Arkansas growers close in on new yield record, but fall weather impacted milling yields.
• By Ryan McGeeney •
For several years now, Arkansas rice yields have been chasing the record, set in 2013 and then tied in 2014, of about...
• By Ryan McGeeney •
A win is still a win, even with an asterisk.
For several years now, Arkansas rice yields have been chasing the record, set in 2013 and then tied in 2014, of about 168 bushels per acre....
The 2021 season wasn’t without its difficulties throughout the year, but overall, the grain yield results have been very good. So good, in fact, that a new state average yield record is currently projected at 168.9 bu/acre (7,600 lbs/acre)....
• By Steve Linscombe •
Rice harvest is well underway in the northern rice production area of the Mid-South where a high percentage of U.S. rice is grown. In general, yields have been good to excellent while head rice milling...
• By Fred Miller •
A former graduate student’s research with x-rays has verified a hypothesis by Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station scientists about why rice kernels often break during milling.
Decades of research by scientists in the experiment station’s rice processing...
Several groups have taken to social media using the hashtag #stillfarming to let consumers know that agriculture is one of 16 essential business structures and that farmers continue to grow food during the coronavirus pandemic.
As some farmers I know...
Arkansas scientists are working to develop rice varieties that are tolerant of Arkansas’ frequent high nighttime air temperatures, a condition that can significantly reduce yields and post-harvest quality.
Paul Counce, a University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture professor and...
Rice, already a staple grain for billions around the planet, could become an even more important food source with additional nutrients. Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Rice Processing Program presented this and other hopeful...
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame plans to induct five individuals whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state’s largest business sector.
The newest class includes retired University of Arkansas educator Dr. L.B. (Bernie) Daniels of Fayetteville; Ed...
Woodland, California-based PGP International plans to shut down operations at its sweet rice milling facility in Colusa, California, by the end of August after all open commitments have been met.
The decision to close the Riverbend Mill, which parent company...
Terry Siebenmorgen, director of the University of Arkansas’s Rice Processing Program, received the Rice Technical Working Group Distinguished Service Award at the organization’s biennial meeting recently in Long Beach, California.
The award recognizes Siebenmorgen’s career-long research to improve post-harvest rice...
It may come as no surprise to some within the U.S. rice industry, but a recent study found rice bran has a high nutritional value and is a rich source of proteins, fats, minerals and micronutrients.
Researchers from Colorado State University...
James Rice Farms has opened a new rice mill in Prairie Ronde, La.
A partnership between Beth James and Rolando Sanchez, it processes the branded Prairie Ronde Rice, named after the area in which it is grown.
The facility, which will...
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers gave rice growers highlights of their new product pipeline during the recent 42nd annual rice field day at the David R. Watermann Rice Research Station in Eagle Lake, Texas.
Rice breeder Dr. Rodante Tabien has two...
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