To help promote water conservation, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission is offering financial incentives in the form of tax credits to state farmers and landowners who make land improvements.
Among those are building surface water reservoirs, land leveling, converting from groundwater...
Do you think you're a good water manager who can maximize water-use efficiency? If so, enter the University of Arkansas' 2018 Arkansas Rice and Row Crop Irrigation Yield Contest for rice, soy and corn producers.
If you earn the top...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has approved nearly $6 million for two Regional Conservation Partnership Program proposals focused on water and habitat in Texas and Louisiana rice lands.
Established in the 2014 Farm Bill, the RCPP competitively...
Although surge irrigation can improve irrigation and ultimately improve your bottom line, programming the surge units may not be the easiest thing.
The University of Arkansas has taken some of the mystery out of that with a new fact sheet...
Rice-focused conservation program draws from public and private funding to help growers install on-the-ground improvements.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
Recognizing that sustainability is gaining importance among rice buyers, producer Michael Fruge wanted to get ahead of the curve. The Eunice, La., rice and soybean grower signed up...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to provide $225 million in funding to 88 Regional Conservation Partnership Programs, including two that involve a partnership between Ducks Unlimited and USA Rice.
Altogether, partners plan to contribute an additional $500 million to...
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
