…with its rice crop. White flies. A problem for Georgia’s leafy vegetables. And, how long has Florida battled a disease that has caused growers millions of dollars. It is always…
Celebrating National Flour Month
…make many different foods. Flour that is used in baking comes mainly from wheat, although it can also be milled from corn, rice, nuts, legumes, and some fruits and vegetables….
NRCS and the Rice Stewardship Partnership Helping Central Valley Irrigation
…sponsored by Ducks Unlimited in partnership with USA Rice Federation. Other local partners include the California Rice Commission, Northern California Water Association, and numerous regional water districts. The Rice Stewardship…
Fish in the Fields May Reduce Methane Emissions
…rice fields allow for the rapid growth of small, freshwater forage fish. Initial results indicate that modernizing the longstanding and simple practice of raising fish in rice fields can result…
Agri View: California Farming a Different Business
…tree nuts, rice, olives, and a lot of others would either not be available or would be to costly for the average family to afford. So, the problem will not…
Register for Rice Technical Working Group Conference
The University of California is hosting the 37th Rice Technical Working Group Conference, February 19 through February 22 in Long Beach. The event will feature several committee meetings on various…
The California Kitchen: 3res Leches Rice Pudding
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing 3res Leches Rice Pudding with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 3 T Vegetable Oil 1…
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
…greater trade relative to last month. Barley production is down as a reduction for Russia more than offsets an increase for Argentina. RICE: U.S. 2017/18 all rice production is 178.2…
U.S. Crop Prices Forecast to Remain Stable
…of the most promising commodities in the year ahead. Coble addressed the outlooks for many of the major commodities, including corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and rice, predicting very little change….
Natural Disasters Cost the Ag Industry Over $5 Billion in 2017
…supplies and damage to barns and other infrastructure, Hurricane Harvey cost the Texas beef industry roughly $93 million. The nation’s third-largest rice producing state, Louisiana, had over 78 thousand acres…
Foreign Ag Service Contributes to Export Success
…beef and rice exports heading to China. Other new or expanded market access for American farm products include poultry and eggs going to South Korea, rice to Columbia, and dried…
U.S. Rice Production Down, Prices Up
…when soybean prices were rising influencing growers to choose soybeans over rice. U.S. rice carryout for 2017 at the time was projected to reach a 30-year high. Some rice acreage…
Weather Causes California Rice To Take Hit in 2017
…the presence of weedy rice at the beginning of the season. Thanks to the heightened awareness, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Rice Advisors fielded numerous calls relating to weedy…
Global Food Prices Reported Lower
…down. The vegetable oil, sugar and meat price sub-indexes all decreased, while cereal grain prices were up a half a percent, led by higher rice prices even as wheat quotations…