Tag: Arkansas rice

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rice industry donates over 214,900 pounds of rice to Arkansas Foodbank

The Arkansas rice industry donated 214,900 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank on Thursday (Sept. 29) in honor of National Rice Month. The donation from seven mills will provide…

Arkansas Discovery Farms, Anheuser-Busch partner to host rice production field day in NEA

A rice production field day will be held Wednesday (July 20) and will be co-hosted by the Arkansas Discovery Farm Program and Anheuser-Busch. It will highlight water and nutrient efficiency,…

Planting off to slow start; Arkansas rice acreage may fall to a decades low

Three major crops in Arkansas – rice, soybeans, and corn – are behind planting schedules after heavy rains soaked agriculture fields repeatedly in April, according to Jarrod Hardke, extension rice…

Tailwater recovery system could aid in row rice water conservation

One major problem farmers have battled for years is the lack of water. It’s becoming harder and harder to find water for irrigation as the climate changes and the demand…

Arkansas rice farmers set all-time yield record, but numbers could adjust down

As rice was removed from Arkansas fields it was churning out 169 bushels per acre in the fall of 2021 which would be a state record. But, once it’s milled…

Arkansas Rice awards scholarships to Rice Reps class

The Rice Reps class of 2021 capped off the five-month Arkansas Rice program on Sunday at Loca Luna in Little Rock. The Rice Reps and their families were present as…

Arkansas rice exported to China for the first time

The top U.S. rice producing state has for the first time exported rice to China, the largest global rice importing country. Tim and Robin Ralston of Atkins-based Ralston Family Farms,…

Rice industry donates 169,000 pounds to the Arkansas Foodbank

The Arkansas rice industry has donated 169,700 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank in honor of National Rice Month. The donation from six mills will provide over 1.27 million…

Rice demand grows as pandemic deepens

Commodity prices dropped as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered economies worldwide during the first half of 2020. But one agricultural commodity, rice, had increased demand, according to a new University of…

Arkansas remains largest rice producing state

Arkansas is easily the top rice producing state and it’s no surprise it leads the nation in rice exports, according to the State Agricultural Trade database released by the U.S….

Rice rebounds in 2020 despite weather and pandemic problems

Volatile weather, not just the COVID-19 pandemic, severely impacted the start of rice planting in Arkansas during the spring of 2020. Wet weather across much of the Southern Plains prevented…

Arkansas rice mills donate 153,000 pounds of rice to the needy

Arkansas is the top rice producing state in the country and several mills around the state made a significant donation Tuesday (Sept. 22) to help the impoverished. The Arkansas rice…

Riceland Foods to reduce water usage by 250 billion gallons by 2025

Riceland Foods announced Thursday (Sept. 17) that it would work with its farmer members to reduce water usage in rice production by 250 billion gallons by 2025 across its grower…

Kelly Robbins named executive director for Arkansas Rice

The Arkansas Rice Federation Board has announced that Kelly Robbins has been selected as the new executive director effective August 1. Most recently, Robbins served as executive director for the…

Study shows Arkansas rice best positioned to survive current farming conditions, pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned what looked to be abysmal conditions for Arkansas farmers into something worse as the growing season got underway, but one crop might provide a buffer…

ASU System Board of Trustees approves $402.6 million budget for next year

Car-Mart hires investment firm, appoints board member as it evaluates ‘strategic alternatives’

Arkansas metro job growth moderates in April, NWA beats the trend

Sam’s Club names new chief operating officer