…and cantaloupes. With 3,000 acres under management—half with irrigation rights—he’s seen the highs and lows of California farming, especially when it comes to water. “We used to grow rice and…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 06-24-25
AgNet News Hour: A Life in Rice—Gary Dodd Shares Passion, Hard Lessons, and Legacy in Agriculture In today’s AgNet News Hour, host Nick “The Ag Meter” Papagni and co-host Josh…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 06-06-25
…wheat, barley, maize, and rice crops, and it underscores the need for ongoing vigilance in agricultural biosecurity. Turning to local challenges, we revisit the persistent issue of raw sewage flowing…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 06-05-25
…crucial report that all farmers need to hear: two Chinese nationals have been charged with smuggling Fusarium graminearum—a dangerous fungus that can destroy your wheat, barley, and rice fields—into the…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 04-29-25
…protecting fish habitat. The agreement guarantees 184,228 acre-feet of water across 43,000 acres, benefiting 16,000 acres of rice, 4,000 acres of walnuts, and 3,000 acres of prunes, with a total…
USDA’s April Supply and Demand Estimates for Rice
The USDA’s April Supply and Demand Estimates for rice, as reviewed by World Agriculture Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jack, showed adjustments in the US rice balance sheet. Domestic use is…
Quarterly Stocks and U.S. Commodity Balance Sheets
How did USDA’s recent Quarterly Grains and Rice Stocks forecast impact this month’s supply and demand estimates? Rod Bain tells us. Quarterly Stocks and U.S. Commodity Balance Sheets Sponsored Content…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 04-11-25
…Net News Hour focused on Brooke Rollins’ speech on trade, highlighting the high tariffs on US products, such as a 700% tariff on rice. They reviewed the Trump administration’s efforts…
Yuba Grower Named 2024 Rice Consultant of the Year
…from Drew Clark, U.S. Portfolio Marketing Leader, Corteva Agriscience. Gary Dodd has been named the 2024 Rice Consultant of the Year by Corteva Agriscience and Rice Farming Magazine. Dodd’s journey…
FAPRI Releases 2025 U.S. Agricultural Market Outlook
…crop. Soybean prices are expected to decline from $14.20 to $10.02 per bushel over the same period. Cotton, rice, sorghum, and other crop prices have also seen steep declines. In…
USDA Expediting Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers
…Barley – $21.67 Flax – $20.97 Oats – $77.66 Mustard – $11.36 Upland cotton & Extra-long staple cotton – $84.74 Rapeseed – $23.63 Long & medium grain rice – $76.94…
Ranking Members of Agriculture Committees Demand Answers on Food Aid Disruptions
…the pause. “It is our understanding that this affects hundreds of thousands of tons of U.S. wheat, rice, and soy,” they added. Klobuchar and Craig are urging the administration to…
China Approves More GM Crops to Boost Food Security
…website. The approved gene-edited crops include two soybean varieties, and one each of wheat, corn, and rice. China mostly imports GM crops like corn and soybeans for animal feed, while…
Act Provides $9.8 Billion in Ag Relief, Texas to Benefit the Most
…directed at crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, sorghum, rice, barley, oats, and peanuts, among others. While this funding is not expected to solve every challenge farmers face, it…