GamingWithKev offers tips on how to defend and build in Roblox Military Island Tycoon. NFL star Amon-Ra St. Brown's Donald ...

On a late July morning, Blake Gerard zips across his Southern Illinois rice farm on a four-wheeler, wearing his usual USA Rice shirt and shorts that hit above the knee. It’s the only rice farm in ...

McCLURE — One Southern Illinois man’s decadeslong fight to convert his fields into rice paddies demonstrates how it’s possible to bring diversity to the Corn Belt, but improbable so long as federal ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois. A portion of the reporting in Alexander County is supported by funding from the Pulitzer ...

Blake Gerard’s 25th rice crop is harvested in September 2024. After floods threatened his soybeans and corn, Gerard switched to planting rice. Image by Julia Rendleman/ProPublica. United States, 2024.

Whether it serves as a chill escape from the onslaught of the real world or simply a way to beat vacation doldrums, a viral Roblox game about gardening has become the surprise hit of the summer. Grow ...

When it comes to dining in Spain’s Valencia region, there is one humble ingredient that has pride of place. Rice is at the center of the area’s cuisine and appears in many of its recipes, even earning ...

The domesticated rice was transported by the first islanders, who sailed 2,300 kilometers [1,400 miles] of open ocean from the Philippines about 3,500 years ago. The discovery settles long-standing ...

Let’s be honest with ourselves for a bit, okay? If you were given the option to go and buy something or to get it free with no true strings attached, who wouldn’t want to get it for free? After all, ...

In a certain “gaming universe,” building isn’t just something you do; it’s something you’re encouraged to do. After all, the dev team has provided all the tools for gamers like yourself to go and ...