About 500,000 acres of rice are normally produced in a typical year in the Sacramento Valley. “In 2022, it was half of the normal planting, at 250,000 acres,” said Johnson.

[Photo: Lundberg Family Farms] Cultivating better rice. Regenerative organic farming has another benefit too: Food grown with these soil-friendly practices is also healthier for humans, research says.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – When visitors arrive to country star Chase Rice’s 150-acre home and ranch in Nashville, one of the first things he says to them is “Welcome to the farm.” ...

Meryl Kennedy of 4Sisters Rice stands in the doorway at the Kennedy Rice Mill in Mer Rouge Louisiana on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. (Staff photo by Chris Granger, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) ...

This photo shows black-bellied whistling ducks in Louisiana. Jeff Durand has grown rice in St. Martinville Parish for decades, beginning in the 1980s when his family decided to clear the woodland ...

To nominate a farm family for Farm Family of the Week, call Dave Hinton at 217-249-2404 or email [email protected]. How long has your family been farming?

Marvin Hare points to a photo of a family duck hunt as we sit in the conference room of his farm headquarters near Newport. "The best thing about this farm is that it's a family operation," Hare ...

File photo by Spencer Robb/CNS. ... The cool crop factor also applies to Boundbrook Farm’s rice. The farm sells to specialty retailers, restaurants and consumers who pre-order it from an email list.