Thailand – Thai rice crop faces infestation
Source: UPI.com25/08/2010 – Soaring populations of insects carrying viruses that wreck rice crops are plaguing parts of Thailand, agricultural experts warn.
USA – Rice and crawfish farmers paid to host birds after spill
Source: The Huffington Post26/08/2010 – To keep migratory birds away from oily areas along the Gulf Coast, the U.S. Dept of Agriculture is paying rice growers and landowners in Louisiana and other states to flood farms and pastures for habitat this fall. Birds need sustenance when they reach the southern U.S. on journeys that can exceed…
Thailand – Insect influx threatens rice production
Source: YubaNet.com24/08/2010 – Experts warn that a significant increase in the numbers of brown hoppers, a rice pest, in central Thailand, threatens production.