Rice feeds the world—but it uses more water and emits more methane than any other crop. Jim Whitaker and his daughter, Jessica Whitaker Allen, are changing that on their Arkansas family farm. About ...

Rice is the staple crop of more than half of the world's population. Demand is growing with the rising population in South and Southeast Asia. However, a significant portion of rice farming still ...

ESSEX, Mo. -- At Missouri Delta Farms, airplanes sow rice seed from the sky and a private attorney helps grow the farm's revenues by reaping as much federal aid as possible. In both respects, the farm ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas' market share as a global supplier of rice is declining, and farmers are struggling to break even. This year has been so hard for Arkansas farmers that many have dropped ...