• 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
  • IP-Rice-Chef-of-the-Year,-Mexico-151023 Rice Chef of the Year – Mexico City

    Oct 23, 2015

    This week, USA Rice hosted the 15th “Rice Chef of the Year” rice cooking contest at the Colegio Superior de Gastronomia, the first culinary institution in Latin America, with the participation of 21 professional chefs representing restaurants, hotels, banquet halls, and culinary institutions. The winners received generous prizes from the sponsors: La Vasconia, Bon Chef, Vinos Torres, Chocolates Lindt, Herdez, Simplot, and Editorial Mango. Full story
  • DP-Stop--Shop-Circular,-Sept-2015-151022 Giant and Stop & Shop SRDs Get Social

    Oct 23, 2015

    USA Rice’s partnership with supermarket dietitians (SRDs) continues to pay off in big ways. SRDs in Giant and Stop & Shop supermarkets throughout the East Coast and New England celebrated National Rice Month by promoting U.S.-grown rice to their customers using social media-based communications. Full story
  • IP-USA-Rice-Hosts-Fortified-Rice-Wkshp-151022 USA Rice Hosts Workshop on Fortified Rice

    Oct 22, 2015

    Yesterday, USA Rice hosted a fortified rice workshop here for more than 30 private voluntary organizations (PVOs), government agencies, USA Rice members, and other interested parties. Both the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided information on micronutrient fortification and the promising future for fortified rice in U.S. government feeding programs. Fortified rice provides eight essential micronutrients that can help growing, hungry children become healthier. Full story
  • Thai-Rice-Field with shelter, mountains in background International Rice Leadership Class Headed to Thailand

    Oct 22, 2015

    The Rice Leadership Development Program recently selected the 2015 International Rice Leadership class, and they will be heading to Thailand next week as part of their continuing education. Full story
  • GA-EQIP-Sign-up-Deadline,-MO-rice-field-151022 One Month Left for EQIP Sign-up in Louisiana and Missouri

    Oct 22, 2015

    Rice farmers in Louisiana and Missouri have less than one month to submit applications for the USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This EQIP sign-up period, specifically designated for farmers who regularly grow rice, is part of the USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project. Applications should be submitted to local NRCS field offices no later than November 20, 2015. Full story

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