Global Advocate for the U.S. Rice Industry

Yesterday, President Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the Harvest Fuel Relief (HFR) Program, which will provide a one-time payment to farmers who have experienced increased fuel costs this year. Full story

The 89th International Rice Festival (IRF) was held in Crowley, Louisiana last weekend and once again, the mighty grain, and the men and women who raise it, mill it, and send it around the world, were celebrated in typical Louisiana fashion on two enormous soundstages and around the community. Full story

At the 89th International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana, USA Rice director of field services Kane Webb was chosen as the festival's honoree, while his daughter, Molly, won the International Rice Queen pageant. Full story