In Ghana's Weta rice belt in the Volta Region, a quiet revolution is taking root--one that promises to redefine how rice is grown in our water-stressed, warming world. Through a pioneering ...

Texas producers are facing a mixed bag of rain and drought according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

Abstract The objective of this research was to investigate the effects of pulse electric field, microwave, and ultrasonic assisted water extractions on the bioactive compounds in black rice, and their ...

As the number of rice farmers continues to decline in Japan, a method of growing the crop without flooding the fields is gaining attention for its labor-saving efficiency.

As I listened through the open door to the jet of water falling into the toilet I imagined standing beside him, our streams of urine crossing, dribbling dry, then our hands continuing to shake a final ...

Like most elusive marsh birds, American Bitterns prefer to be heard, not seen. But it was just the opposite for photographer Jim Morris last week, when he spied the pinstriped herons on a California ...

Crisis in the Fields The timing of this decline is critical. Kharif crops, which depend heavily on early monsoon irrigation, are already showing a decline of over 20 per cent in sowing due to ...

Water status is one of the critical factors affecting rice production. Rice cultivars tolerant to drought stress at the vegetative stage under field conditions were selected. Seven rice cultivars, ...

There are reports that farmers have gotten into dry fields along the I-135 corridor, as far north as Mitchell County. Officially, the Kansas wheat harvest is only 3 percent complete, well behind 25 ...

Rice-derived ingredients, including rice water, have anti-inflammatory and moisturising properties, as per research published in the Journal Of Cosmetic Dermatology. “Allantoin, a naturally occurring ...

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice and first-round rookie tackle Josh Simmons will be ready for training camp, head coach Andy Reid confirmed Thursday.

A rural municipality in southwest Saskatchewan is sounding the alarm as the worst dry conditions in almost a decade push crops and livestock to the brink. The RM of Big Stick, located close to the ...