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Crops that use less water and thrive with lower inputs are coming thanks to new technologies led by longtime researcher Yubin Yang, Ph.D.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the 77th annual Beaumont Rice Field Day on July 10.
A project at at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine has developed a new approach for identifying hazardous contaminants in soil samples. Described in PNAS , the technique could make it ...
Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, a roughly 1,100-square-mile (2,800-square-kilometer) area south of Lake ...
Explore the remarkable transformation of the ironwood (belian) soil in Kalimantan, which once seemed barren and lifeless but is now thriving and ready to support rice cultivation. This video ...
The new black pearl rice can thrive under regenerative organic practices (a way of farming that focuses on soil health and less environmental impact) and has a higher crop yield than previous ...
Extreme weather and pollution have increased the salt content in some soil, making growing conditions harsh for salt-sensitive crops like rice. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano detail a possible ...
The introduction of the Soilsens Soil Testing Rapid Kit aligns with GRDB’s ongoing efforts to support rice farmers in improving crop yields and sustainability.