• TPP Under a Microscope Mexico to Eliminate Rice Import Duties Under TPP

    Nov 06, 2015

    Yesterday's release of the Trans Pacific Partnership text confirms what many have speculated - Mexico has agreed to eliminate all tariffs on rice imports from other TPP partners. Full story
  • USDA Announces 235M for RCPP In Arkansas and Mississippi, EQIP Aplenty

    Nov 06, 2015

    USA Rice along with Ducks Unlimited and more than 40 other partners are celebrating their most recent milestone as part of the Sustaining the Future of Rice project and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), one of two programs utilized by the project, collected a total of 334 applications when the sign-up period closed last month in Arkansas and Mississippi. Full story
  • DP-Weis-Healthy-Bites-Magazine-Cover-151106 Healthy Rice Recipes Headline Promotions

    Nov 06, 2015

    Supermarket dietitians in two stores, Weis and ShopRite, based National Rice Month (NRM) promotions on healthy recipes featuring U.S.-grown rice. Szechuan Beef Stir-Fried Rice was pictured on the cover of the Weis’ Healthy Bites magazine with an accompanying article called “Ready, Set, Stir-Fry.” The publication, which was circulated to more than 100,000 customers in all store locations during September, is archived digitally for online users and the article with the recipe was posted on Weis Markets’ blog reaching an additional 93,000 readers. Full story
  • Josh-Hankins, headshot USA Rice Welcomes New Rice Stewardship Partnership Coordinator

    Nov 05, 2015

    Conservation and sustainability are more than buzz words for the U.S. rice industry and to underscore that commitment to these principles USA Rice has hired Josh Hankins as the new Rice Stewardship Partnership Coordinator. The coordinator position is funded using technical assistance money provided through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grant that USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited received earlier this year. Full story
  • ITP-US Releases Full TPP Text-151105 U.S. Releases Full TPP Text

    Nov 05, 2015

    Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released the full text of the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) which was concluded on October 5. Full story
  • DP-Kroger Dietitians Enjoy Healthy Competition Kroger Dietitians Enjoy Healthy Competition

    Nov 04, 2015

    To celebrate National Rice Month (NRM) Kroger used its own employee pool to spread the word about U.S.-grown rice. Full story
  • Headshot of AJ Sabine 2015 USA Rice Outlook Conference Early Bird Registration Closing; Contest Winner Announced

    Nov 04, 2015

    Early bird registration for the 2015 USA Rice Outlook Conference ends Friday, but that won't matter to Louisiana's A.J. Sabine who is this week's winner and the Grand Prize recipient of the #USARiceOutlook hashtag contest. Full story
  • Yellow Rail in flight, John Schwarz Yellow Rails and Rice Festival – A Festival Like No Other

    Nov 03, 2015

    One hundred and forty-five bird enthusiasts from 27 states and Canada gathered here Wednesday through Sunday for the seventh annual Yellow Rails and Rice Festival (YR&R). The festival brings birders together with rice farmers to highlight the role of Louisiana’s working wetlands in bird conservation while providing participants a unique venue to view the Yellow Rail. Full story
  • Greg-Van-Dyke-holding Worlds-Best-Rice-Award California Calrose Wins “World’s Best Rice”

    Nov 03, 2015

    Last week, hundreds of delegates from more than 30 countries gathered here for the 7th Annual TRT World Rice Conference, where it was announced that California Calrose rice was the recipient of the highly-coveted “World’s Best Rice” award. Full story
  • ITP-USA-Rice-Hosts-Chinese-Delegation-151103 USA Rice Hosts Chinese Delegation

    Nov 03, 2015

    A twenty-member delegation headed by China’s State Administration of Grain visited USA Rice yesterday for an in-depth discussion of USA Rice’s mission and promotion activities, and the U.S. rice industry. Representatives from the national government based in Beijing as well as members of provincial and local grain administration groups made up the group. Full story
  • IP-USA Rice and Partners in Mexico Refine Promotions-151102 USA Rice and Partners in Mexico Refine Promotions

    Nov 02, 2015

    Last week, USA Rice conducted its second annual Advisory Board meeting with 30 participants and partners to discuss USA Rice activities in Mexico and ideas for successful future implementation. Full story
  • ITP- USA Rice Highlights Trade Barriers for USTR 151030 USA Rice Highlights Trade Barriers for USTR

    Oct 30, 2015

    USA Rice has submitted to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) a list of key trade barriers facing U.S. rice in foreign markets. Full story
  • GA-House Passes Budget-151029 House Passes 2-year Budget Deal, Promises to Reverse Cuts to Crop Insurance

    Oct 29, 2015

    Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015 which raised the debt ceiling until March 2017 and increased federal spending by $80 billion over two years. Fortunately for agriculture, the previously reported $3 billion cut to federal crop insurance will be reversed during the Appropriations process later this fall. Full story
  • Foreign Agricultural Service Logo USA Rice Gets Greater FAS Funding for 2016 International Promotion Programs

    Oct 29, 2015

    USA Rice received notification this week of the budget awarded by FAS for Fiscal Year 2016. Under the Market Access Program (MAP) USA Rice received an allocation of $2,485,000, a 1.2 percent increase from FY2015. Under the Foreign Market Development (FMD) the USA Rice budget will be $1,877,000, a 6.1 percent increase from the prior year. In total, USA Rice received a budget allocation of $4,362,000, an increase of $136,000 or 3.2 percent more than in 2015. Full story
  • Hitchcock's-The-Birds-151027 Rice States Must Begin Section 18 Emergency Exemption Requests for AV-1011

    Oct 29, 2015

    Departments of agriculture in states with rice producers affected by bird consumption of rice seed need to begin applying for Section 18 Emergency Exemption Requests for AV-1011 (anthraquinone) bird repellent as soon as possible in order to have approvals from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a timely fashion. Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes EPA to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if EPA determines that an emergency condition exists. Full story
  • IP-USA-Rice-at-Miami-Trade-Show-151028 USA Rice at Miami Trade Show

    Oct 28, 2015

    This week, USA Rice exhibited here at the 19th Americas Food and Beverage Show and Conference, the largest Americas focused food and beverage trade show in the Western Hemisphere. More than 500 exhibitors hailed from the U.S. and Latin America as well as Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and the show’s country of honor, Algeria. Full story
  • Sean-Doherty- sitting in office chair reading Whole Grain #USARiceOutlook Contest: Week Three

    Oct 28, 2015

    Sean Doherty, a rice farmer from Dunnigan, California, is this week’s finalist in the #USARiceOutlook social media contest. A weekly winner will be announced every Wednesday until November 4, and will be in the running for the grand prize of a free registration to the USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans December 9-11. Full story
  • Target with Arrows Crop Insurers Targeted in Budget Deal

    Oct 27, 2015

    Tomorrow, Congress is expected to take up a two-year budget bill in an effort to avert a government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. The deal would increase federal spending by $80 billion over two years and raise the federal borrowing limit through 2017. However, $3 billion in cuts to the federal crop insurance program were included as an offset. Full story
  • GA-Buddy-Allen-&-Family-151027 Mississippi Rice Farmer Named White House ‘Champion of Change’

    Oct 27, 2015

    Yesterday, Buddy Allen, a rice farmer from Tunica, Mississippi, was lauded as a ‘Champion of Change in Sustainable Agriculture’ at a ceremony at the White House. Allen was one of twelve champions across all of agriculture recognized for taking steps to improve the sustainability of their operations, and educating others to do the same. Full story
  • Headshot of Vicky-Boyd, editor of Rice-Farming Magazine USA Rice Congratulates New Rice Farming Editor Vicky Boyd

    Oct 26, 2015

    One Grower Publishing has announced the hiring of Vicky Boyd as editor of Rice Farming and Soybean South publications. She also will be the managing editor of Cotton Farming magazine. Boyd is based in Modesto, California. Full story

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