by - April 9, 2023 9:44 pm
No one knows precisely when rice arrived in the Americas, but historians think African slaves brought the grain with them to the new world. Slaves grew rice in small gardens…
by - December 12, 2020 7:11 am
Microwave technology may offer a faster drying system for rice than conventional heated-air drying systems and could significantly increase profitability, said Griffiths Atungulu, associate professor of food processing and post-harvest…
by - January 21, 2019 3:05 pm
It’s been several decades since land grant universities first began developing hardier strains of rice, corn and other agricultural commodities, but the benefit to growers has been clear, according to…
by - August 2, 2018 11:46 am
A lack of rain, and night temperatures can have an impact on the quality of rice at this point in the growing season. A new research greenhouse will be opened…
by - June 13, 2018 4:27 pm
The Arkansas Rice Research Promotion Board has dedicated $4 million toward the construction of a rice research center in Poinsett County, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture spokesman Ryan…
