
Rice on Mars? Scientists Discover Mutant Rice Variety That Could Thrive on Harsh Martian Environment
Representational Image. Far into the future, if humans successfully colonise Mars, we could also conjure our favourite rice dishes from the crop grown on the red planet itself! This sounds like stuff from science fiction, but it's not far from reality. After years of...

USA Rice Member Showcased at Black Professionals in Food and Agriculture Event
PJ Haynie, co-owner of the Arkansas River Rice Mill, with fortified rice ready to ship for the Food for Peace assistance program WASHINGTON, DC – With 2023 Farm Bill events around the country in full swing, last week the Black Professionals in Food and...

New solar + storage microgrid to aid Producers Rice Mill in Arkansas
Producers Rice Mill in Arkansas will soon have an uninterrupted source of clean power thanks to an innovative new solar + storage microgrid. Developed by Scenic Hill Solar and constructed by CS Energy and KORE Power Inc., the initiative is the largest commercial and...

2 new varieties of rice increase in popularity
The new medium-grain rice Taurus from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers significant yield advantage to Jupiter and Titan. (Special to The Commercial/University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture) The new conventional medium-grain...