir says, “This has been a two‑person show,” she isn’t exaggerating. Every part of the operation — planting, harvesting, milling, packaging, delivering, and selling — is carried out by Debbie and her husband, Ben,...

Corteva Agriscience Tim Flowers has spent his entire life in and around Dexter, Mo. Agriculture was always a big part of his life — his parents ran a small farm, and much of his extended family worked in row crops,...

By Peter Bachmann The recent announcement from Riceland Foods that they were temporarily shuttering nine of 23 rice dryers was shocking. The fact that Producers’ Rice Mill has indicated they may pause operations at two of their dryers as well...

BLAIR FANNIN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Texas rice producers enter a new crop year with a watchful eye on prices, yield potential and the threat of rice delphacid, an invasive planthopper that wreaked havoc on the 2025 crop, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. “The...

VIDALINA ABADAM, JENNIFER BOND, SETH WECHSLER AND ANDREW SOWELL WASHINGTON, D.C.   U.S. All Rice Supplies Raised for 2026/27 The June 2026 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports minimal changes to the outlook for U.S. rice supply and utilization. Following...

MARY HIGHTOWER FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS  Global rice production is projected to continue growing through 2035, with demand exceeding production and African consumption rising, according to the International Rice Outlook: International Rice Baseline Projections 2025–2035. The outlook, written by Alvaro Durand-Morat, associate professor, and Willy...

RICHARD E. HICKS OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI I jokingly describe the struggle between the dominant players in the world rice trade. While I do not truly believe it is a concerted effort or an obvious battle, but it is significant, as the...

KAT KERLIN DAVIS, CALIFORNIA Almost exactly 15 years ago, researchers at UC Davis, California Trout and other partners started testing a wacky idea: Let's plant salmon in rice fields to see how they grow. Could these winter-flooded fields serve as “nurseries”...

JOHN LOVETT FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS  Rice plants and Venus flytraps share something in common that was not scientifically documented until recently. Using a faint smell to lure caterpillars into a trap, rice plants kill early-stage fall armyworm larvae by trapping them in a...

Research suggests commingling certain cultivars is a source of decreased head rice yield JOHN LOVETT FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS  Research by the Arkansas Rice Processing Program is showing valuable insights for rice farmers that affect their take-home pay and the quality of rice for...