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Farmers assns raise alarm over herbicide-tolerant rice varieties 

Coalition urges withdrawal of herbicide-tolerant basmati rice varieties due to health, environmental risks, and unsustainable farming practices By Our Bureau A coalition of farmers’ organisations and scientists has expressed serious concerns over the recent launch of two herbicide-tolerant (HT) basmati rice varieties by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). They called for the immediate […]

2024 Midsouth crop progress: Mid-season update

Part 2: Delta Farm Press asks four famers four questions for a mid-season check in. Stinkbugs are on the radar for Arkansas rice farmers and scouts. Coker said, “With so much of the acreage being at the same growth stage, we think that it will possibly keep stinkbug populations spread out and not as concentrated.”Photo […]

Rice County Farmer Hosts Chinese Delegation

Chinese swine producers stop at farm near Faribault for tour The Chinese trade team of swine experts inspects Matt Purfeerst’s soybean crop and asks questions to better understand the growing season. (Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council) RICE COUNTY, Minn. — A whole new world across the world. One step off the bus at Matt […]

Rice Crop Manager: Delivering Results for Indonesian Farmers

24 July 2024, Indonesia: In less than a year, the Layanan Konsultasi Padi (LKP) project has helped farmers gain an average income increase of $90 per hectare and yields ranging from 6.1 to 9.2 tons per hectare during the 2023 dry season, underscoring the importance of field-level implementation in enhancing Indonesian farmers’ rice farming practices […]

MO Bootheel rice farmers allowed to use a special insecticide on armyworms

The Missouri Ag Department says 11 counties in the Missouri Bootheel are allowed to apply Intrepid 2F Insecticide to mitigate armyworms in rice. A crisis exemption went into effect late last week and University of Missouri Extension’s Justin Chlapecka says the insecticide isn’t typically used on rice. “There’s data using this product on armyworms for […]

Agriculture Ministry develops climate change-adaptive rice varieties

Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman stands at the edge of rice fields in Merauke District, South Papua, Wednesday (24/7/2024). ANTARA/HO-Humas Kementan Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Agriculture has developed a superior Cakrabuana Agritan rice variety in Merauke District, South Papua, to make the area a food basket for eastern Indonesia. “This variety is […]

Almost 3K NegOcc, Guimaras rice farmers get around P14-M aid

By Nanette Guadalquiver CASH AID. Some 861 rice farmers receive PHP5,000 each in cash assistance under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) of the Department of Agriculture during a distribution event held at the Barangay Sampinit covered court in Bago City, Negros Occidental on July 15, 2024. A total of 2,792 rice […]

In Thailand’s Deep South, Farmers Fight To Restore Vanishing Paddy Fields

By Asmadee Bueheng In the lush landscape of Thailand’s Deep South, a quiet revolution is brewing. A network of farmers and activists is breathing new life into abandoned rice fields – and preserving local culture as they go along. The grassroots movement is encouraging young people to return to their forgotten family fields, build granaries […]