BRUCE LINQUIST / UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
In California, most acreage is devoted to high quality, medium-grain varieties. Details of our 2025 varietal testing can be seen on our website at https://agronomy-rice.ucdavis.edu/. For this discussion and ease of interpretation, I...
JUSTIN CHLAPECKA FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
Hello, everyone. This is my first column to contribute under my new job title — as an Assistant Professor of Agronomy with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. I’ve been in this role...
JARROD T. HARDKE FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
For the first time in my career, there is no excitement surrounding growing rice. Sometimes it has been lukewarm excitement, but with optimism. Not so for 2026.
Given the market outlook, it is very difficult...
DR TERESA B. DE LEON / CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE RICE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
Rice growers know that rice productivity varies year after year due to environmental challenges. However, not all varieties are equal, some varieties consistently performed better in specific locations....
SAM RUSTOM EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS
In Texas, most of our commercial acreage is dedicated to hybrid rice production. Financially, it just makes more sense when our input costs tend to be higher than all our neighboring states in the...
WILL EUBANK MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi rice acres were hit hard in 2025. Facing delays in seed requests, contending with spring rains, delaying management decisions, and the emergence of a new pest all culminated in a growing season most...
DR. TYLER MUSGROVE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
We are a little over a month away from the first seed drill hitting the ground to start the 2026 rice season in Louisiana. It’s no secret that variety selection remains one of...
RICHARD HICKS / R.E. HICKS GROUP LLC AN NFA REGISTERED INDEPENDENT IB.
Welcome to the new year. Hopefully, during 2026 we will have a better season, yet from what we have seen so far that certainly seems to be somewhat...
ROB MILLS
PERRYVILLE, MISSOURI
One aspect of life you’ll find in the world of agriculture is the number of people who never leave their home area or return to it after a brief hiatus to spend the rest of their life...
Baoshan Xing, University Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Soil Chemistry, director of UMass’ Stockbridge School of Agriculture
International research co-led by UMass Amherst holds real promise for helping to meet the triple threat of growing population, climate change, and agriculture’s...
MOLLIE BUCKLER
KATY, TEXAS
The U.S. rice industry is breathing a sigh of relief. The USDA’s Farm Bridge Assistance program announced this week will help keep many producers in business through next season. For farmers facing unprecedented costs and shrinking margins...
PETER BACHMANN
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
When USDA announced its new farmer bridge payments this December, rice growers across the country felt a flicker of relief. After three difficult years marked by volatile markets, erratic weather, and the highest input prices in memory,...
Zack Tanner:
2025 Rice Farmer of the Year
Scott McClure
When Zack Tanner learned he had been named the 2025 Rice Farmer of the Year, sponsored by Horizon Ag and USA Rice, his reaction was one of disbelief, sweet memories and...
Dr. Dustin Harrell:
2025 Rice Industry Award
Scott McClure
The U.S. rice industry has honored Dr. Dustin Harrell, Director of the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation’s Rice Experiment Station, with the 2025 Rice Industry Award, sponsored by Horizon Ag and USA...
2025 Rice Industry Lifetime Achievement
By Scott McClure
When Dr. Ronnie Levy picked up the phone late last summer, he wasn’t expecting news that would leave him speechless. He was called by Dr. Tim Walker, Horizon Ag CEO, to let him...
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