• Updates to Nutrition Facts Panel Could Spell Rice Rewrites

    Jun 01, 2016

    Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled updates to the iconic nutrition facts panel that appears on the back of food packages. These changes are the first in more than 20 years and aim to provide consumers with access to more recent and accurate nutrition information about the foods and beverages they’re consuming. Full story
  • USA Rice Continues Work to Open Trade with Cuba

    May 31, 2016

    USA Rice Vice President of Government Affairs Ben Mosely spent last week here as part of a delegation of members from the U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC). Rice was by far the most popular topic of discussion during the many meetings held with various departments of Cuban government, farmer cooperatives, importing agencies, and the ports system. Full story
  • Field Report: California

    May 27, 2016

    Yesterday, Louisiana rice farmers and USA Rice members Eric Unkel and Jeffrey Sylvester spent the day here visiting their Members of Congress and participating in the White House briefing on “Business Opportunities in Cuba.”Like many rice growers in northern California and across the mid-South, Michael Bosworth has spent the last couple weeks flooding his rice fields and finishing up planting. Full story
  • Louisiana Farmers Push Legislators on Trade with Cuba

    May 26, 2016

    Yesterday, Louisiana rice farmers and USA Rice members Eric Unkel and Jeffrey Sylvester spent the day here visiting their Members of Congress and participating in the White House briefing on “Business Opportunities in Cuba.” Full story
  • U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Shares Consumer Research, a Good Road Map Forward

    May 25, 2016

    USA Rice participated in the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance’s (USFRA) second annual Research Workshop and first-ever Sustainability Summit here last week, where exhaustive and interesting consumer research across the agriculture and food chain was shared. Full story
  • south korean restaurant sign South Korean Diners Keen on New U.S. Rice Dishes

    May 24, 2016

    Last month, Amoje Food launched new menus featuring U.S. medium grain rice at ten of their Elena Kitchen restaurants. Elena Kitchen is a family-style buffet loved by diners of all ages who enjoy being able to taste traditional Korean dishes, as well as western-style food from main dishes to desserts. Full story
  • Senator Moran Addresses 81st Annual Delta Council Meeting

    May 23, 2016

    Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) delivered the keynote address at the 81st Annual Delta Council meeting here on Friday. Moran is chair of the Senate Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee and appeared in Mississippi just after his Subcommittee passed their 2016 appropriations bill. Full story
  • Combating Unfair Trade Practices: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions

    May 20, 2016

    California rice farmer and chairman of USA Rice’s Asian Trade Policy subcommittee Michael Rue once famously told regulators he feels like he’s not just competing with rice farmers in other countries, but rather with rice farmers and their entire governments. Unfair trade practices litter the global trade landscape. So what is a U.S. rice farmer to do? Full story
  • MX Award-from Protech held in someone USA Rice Team Receives Innovation Award for Online Member Service

    May 20, 2016

    A USA Rice staff team that recently completed improvements to usarice.com has received the “Fast Track Excellence WOW! Award” from Protech Associates, one of the first and largest providers of association management software. The award recognizes customers who achieve significant results within the first year of a Protech Business Solutions implementation. USA Rice recently launched Protech’s MX Online, named for its purpose of enhancing Member eXperiences on an association’s website. Full story
  • black and white movie screenshot talking on the phone In-Depth Analysis of TPP Shows Rice Right to Abstain for Now

    May 19, 2016

    The U.S. International Trade Committee (USITC), an independent, quasi-judicial Federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on trade matters has released a long-awaited analysis of the mammoth Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal, and the findings aren’t making the strong case for the deal that the Obama Administration likely had hoped for. Full story
  • airport sign in Cuba Senate FY 2017 Ag Appropriations Promote USDA Post in Cuba

    May 19, 2016

    This morning, the Senate Committee on Appropriations unanimously voted to advance their $147.7 billion Fiscal Year 2017 spending bill for agriculture and nutrition programs. Full story
  • two men talk at commitee World Market Price Subcommittee Discusses Reporting Discrepancies, China, Iraq, and Remedies for Unfair Trade Practices

    May 18, 2016

    The World Market Price subcommittee of USA Rice’s International Trade Committee met here this morning to discuss the domestic and global outlook for rice with representatives from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the World Agriculture Outlook Board, the Economic Research Service (ERS), and the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), all agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Full story
  • Wild Rice Turkey Blogs screenshots Influential Bloggers Help Launch New U.S. Wild Rice Promotion in Turkey

    May 17, 2016

    The Turkish people spend a lot of time online. In fact, all the social media use in Turkey makes this country of almost 75 million people the fourth most socially engaged country in the world. Full story
  • overhead shot of serving food in ghana USA Rice and Partners Make U.S. Products Top of Mind in Ghana

    May 16, 2016

    The three-year Global Based Initiative (GBI) that USA Rice runs with partners USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) and the American Peanut Council (APC) has entered its final year and kicked off 2016 activities with foodservice seminars here and in the city of Kumasi and with high impact billboards in key shopping areas of both cities. Full story
  • group of men speak in field Arkansas NRCS Ups the EQIP Ante

    May 13, 2016

    This morning, farmers and conservation industry representatives held a press conference here at Isbell Farms to announce the immediate availability of $2.5 million in additional funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Arkansas. Full story
  • Whole Grain Cover Spring 2016 Spring Whole Grain is Packed Full and on the Way

    May 13, 2016

    The latest issue of the Whole Grain, USA Rice’s newspaper, is off the presses and on its way to readers throughout the six rice producing states and Washington, DC. The Spring edition is packed with great stories, including a profile of Texas rice farmers Tim and Lindy Gertson, an update on conservation programs, and a look at the important South Korean and Colombian markets. Full story
  • Jim-Whitaker, headshot NRCS EQIP(s) Farmers with Conservation Financial Assistance Options

    May 12, 2016

    Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) checked off another program on their to-do list by publishing the final version of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in the Federal Register. Full story
  • Chef Kimball Jones scoops rice USA Rice Conducts Rice Attitudes & Usage Study on Foodservice Industry

    May 11, 2016

    USA Rice surveyed more than 300 foodservice operators to determine their current usage of U.S.-grown rice and to gain insight into the educational needs of this unique and important segment. Full story
  • Jason Weller and Jeff Durand talk at conference Rice and Ducks Propose Beefing-Up Conservation Efforts

    May 10, 2016

    Today, the USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited (DU) Rice Stewardship Partnership jointly submitted or supported three proposals that request funding through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Full story
  • USDA Announces 235M for RCPP WASDE Report Released

    May 10, 2016

    U.S. 2016/17 all rice production is forecast at 231 million cwt, up 38.7 million cwt from the previous year and the largest since 2010/11. The increase reflects larger area and a higher yield. Long grain harvested area is forecast at 2.4 million acres, up 32 percent from the previous year and the largest in six years. Combined medium- and short-grain harvested area is forecast at 60,000 acres, down 17 percent from 2015/16 due to a sharp reduction in southern medium-grain planted area. The yield increase for both classes of rice reflects a return to trend. Total U.S. 2016/17 all rice supplies are forecast to increase 13 percent from the previous year. Long grain supplies are up, while medium- and short-grain supplies are down. Full story

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