USA – Fortified Rice Study Paves the Way for More Use in Humanitarian Programs
The study demonstrated that rinse-resistant coated fortified rice and extruded fortified rice perform the same in terms of taste and impact on malnutrition.
USA – As drought slashes rice harvest, 900,000 face hunger in Sri Lanka
The government has so far set aside 8 billion rupees ($52 million) for cash-for-work programs in drought-hit areas.
USA – Specialty rice program approaches release of two aromatic lines
These two lines would respond to the demand for growers, millers and marketers for aromatic rice
USA – U.S. rice exports to Colombia slide in 2016
The decline in exports dropped Colombia to the ninth largest market for U.S. rice exports, down from the fourth largest market in 2015, the USDA said.
USA – Can cover crops work in a rice rotation?
A report from the 2016 Southern Agricultural Soil Health, Cover Crops and Water Management Conference
USA – Engineering rice to waste less fertilizer
Most of the phosphorus fertilizer goes to the seeds, ends up wasted.
USA – Rice Farmers: Cut Water Use 30%, Lose No Yields
The “alternate wetting and drying” or AWD technique saved an average of $50 a season across fields ranging from 20 to 80 acres.
USA – Soil bacteria helps protect rice plants from arsenic and fungus
‘Cocktail’ of soil bacteria can protect rice plants from deadly forces.
USA – Wild rice seeded in waters of Green Bay
Wild rice is planted as part of the restoration project near Duck Creek; Of this it is expected that migratory birds can feed.
USA – Fall rains conclude California rice harvest
Growers back up to 545,000 acres after two years of water cutbacks.