Rice farmers told to plant 1-2 months early
Rice farmers should plant a month or two earlier this year to spare them from typhoons, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday.
DA pushing rice planting away from typhoon months
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it is now firming up support mechanisms that will help facilitate the shift in the rice-planting calendar to veer away from typhoon-prone months, and ensure rice self-sufficiency by the end of 2013.
Mystery bug destroys half of rice farms
A BUG that destroys half of rice fields pose potentially devastating consequences to the country’s staple food.
Rice Achievers
PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Philippines – The province of Agusan del Sur has been selected for the Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards in the Philippines for its distinguished performance in rice production since 2008. The Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards program is launched by the government through the Department of Agriculture in line with the vision of achieving rice self-sufficiency ...
A Better Rice Plant
The tsunami last year brought seawater sweeping over Japanese rice fields, but now British and Japanese researchers are close to developing salt-resistant rice plants , reports the Wall Street Journal . The researchers took an approach called MutMap , which uses bioinformatics and next-gen sequencing to identify markers for traits like salt resistance or plant height.
Mutant rice 'could aid farmers'
Scientists in Norwich say they have made a breakthrough in the research on rice that could help farmers devastated by last year's tsunami in Japan.
Farmers urged to plant rice early
THE Department of Agriculture has encouraged farmers to plant rice ahead of their “cropping calendar” to avoid damages and losses caused by typhoons. Secretary Proceso Alcala said that strong typhoons usually visit in October as he considered setting the cropping season...
Love Your Heart with U.S.-Grown Rice
Show your heart some love this month with U.S.-grown rice. February is American Heart Month and USA Rice Federation wants to support your healthy lifestyle with nurturing meals that are good for the heart and body.ARLINGTON, VA (PRWEB) February 01, 2012 Show your heart some love this month with U.S.-grown rice. February is American Heart Month and USA Rice Federation wants to support your ...
Rice, soybeans topic of annual crop production meeting
Approximately 75 farmers attended the annual Arkansas County Crop Production of Rice and Soybean Meeting yesterday in the conference room at the University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center east of Stuttgart.