Circle of Blue’s senior editor reports from the field, literally, as he ends his second week in the rice paddies of rural China. SHENYANG, China — The rice paddies start immediately beyond the borders ...

The shiny reflections found in these paddy fields are more than a pretty landscape scene — they represent an ancient agricultural legacy that is now responsible for producing one of the world's most ...

Is crop diversification being viewed through a one-size-fits-all national lens that does not recognise regional variations?

For the fifth consecutive kharif cropping season, A Vijay Kumar from Dhulehole village in Harihar taluk of Central Karnataka, has managed to reduce the amount of water used for growing paddy. Since ...

Beneficial microbes in the soil of rice paddies could be key allies in a collaborative project to build a circular agricultural economy in the celebrated rice-growing region of Niigata, Japan. By ...

Rice farming is hard. It’s complicated. Traditional rice farming takes twice the amount of labor as crops like wheat, corn and potatoes. Paddy rice was built on irrigation networks that forced farmers ...

Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding ...

For Texas rice farmers determined to hang onto their land, crawfish offer clear benefits. Omnivores and swamp creatures at heart, mudbugs thrive in the low, warm, plant-filled waters of rice paddies.

A farmer checks his crops at a partially dried up paddy land, at Check Dara on the outskirts of Srinagar, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Drought-like situation was witnessed in many parts of Kashmir valley ...

Robotic weed management in rice is advancing rapidly, but large-scale adoption will depend on performance in muddy, waterlogged conditions and more robust AI integration.