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

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 ...

“Millers in Central and parts of South America would rather buy U.S. rice,” said Dwight Roberts, former CEO of the U.S. Rice Producers Association. Roberts lived in South America for a number of years ...

The Philippine Rice Research Institute’s Drones4Rice initiative is pushing rice production deeper into digital agriculture, using drones to automate seeding, spraying and fertilizer application — a ...

One of the reasons I look forward to our monthly Socratic discussion group is the opportunity to learn something new. Regardless of what knowledge I have of the designated topic going in, two hours of ...

When Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law in late March to ban social media access for children under 14, it was among US lawmakers’ most sweeping attempts to limit kids’ exposure to ...

Vietnam, a major rice exporter, is aiming to transform its farming techniques by reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas. Rice paddies generate methane due to flooded conditions inhibiting ...

This is no longer a Texas ratoon problem. The rice delphacid showed up across the Midsouth in September, and control options ...

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

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