by bluefrog | Mar 28, 2023 | news
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... 
by bluefrog | Mar 28, 2023 | news
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... 
by bluefrog | Mar 28, 2023 | news
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... 
by bluefrog | Mar 28, 2023 | news
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... 
by bluefrog | Mar 28, 2023 | news
Credit: ©DP3010 – STOCK.ADOBE.COM ROME, ITALY — Italy, the largest producer of rice for the European Union (EU), will plant its smallest area for the crop in 23 years as it faces a second year of drought, agricultural observers are warning. Roberto... 
by bluefrog | Mar 22, 2023 | news
Modified rice plants could better handle Martian soil Gene-edited rice plants may be able to grow on Mars. Researchers have now identified a gene that, when modified, seems to give rice plants a better chance of surviving in harsh Martian soil. Martian soil, or... 
by bluefrog | Mar 22, 2023 | news
Get to know these two aromatic rice varieties and how to best use each. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Have you explored the selection of rice in your grocery store lately? The options have expanded to include arborio rice, basmati rice, black rice, bomba rice, and... 
by bluefrog | Mar 22, 2023 | news
When University of Minnesota researcher Crystal Ng won a grant to study wild rice in Ojibwe waters, tribal members reacted to her with anger. Ng spent a year listening to their concerns and now works closely with Joe Graveen, a tribal wild rice technician. Photo by... 
by bluefrog | Mar 22, 2023 | news
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Scientists at Mississippi State are part of a multi-institutional, $10-million effort to improve the sustainability and profitability of rice farming in the face of climate change. “Because of our interdisciplinary expertise and... 
by bluefrog | Mar 22, 2023 | news
This Feb 3, 2023, enhanced-color image from Landsat 9 highlights a green and blue patchwork pattern in flooded rice fields in southwestern Louisiana. Raised levees used for water management form the grid pattern between the fields, which appear dark blue. As it flowed... 
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