50th anniversary

A half century of technology and policy changes have helped Arkansas grow to become the nation’s top rice producer. By Mary Hightower In 1967, the world saw the first heart transplant, “The Graduate” was No. 1 at the box office and the...

As I drove home last summer after photographing sweet rice harvest in Northern California, I was itching so badly I could hardly sit still. But my discomfort also brought back a story a Des Arc, Ark., producer told me...

Ag policy, technology and breeding have helped shape the Louisiana rice industry during the past five decades. By Bruce Schultz Growing rice in Louisiana and the LSU Rice Research Station figured prominently in Rice Farming magazine 50 years ago, just as it...

Yields, pest control and cultivation have advanced during the past five decades as Texas growers strive to remain profitable. By L.T. “Ted” Wilson Rice production in Texas has changed greatly over the past 50 years. Table 1 summarizes a few of the major differences...

USA Rice takes a look back at 50 years of ag advocacy in Washington, D.C. As Rice Farming celebrates its golden anniversary, I’d like to offer congratulations and take a brief look at what the agriculture landscape in Washington, D.C.,...

It’s hard to believe Rice Farming magazine will celebrate its Golden Anniversary this year. Many changes and challenges have affected the U.S. rice industry over the past 50 years. Farms are larger, prices are volatile, machinery is highly mechanized and...

Unique production system evolved to meet California’s special needs, resulting in high yields and quality and with an eye on the environment. By Whitney Brim-DeForest, Luis Espino and Cass Mutters Rice production in California has changed dramatically over the past 50 years....

Early rice pioneers had to overcome doubting lenders and agronomic challenges to pave the way for today’s successful Mississippi rice industry. By Bobby R. Golden and Jason A. Bond Fifty years ago in 1966 marked the 18th year of farm-scale rice production...

Not too long ago, I was talking to a retired University of California Cooperative Extension farm adviser about Farm Bureau farm centers. Back in the days before paved roads and the Internet, these local meeting halls served as an outreach...