Rice Plant
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
いね
The reading is the いね reading of this kanji. You can think of it like you're saying "いいね!" at the rice plant you're looking at (just shorten the い).
トーフグメンバーはみんな稲刈りで忙しいので、トーフグのブログは休刊中です。
Tofugu is suspending publication of its blog because all Tofugu members are busy harvesting rice.