New water-saving premium rice

March 21 2018 - 1:00pm
SunRice General Manager AGS, Grower Services and Agronomic Development, Tom Howard and NSW Department of Primary Industries plant systems group director, Alison Bowman, inspect breeding lines of rice at the Yanco Agricultural Institute (YAI).
Dr Bowman launched Viand at the 2018 rice industry field day at YAI day, a new rice variety which combines water-saving attributes with the ability to fit high-value markets. Photo: supplied.
SunRice General Manager AGS, Grower Services and Agronomic Development, Tom Howard and NSW Department of Primary Industries plant systems group director, Alison Bowman, inspect breeding lines of rice at the Yanco Agricultural Institute (YAI). Dr Bowman launched Viand at the 2018 rice industry field day at YAI day, a new rice variety which combines water-saving attributes with the ability to fit high-value markets. Photo: supplied.

NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) plant systems group director, Alison Bowman, has launched a new rice variety, Viand, which combines water-saving attributes with the ability to fit high-value markets.

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