Robotic weed management in rice is advancing rapidly, but large-scale adoption will depend on performance in muddy, waterlogged conditions and more robust AI integration.

The team, led by Chengbo Shen, Zhe Ji, and Shan Li, identified a rice gene that helps the rice plant keep its balance when nitrogen is scarce ...

In the heart of South Louisiana, two brothers are proving that innovation can sprout from tradition even when it starts in a rice field. Mike and Mark Fruge, founders of Fruge Aquafarms and the JT ...

ESSEX, Mo. -- At Missouri Delta Farms, airplanes sow rice seed from the sky and a private attorney helps grow the farm's revenues by reaping as much federal aid as possible. In both respects, the farm ...

Rice experts of all kinds came to Beaumont’s Texas A&M Research Center Thursday for the annual Rice Field Day. Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service held the 77th ...

In Kerala, ducks wade through paddy fields, naturally fertilising the soil and helping farmers maintain sustainable, low-cost rice cultivation traditions.

Rice farmer LG Raun peered skyward through his windshield, engrossed in the gray-blue clouds agitating overhead. “Even if they say it’s going to rain, I usually wait for it to start raining before I ...

A girl harvests rice in the East Khasi hills of Meghalaya in north east India. India is the world’s second leading paddy producer— responsible for 27% of global rice production and well over 145 ...

As groundwater levels decline, labour costs rise and climate plays havoc, policymakers and scientists are increasingly promoting direct seeded rice (DSR) as a more viable alternative to traditional ...

A bowl of cereal looks simple, but it’s the end of a long chain of choices that changed human life more than almost any invention. Farming didn’t ...