A project to measure greenhouse gases and water use in furrow-irrigated rice, and the use of cover crops as a remediation tool in land leveling are just two of the presentations that are part of the Northeast Rice Research...
A new $1 million grant from NASA’s Carbon Monitoring Program will go toward a study of greenhouse gases and its implications on rice production. Heading the research is University of Arkansas associate professor of biological engineering Benjamin Runkle.
The grant, titled...
Phrases such as “carbon markets,” “carbon banking” or “carbon smart agriculture and forestry” may not be familiar, but they are being used to describe a means of addressing climate change that has the potential to significantly impact agriculture.
These terms,...
The System of Rice Intensification has been named as a 2020 climate policy "breakthrough" for government initiatives in Vietnam to increase agricultural production there while reducing methane emissions from rice paddies.
SRI was recognized by Apolitical, a peer-to-peer learning platform...
• By Lydia Holmes •
Dr. Michele Reba, a research hydrologist with the U.S. Department of Agricultural Agriculture Research Service, is the 2020 recipient of the USA Rice Sustainability Award. Reba was chosen for her leadership and innovative research around...
Intermittent flooding leads to water savings and potential profit from greenhouse gas offset credit sales.
By Mark Isbell
2016 presents an opportunity for Mid-South rice farmers to reap additional profits from irrigation conservation practices beyond just water savings.
They will have a...
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