Practical rice farming methods to boost yield, strengthen crops, and use water and nutrients efficiently for healthier, more productive harvests.

When you soak and rinse rice before cooking, you can save the water for your plants. Here are eight plants you can fertilize ...

Many of us think of rice as a plant that grows in flooded fields, and that’s because the kind of rice we’re most familiar with — the long-grain, wetland variety called lowland rice — can be considered ...

Many of us think of rice as a plant that grows in flooded fields, and that’s because the kind of rice we’re most familiar with — the long-grain, wetland variety called lowland rice — can be considered ...

Farmers are transforming Thailand’s rice fields through sustainable practices that are lowering costs, improving yields and ...

Experiment growing this staple food in containers or in the garden. Enjoy the lovely plant and expect a small harvest. Grow rice (Oryza sativa) in the home garden, and you’ll have a much greater ...

IRRI study highlights targeted investment in direct-seeded rice to enhance climate resilience and sustainability in Indian ...

An invasive insect called the rice delphacid was a major problem for some farmers in 2025. With low prices for their crop and ...