Farmers in rice country are taking big steps to beat the coronavirus. “Once you get inside the tractor for disinfectant, start with the steering wheel,” said Max Alves, a tractor operator for Montna ...

Rice activities are in full swing around the valley, as local growers prepare and plant their fields for the season. “We’re in every phase of rice production now — tractor work, fertilizer, irrigation ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas is known for producing rice and while the weather has provided some issues, farmers are ahead of schedule. Arkansas farmers have planted over 30% of the 1.2 million ...

Louisiana rice farmers have taken advantage of warm weather to plant their 2017 crop exceptionally early. “We had a lot of people that started planting in mid-February,” said Steve Linscombe, director ...