• Mexico May Move Forward with Viet Nam Trade Deal

    Feb 02, 2017

    According to press reports, the government of Mexico may move forward with bi-lateral trade deals with many of the countries that participated in the now defunct Trans Pacific Partnership, including Viet Nam. Full story
  • Pruitt Through Committee Following Rule Suspension

    Feb 02, 2017

    Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt's nomination to head the EPA has been advanced out of committee to the full Senate for consideration. Full story
  • Amidst Senate Drama, Trump EPA Designee Remains in Limbo

    Feb 01, 2017

    As decorum breaks down in the Capitol over President Trump's designees and nominees for cabinet, sub-cabinet posts, and now the Supreme Court, his pick for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, was once again, put on hold. Full story
  • USA Rice Market Research Focuses on El Salvador

    Jan 31, 2017

    USA Rice, ASALBAR (El Salvador Association of Rice Millers), and USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service representatives in San Salvador met earlier this month to discuss the results of USA Rice market research into consumer behavior and preferences in El Salvador. Full story
  • IP-Canada Twitter Chat-170109 USA Rice, How Tweet It Is!

    Jan 30, 2017

    Rice became a trending topic in Canada during a recent Twitter event that generated more than 3 million impressions. Full story
  • USA Rice on the Road in Mississippi and Arkansas

    Jan 27, 2017

    As the 2017 planting season approaches, rice state meetings are in full swing and USA Rice is on the road listening to growers and sharing planned activities and success stories. Full story
  • Commodity Groups Ask Trump to Keep Food Aid American-Grown

    Jan 26, 2017

    Earlier today, several commodity organizations providing the bulk of the in-kind food aid contributions by the United States sent a letter to President Trump asking him to maintain and strengthen the role that U.S. farmers play in ensuring global food security. Full story
  • New Coloring Activity Book Lets Kids Get Creative

    Jan 25, 2017

    USA Rice released a new coloring booklet for children ages 2-8, to teach them about rice grown in the USA. This new resource joins USA Rice’s collection of other educational resources including the U.S.-Grown Rice in the Classroom pamphlet and the Think Rice classroom curriculum, which are regularly requested by extension agents, educators, and others conducting youth programs including county fairs, Ag in the Classroom projects, and other local events. Full story
  • ITP.w-TPP-RIP-Tombstone-170124 TPP – R.I.P. So, What’s Next?

    Jan 24, 2017

    WASHINGTON, DC -- President Trump yesterday followed through on a key campaign promise and sent a Memorandum to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) instructing the agency to inform the 11 other Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) partners that the United States is withdrawing from the agreement and any TPP-related negotiations. This action effectively stops the agreement as negotiated in 2015 because U.S. enactment is necessary for the agreement to enter into legal force. USA Rice considered the TPP as deficient, and did not adopt a position on the agreement pending assurances on the reported gains for U.S. rice, primarily in Japan. Full story
  • Combine in Rice Field during Harvest Upcoming Rice Industry Meetings Scheduled in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana

    Jan 23, 2017

    Rice industry stakeholders will receive the latest information on opportunities and challenges in major markets at several meetings scheduled next week throughout Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Full story
  • NAFTA-hands, painted with the flags of 3 countries: US, Canada & Mexico Talking Up Rice Trade on Capitol Hill

    Jan 20, 2017

    USA Rice joined several commodity groups in visits earlier this week to the Senate Agriculture and Finance Committees to emphasize the importance of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the economic health of rice producers and millers, and U.S. agriculture overall. Full story
  • Agriculture Abuzz Over EPA Pollinator Efforts

    Jan 19, 2017

    On the heels of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listing the Rusty Patch Bumblebee as an endangered species, EPA released several documents late last week on the risks to bees from pesticide use. The first document is a non-binding policy statement outlining new recommended labeling statements for mitigation of acute risks to bees from pesticide products. Pesticide registrants can voluntarily adopt the new labeling statements, but EPA cannot compel compliance. Full story
  • Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to Head Trump’s USDA

    Jan 19, 2017

    Yesterday, President-Elect Trump’s Transition Team officially announced the nomination of former Georgia Governor George Ervin “Sonny” Perdue III as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Full story
  • TX-Rice-Conference-meeting, people sitting at tables watching a rice production video Western Rice Belt Production Conference and Texas Rice Council Welcome USA Rice

    Jan 18, 2017

    More than 200 Texas rice producers packed the Civic Center here today for the annual Western Rice Belt Production Conference and Texas Rice Council Meetings to hear research and association updates. Full story
  • USA Rice booth at LA-Ag-Expo-2017 Rice Featured at North Louisiana Ag Expo for 35th Consecutive Year

    Jan 17, 2017

    Nearly 11,000 people attended the 35th annual North Louisiana AgExpo here on January 13-14. Visitors to the Louisiana Rice Council (LARC) booth received sample bags of Louisiana-grown rice, provided by the Louisiana Rice Growers Association, for correctly answering questions about rice. Attendees also enjoyed a cup of red beans and rice, courtesy of the Northeast Louisiana Rice Growers Association, and USA Rice staff distributed recipe brochures, nutrition information, and rice-facts sheets. Full story
  • GA-cuba Rice and More than 100 Others Go “On the Record” for Ag Trade with Cuba

    Jan 13, 2017

    Yesterday, USA Rice, along with more than 100 state and national agriculture-related organizations and agribusinesses sent a letter to President-elect Trump and his team asking his administration to prioritize the removal of private financing and trade barriers for agricultural commodities and equipment. Full story
  • USA Rice Holds International Planning Conference

    Jan 13, 2017

    Leadership from within USA Rice's International Promotion Committee, as well as the USA Rice Council and USA Rice staff, gathered here this week to review international programs and priorities for the rice industry over the coming year. Full story
  • House Ag Committee Fully Stocked, Adds 11 New Members

    Jan 12, 2017

    In 1820, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture consisted of seven Members of Congress solely representing the East Coast. Today, the powerful Committee consists of 46 Members with representation spreading across rural America, our cities, and even the U.S. Virgin Islands. Full story
  • Dietitians are Valued Voice for Rice with Consumers

    Jan 11, 2017

    U.S. shoppers consider their primary grocery store an ally in their health goals, and look to in-store retail dietitians to help navigate the grocery aisles to make healthier choices when it comes to food. Full story
  • Canada’s Kids Get Cooking with U.S. Rice

    Jan 10, 2017

    In an effort to capture the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s chefs and consumers, USA Rice conducted two Think Rice cooking competitions here, one for high school students and the other for elementary students enrolled in an after-school program. Full story

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