Lower quality, yields for Texas rice crop
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The quality and yields for this year’s rice crop are lower due to cool growing [...]
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09, 2024
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08, 2023
Texas rice conditions vary in quality, yields
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist This year’s weather conditions have led to varied yields and quality for Texas rice farmers, [...]
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05, 2023
USDA announces new rice program details
Rice farmers can start signing up for the $250 million in special payments Congress provided to shore up grower [...]
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10, 2021
Share the harvest, feed the hungry with Texas-grown rice
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor In the Lone Star State, 20% of children and 11% of seniors experience food insecurity—or [...]
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12, 2020
Texas rice farmers donated 11,000 pounds of rice
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor When the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the in-person plans for the Western Rice Belt Production Conference, [...]
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11, 2020
Many Texas farmers harvest bumper rice crop
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor One thing the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow down this year: Texas’ rice crop. With the [...]
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10, 2018
Weather weighs on Texas crop production
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter A wet start to the year and then a lack of rain for much of [...]
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08, 2017
U.S., Colombia expand rice agreement
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Restrictions and limitations that kept more American rice out of Colombia are lifted under a [...]
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08, 2017
USDA forecasts record low rice supply
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter If the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) predictions are correct, the U.S. rice supply could [...]
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05, 2016
Recent rains flood Texas rice fields
Spring rains in Texas are often unpredictable, making it tough for farmers to plan. And the lingering El Niño weather [...]