Arkansas Court Awards Damages to Rice Farmers in Liberty Link Case

A Lonoke County Circuit Court yesterday awarded nearly $48 million in compensatory and punitive damages to farmers and agricultural operations in the latest in a series of trials in the aftermath of Bayer CropScience's experimental variety of genetically-modified rice. Read More...

Arkansas State Plant Board Approves Seed Testing for 2010

The Arkansas State Plant Board today approved changes to the state's rice seed certification regulations to require the testing of rice seed for genetically engineered traits for the 2010 season. Read More...

Gustav Hit Hard in Louisiana and South-Central Arkansas

Louisiana, Mississippi and southeast Arkansas have reported rice crop damage from the rain and wind effects of Hurricane Gustav, with some Louisiana parishes having received up to 20 inches of rain. Read More...