Wet conditions help pathogens gain ground in rice fields. Raney Rapp, Senior Staff Writer, Delta Farm Press At a Glance Perhaps the most ‘normal’ weather for farmers is the lack of any sort of ‘normal’ weather at all. Every year brings unique challenges and for rice farmers throughout the midsouth wet conditions are pulling pathogens […]
By Nanjinia Wamuswa After years of struggling with IR 27 rice, farmers are now embracing the cultivation of Basmati rice. However, to convince farmers to adopt Basmati, introduced early last year, in Ahero, Kisumu County, was not an easy task. Farmers shared that they had grown desperate of the IR 27 variety and no longer […]
Mizzima The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) said that country had no concerns over food security as they had enough rice stocks in hand despite about 5,000 acres of rice farmlands damaged by flood water. Myanmar experienced heavy rainfall across the country caused by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi resulting in flooding in some areas. Rice […]
