Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding ...
Global food security is currently challenged by global changes, population expansion, and resource constrains. Integrated farming has been proposed as a sustainable approach to boost food production ...
Rice country is hurting, badly. Prices have collapsed to levels not seen in four decades, while production costs climb beyond $1,000 an acre. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, rice ...
Rice farming is a big-ticket item in greenhouse gas emissions. A staple food for more than half of the world’s population, rice is almost always grown in flooded paddies, contributing 11 percent of ...
Norsworthy reported that in his trials with a 1x-labeled rate application of Command, Viludo lowered bleaching in the rice crop from 78% to 30%. He and Avent also tested Viludo’s efficacy against ...
Food shortages related to India's recent ban on the export of white non-basmati rice are unlikely and Arkansas rice farmers may benefit from better prices after fall harvest, Arkansas agriculture ...
Arkansas introduces rice program in schools to teach students about the grain, support local farmers and address food insecurity.
The Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station said it has developed three new rice cultivars that need less water and can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions thanks to their ...
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have signed an agreement to operate an eddy covariance flux tower that will support rice research and ...
This new series from India Today Science shines a light on how climate change is affecting the plate in our hands as it hits daily staples around us. India's rice problem has created a climate loop ...