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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Yet another round of severe weather is delaying Arkansas farmers planting their crops. Historic levels of rain this spring have challenged rice farmers in particular.
Charlie Reneau has been a rice farmer all his life. “Rice takes a lot of irrigation and drainage, to that effect, I've seen the issues in our area -- the floods where the water needs to go ...
Rice farmers in Siaya are set for better times with the launch of the Sh60 million Siriwo rice mill, which has transformed rice production. The mill eliminates several barriers that had ...
Despite a significant increase in Boro rice production in the haor (marshy) region—thanks to favourable weather this year—the price of newly harvested paddy has not dropped, due to the enhanced ...
Aliero listed the associations to include the Paddy Rice Dealers Association of Nigeria, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Rice Processors Association of Nigeria, Rice Millers of Nigeria ...
The Colbert Report (@ColbertReport) March 27, 2014 "Ching-Chong Ding-Dong" is a reference to a satirical Asian caricature Colbert has assumed on the show in the past, including a January 2011 ...
The government has relaxed export restrictions to allow small-scale farmers to sell rice to world markets as it seeks to end a monopoly in the sector. The move was announced by government ...
ARKANSAS, USA — Hallie Shoffner, a sixth-generation Arkansas rice farmer and CEO, has announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate against incumbent Tom Cotton in 2026. Shoffner is a graduate from ...
Segun Atho is the National Vice President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN). In this interview with Charles Okonji, the Lagos-based farmer who went into agriculture due to his inability ...
A farmer in Maharashtra was seen desperately trying to save his produce from being washed away in a heavy downpour in a heartbreaking video doing the rounds on social media. The video reflects the ...
Our experimental site (Yunnan Province, China) favours the development of rice blast epidemics because of its cool, wet climate. Farmers commonly make multiple foliar fungicide applications to ...
A male farmer in his 60s who grows rice on about 5 hectares of farmland in Saga Prefecture called Eto “a total moron.” “He should be removed from his post.