Rice is a staple crop around the world, but how did that come to be? Rice is a staple crop around the world, but how did that come to be? And what's actually the difference between all the rice ...

After idling half the state’s normal rice acreage last year due to water shortages, farmers of the grain are back in full force with harvest underway in the Sacramento Valley. They’re off to a later ...

Farmers must weigh timing, stand counts and costs to decide if replanting cotton, corn or rice is worth the risk.

This Texas rice plant is infested with rice delphacids, a pest that decimated crops last year. An invasive insect called the rice delphacid was a major problem for some farmers in 2025. With low ...

69% of the U.S. rice crop is in good to excellent condition, about on par with the same time last year. Rice Headed - Selected States [These 6 States planted 100% of the 2012 rice acreage ...

Rice growing in the U.S. is today mostly associated with Arkansas or California and historically, the Lowcountry and Mississippi Delta. But this summer, Cornell Cooperative Extension launched what it ...

Cotton producers in the eastern part of Texas who feared the worst from Hurricane Rita came through the storm unscathed as its path veered east of their fields. Rice and soybean growers weren't as ...

Read full article: Spring Fling festival in Jacksonville Beach canceled due to high winds, safety concerns A northeasterly wind will bring clouds, gusty wind and cooler temperatures to our area for ...

AGRICULTURE Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, has moved swiftly to address mounting anxieties among rice farmers whose crops face serious threats from adverse weather conditions, convening an urgent ...

The trend in summer sowing assumes significance as it sets the base ahead of the monsoon season, especially at a time when the IMD has forecast below-normal rainfall for 2026.