Many of us think of rice as a plant that grows in flooded fields, and that’s because the kind of rice we’re most familiar with — the long-grain, wetland variety called lowland rice — can be considered ...

Mississippi researchers and farmers are rethinking how the crop uses water. Automated alternate wetting and drying systems ...

This Texas rice plant is infested with rice delphacids, a pest that decimated crops last year. An invasive insect called the rice delphacid was a major problem for some farmers in 2025. With low ...

Many of us think of rice as a plant that grows in flooded fields, and that’s because the kind of rice we’re most familiar with — the long-grain, wetland variety called lowland rice — can be considered ...

Why rice matters: Rice feeds billions and shapes cultures worldwide, from Southeast Asia’s terraces to the Mekong Delta’s patchwork fields. Science meets tradition: Researchers are optimizing milling ...

Researchers are pioneering a system in Arkansas to turn winter-idle rice fields there into productive fish farms, potentially offering environmental benefits and a new revenue stream for growers.

In the winter, rice fields in the Sacramento region are flooded with water. It’s a common method to prepare the field for new growth. With the help of a program led by California Trout, some farmers ...