Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchison has signed a joint resolution from the state House and Senate supporting a standard of identity be developed for rice and its wild rice relatives.
Specifically, the resolution says that rice should be defined as whole...
While front-loading expenses at the beginning of the season can be difficult to deal with, it’s a wise investment to protect your overall bottom line. Beyond seed selection, the use of seed treatments and residual herbicides are our best...
A team of University of Arkansas researchers was recently recognized for its contribution toward helping rice producers grow more rice using less water.
The team is evaluating alternate wetting and drying, which can require up to 30 percent less water...
University of Arkansas breeding program releases new jasmine-type long grain.
By Ryan McGeeney
The University of Arkansas recently released ARoma 17, a new aromatic long-grain rice that offers exceptional rough rice yields with good milling yields.
Aromatic rices are fragrant varieties that...
Trials compare row rice to alternate wetting and drying with multiple-inlet irrigation.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
Curtis Berry has long-standing convictions about protecting the environment and natural resources.
After hearing and reading about two irrigation systems with water-savings potential — alternate wetting...
In this guest column, Lonoke County, Arkansas, rice producer Mark Isbell writes about the importance of engaging with groups developing sustainability initiatives to ensure the nuances of rice production are valued and compensated.
By Mark Isbell
Let’s be honest. You are...
An Arkansas task force has finalized voluntary smoke management guidelines for agricultural burning. The measures are designed to address public health concerns about smoke caused when farmers burn row-crop field residue in the fall.
Among the task force were members...
It’s nice to see rice prices improved over this point last year. With that in mind, an increase in rice acres seems guaranteed— possibly a large increase. The success seen in 2017 points toward several viable planting options for...
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members at a ceremony, March 2, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock. Once the new class is seated, the Hall of Fame will have 164 members.
The most...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has declared 23 counties in Arkansas as declared disaster areas, making growers and other property owners in those counties eligible for emergency loans through the Farm Service Agency.
The declaration was issued May 24 by Perdue and announced May...
Arkansas row crop farmers who awoke Sunday to lakes where their newly planted fields had been will be enduring a nail-biting week to see how fast the water recedes and how much new rain might fall Wednesday, while bracing...
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...
Arkansas State University will holds its 22nd annual Agribusiness Conference, Feb. 10, at the Fowler Center in Jonesboro.
On-site registration opens at 7:45 a.m.
The morning general session features five presentations on the agricultural economy, environmental law and regulation, agricultural and trade policy, and business...
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