by - September 17, 2025 4:55 pm
New pest could impact rice crop
Rice producers have faced myriad issues this year including low commodity prices, a lack of foreign markets, a surge in imports and erratic weather. Now, as the rice harvest comes…
Tag: Arkansas rice
by - July 31, 2025 5:24 pm
Record rice imports put more pressure on domestic producers
Rice producers have dealt with low commodity prices, weather impacting yields, and a litany of other issues this growing season and now they are battling on another front – trade….
by - March 12, 2025 8:03 am
Arkansas Rice accepting applications for scholarship program
Current high school juniors are eligible to apply for and win up to $17,500 in scholarship funding towards higher education through Arkansas Rice’s “Rice Reps” program. “Rice Reps” is a…
by - May 2, 2024 7:45 am
Arkansas’ rice crop poised for back-to-back years of expansion
Arkansas’ rice crop rebounded in terms of acres in 2023, with farmers adding 327,000 more acres than they planted in 2022. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the…
by - April 29, 2024 8:18 pm
Arkansas’ rice crop poised for back-to-back years of expansion
Arkansas’ rice crop rebounded in terms of acres in 2023, with farmers adding 327,000 more acres than they planted in 2022. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the…
by - March 27, 2024 9:38 am
Arkansas Rice scholarship application period open
High school juniors graduating in 2025 are eligible to apply for and win up to $17,500 in scholarship funding towards higher education. Arkansas Rice’s “Rice Reps” is a five-month program…
by - January 16, 2024 10:45 am
Proposals sought for rice research grants
The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board is accepting grant proposals for rice research and promotion through January 25. A funding goal of $2.8 million for research proposals has been…
by - November 19, 2023 10:01 am
Researchers say better rice quality will feed more people
About 2.3 billion, or nearly 30%, of the world’s population doesn’t get enough to eat, according to the World Health Organization. Rice is by far the most consumed food in…
by - September 20, 2023 4:21 pm
Arkansas rice industry donates 240,000 pounds to Arkansas Foodbank
The Arkansas rice industry donated 240,000 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank in honor of National Rice Month on Wednesday (Sept. 20). The donation from ten mills will provide…
by - September 6, 2023 7:53 pm
Rice harvest well ahead of average; record yields possible
Arkansas rice farmers are well ahead of the average harvest schedule for the state and record yields are possible this season. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural…
by - August 14, 2023 11:35 am
Rains likely to hurt Arkansas’ rice crop
Recent perpetual rains may have a significant impact on Arkansas rice as the crop inches closer to harvest. Northeast Arkansas farmers have been checking their fields for losses after storms…
by - August 2, 2023 12:38 pm
India’s banned rice exports could bolster prices for U.S. growers
A ban on white, non-basmati rice exports by India could bolster prices for American rice farmers, said Alvaro Durand-Morat, associate professor and agricultural economist for the University of Arkansas System…
by - July 19, 2023 11:52 am
Rice farmers advised to be on the look out for sheath blight
Perpetual rains this summer have kept the Arkansas Delta away from the drought conditions that plagued farmers last year. The extra moisture does cause some other problems, however. Specialists with…
by - July 10, 2023 1:41 pm
Rice crop rebounds in 2023; cotton acres down
Despite myriad forces facing rice farmers in 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) now projects that about 1.311 million acres of the crop have been…
by - May 10, 2023 10:07 am
Groundbreaking for $18.5 million Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center held in Poinsett County
A groundbreaking was held Tuesday (May 9) for a new land-grant research and extension center near Harrisburg in Poinsett County to serve the needs of rice growers in Northeast Arkansas….
by - May 1, 2023 1:07 pm
Rice planting near record pace in April
Arkansas is the nation’s top rice producer and during the last several growing cycles planting has started slowly. This has been due to the unusual weather and heavy rains that…
by - March 6, 2023 2:09 pm
Rice, beer and conservation
When German brewers such as Adolphus Busch immigrated to the United States they faced a unique problem. Many of the hearty, protein-filled barleys grown in their new country were difficult…
by - March 2, 2023 8:51 am
USDA to send $250 million in aid to rice farmers, Sen. Boozman recognized for efforts
Rice acres and yields were down across the board during the 2022 growing season. Farmers had to battle wild weather fluctuations, disease and skyrocketing input costs. But federal aid is on…
by - January 18, 2023 11:36 am
Arkansas Rice Farmers, Arkansas Rice Council to hold annual meeting in Stuttgart
The Arkansas Rice Farmers and Arkansas Rice Council will hold their annual meeting on January 26 in Stuttgart at the newly renovated Grand Prairie Center. USA Rice CEO Betsy Ward…
by - October 18, 2022 7:09 am
Arkansas scientist receives nearly $1 million grant to study rice blast disease
Many scientists think that rice blast, a fungus that damages rice plants, is the biggest threat to rice crops worldwide. First identified in California in 1996, the fungus causes damage…