KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of farmers and their families across Nepal celebrated an annual paddy festival by planting rice, splashing in the muddy fields and enjoying a special feast. The ...

ZAMA, Japan – A rice-planting event held near Camp Zama offered community members from the installation the chance to take part in a pastime that holds both cultural and culinary significance in Japan ...

ZAMA, JAPAN – American military community members experienced an integral part of Japanese (agri)culture by joining a rice-planting event June 1 in a locally owned rice field near the U.S. Army’s Camp ...

International research co-led by UMass Amherst offers strong potential to address three major global challenges: a growing ...

Rice water is a great fertilizer, packed with starch and nutrients. Not all plants love it, though, so it's important to only ...

Farming communities across Nepal came out by their hundreds of thousands to transplant rice seedings on Tuesday, which is officially National Paddy Plantation Day. Most wore masks as the men waded ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Ample monsoon rains have accelerated the planting of summer-sown rice in India, according to the latest farm ministry data, after a slow start to the sowing season that ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Yet another round of severe weather is delaying Arkansas farmers planting their crops. Historic levels of rain this spring have challenged rice farmers in particular.

NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - Indian farmers have planted 12.3 million hectares with summer-sown rice so far, farm ministry data showed on Friday, down 6.10% year-on-year, narrowing the sowing gap ...