This technique is called continuous flooding and a big part of the job of a rice farmer is to inspect the rice paddy every day to make sure the water levels are normal and there are no cracks or ...

So we had to kind of outrun nature. We took over the rice farm from the farmer and we had to plant everything and we had to plant in different stages.” The scenes filmed at the farm wound up in ...

Rice farmers in 13 counties are expected to benefit from a Sh700 million certified seeds programme that will help in the development of a sustainable production system. The five-year programme is ...

Helping farmers adopt the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) enables them to grow far more food more cost-effectively and sustainably, producing higher yields with less water, fertilizer, seeds, and ...

Not even a week later, EPA granted a crisis exemption, allowing Arkansas farmers to use Intrepid on their rice fields. The crisis exemption allowed farmers in the state to use Intrepid beginning ...

For more than a century her family have been rice farmers, but erratic rainfall and water being diverted for industry have made cultivating rice more difficult. Seven years ago she switched to a ...

With better knowledge through these trainings, the numbers of the farmers has grown tenfold (from a meagre 13 in the beginning to more than 75 currently) and rice growing became the go-to business ...

When rice is exposed to high temperatures during the summer ripening period, its quality deteriorates greatly—along with the financial stability of many farmers. But heat-tolerant cultivars are ...

Rice farmers in Thailand are enlisting these birds, called "field chasing ducks" to eat their way through rice paddies after a harvest. "They help eat golden apple snails and the remains of ...

Brazilian farmers and government have clashed over the recent authorization to import rice, given the extraordinary floods and consequences suffered by the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the main ...

What's the best rice cooker for 2024? Rice makes the perfect side dish for so many different meals, and there are many different ways to spice it up or prepare it. Cooking rice may seem ...

Mohali's additional deputy commissioner, Viraj Shyamkaran Tirkay, held a crucial meeting with agricultural officials to promote sustainable paddy straw management and prevent burning, highlighting the ...