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 be considered ...

Residents participate in a traditional farming event to plant rice seedlings at a paddy in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea, on May 30, 2025. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your ...

Farmers in rice country are taking big steps to beat the coronavirus. “Once you get inside the tractor for disinfectant, start with the steering wheel,” said Max Alves, a tractor operator for Montna ...

Rice activities are in full swing around the valley, as local growers prepare and plant their fields for the season. “We’re in every phase of rice production now — tractor work, fertilizer, irrigation ...

Employees look after rice seedlings at a nursery of the state-run National Institute of Crop and Food Service in Suwon, south of Seoul, on April 16, 2026, ahead of the rice planting season. (Yonhap) ...