Rice feeds the world—but it uses more water and emits more methane than any other crop. Jim Whitaker and his daughter, Jessica Whitaker Allen, are changing that on their Arkansas family farm. About ...

Mention Japan’s Niigata prefecture and rice usually comes to mind. Niigata ranks first in the nation in terms of rice cultivation area and production levels. This northwestern region is flanked by ...

Global food security is currently challenged by global changes, population expansion, and resource constrains. Integrated farming has been proposed as a sustainable approach to boost food production ...

The team, led by Chengbo Shen, Zhe Ji, and Shan Li, identified a rice gene that helps the rice plant keep its balance when nitrogen is scarce ...

Food shortages related to India's recent ban on the export of white non-basmati rice are unlikely and Arkansas rice farmers may benefit from better prices after fall harvest, Arkansas agriculture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rice is the staple crop of more than half of the world's population. Demand is growing with the rising population in South and ...

Arkansas introduces rice program in schools to teach students about the grain, support local farmers and address food insecurity.

ESSEX, Mo. -- At Missouri Delta Farms, airplanes sow rice seed from the sky and a private attorney helps grow the farm's revenues by reaping as much federal aid as possible. In both respects, the farm ...