Rice country is hurting, badly. Prices have collapsed to levels not seen in four decades, while production costs climb beyond $1,000 an acre. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, rice ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a $12 billion farmer aid package -- with $11 billion earmarked for ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said farmers should expect the FBA payments in their bank accounts by Feb. 28.” ...

After years of losses, debt is piling up and new government payments won’t fill the hole. At a breaking point, more farmers ...

Fred Zaunbrecher has been a rice farmer for 40 years. He says he’s not foreign to Louisiana's warm and moist climate, which is conducive to the growth of bacteria or fungus. "We had dry weather for ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - We have all heard about the high prices and low production during crawfish season. Well, now it’s time for rice harvest. When driving in Southwest Louisiana, it’s pretty ...

By boosting beneficial microbes, researchers hope to increase crop resilience while reducing the use of synthetic nitrogen ...