Koda Farms is changing. The fields of this family farm just outside of Dos Palos in our San Joaquin Valley will be different. Ross and Robin Koda are harvesting their last rice crop, ending a century ...

SOUTH DOS PALOS, Calif. — For nearly 100 years Koda Farms grew some of the most beloved rice in the country in conditions far from ideal. Its rice was a finicky crop that sprouts slow, skinny and tall ...

A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Tambasasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 28, 2024. Credit - Buddhika Weerasinghe—Bloomberg/Getty Images In Japan, the ruling government is weighing ...

KAMIMOMI, Japan -- In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan's western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than ...

Recent international incidents like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war are forcing countries to rethink their food security. In the case of Japan, increasing rice exports will mitigate the risk ...

Robin Koda of Koda Farms stands in the middle of a field of growing rice in 2008. Tomas Ovalle Fresno Bee Staff Photo Koda Farms is changing. The fields of this family farm just outside of Dos Palos ...

In Japan, the ruling government is weighing whether or not to put rice on the table. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have forced countries around the world—most recently announced, China—to take a ...