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08/13/13

My Personal Thoughts on Golden Rice & Recent Vandalism

In the past week I have heard far more about Golden Rice than I had imagined I would. I first read of the vandalism of a test plot of Golden Rice in the most ironic of ways… I saw the news of it tweeted by Toby Bruce, one of the researchers at Rothamsted. Sorry to hear of @RiceResearch golden rice… Read More

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09/20/12

What’s up with rice? Is it still safe to eat?

I’ve been running a bit too hard this week and missed one of the latest attempts to make people afraid to eat. This was on a crop that is close to home too. When I say close to home, I want you to understand what I mean. I mean REALLY CLOSE TO HOME. I called the Mississippi Delta home for… Read More

09/27/11

Rice Farming Year in Photos — Downloadable 2012 Calendar

Did you know that September is National Rice Month? Well I was reminded when I got an email about a Delta high school student, Kevin Muzzi, who is teaching first and second grade kids about rice production. You see, Kevin’s family farms rice in Bolivar County, Mississippi, a place I called home for more than a decade. He’s gotten active… Read More

08/15/11

Plant Breeding Student Attends IRRI’s “Rice: Research to Production” Course

The following article was in the latest issue of the Teas A&M Plant Breeding Bulletin July 2011. I asked the editor of the bulletin Wayne Smith and the student featured in the story (Trey Cutts) if I could share it here as I think the information and photos are very compelling.  “Rice: Research to Production” is a 3-week intensive course… Read More

03/13/11

Thinking of Japanese Farmers and the Land They Tend, I Want to Help the Recovery

Sorry this post got so long. But I hope you take time to read it and consider what you can do. On Friday as I woke up and turned on the TV and saw the devastation an earthquake and tsunami had wreaked on northern Japan, I was one of the millions who were stunned and immediately concerned about the people… Read More

10/11/10

I Hope You Are Lucky Enough to Know a Sidney Miller

One of the greatest benefits to the career I lucked my way into, is the people. I really think that’s how I landed in agricultural communications and I know it’s a major part of the reason I’ve remained. From the first time I went out on a cotton farm to do my first story til conversations I had late last… Read More

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