Many of us think of rice as a plant that grows in flooded fields, and that’s because the kind of rice we’re most familiar with — the long-grain, wetland variety called lowland rice — can ...

A rice field in Knights Landing, Calif., north of Sacramento, on Aug. 3. (Max Whittaker / For The Times) Nov. 30, 2022 3 AM PT . ... and it was sad to see the dry rice fields.

In the fall, rice fields in the Sacramento Valley usually shine golden brown as they await harvesting. This year, however, many fields were left covered with bare dirt. “It’s a disaster ...

Instead of keeping rice fields flooded at all times, as growers have always done, Dr. Runkle suggested that Arkansas farmers let the fields dry out a bit, then let in the water again, then repeat.

As the number of rice farmers continues to decline in Japan, a method of growing the crop without flooding the fields is gaining attention for its labor-saving efficiency.

A farmer walks in a dry rice field in the city of Al-Mashkhab, in Najaf province. Wracked by years of drought, Iraq is now experiencing its worst heat wave in decades.

Dry rice fields in Pangasinan raise concerns. By Russel Simorio. Published November 16, 2023 2:12 PM. Photo via One North Central Luzon. The lack of water supply for irrigation for at least four weeks ...

COLUSA, Calif.—Rick Richter has spent the past 43 years flying biplanes over California’s Sacramento Valley, dropping rice seeds into vast, flooded fields that churn out grain for consumers ...

Rice fields dry up as Italy's drought lingers on. The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting paddy fields in the river Po valley and jeopardizing the harvest of the premium rice ...