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Aug 09, 2019

Thursday evening, USA Rice staff celebrated Bob Cummings, who is retiring from USA Rice after 20 years. His experience and dedication to the job will be sorely missed but we certainly wish him all the best in his much deserved retirement. Full story

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U.S. Rice Develops Trade Relations Amid Trade Tensions

Aug 08, 2019

USA Rice hosted two trade seminars in Shanghai and Shenzhen over the last week utilizing Agricultural Trade Promotion and Emerging Markets Program funding from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) with more than 100 total participants. Full story

Promotion Has an “Influence” in Central America

Aug 07, 2019

Last week, USA Rice kicked off a new social media campaign to communicate the idea that U.S. rice is a powerful and delicious nutrient-rich grain that influencers can share with their networks. Full story

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Washington, DC: Big City, Small Town

Aug 06, 2019

Grant Long interned at USA Rice this summer as part of the Demmer Scholars Program. At the beginning of the summer, he was told that Washington was a “big city, but a small town" and he found out why. Full story

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EPA Staff Explores Mid-South Rice Country

Aug 05, 2019

Last week USA Rice hosted eight staff members from across the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs to experience rice production in Missouri and Arkansas. Full story

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USA Rice a Natural Fit for the Natural State

Aug 02, 2019

USA Rice staff traveled across the better part of the Grand Prairie rice growing region in Arkansas this week attending a conference, grower meetings, and a field day. Full story

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Japan Hosts Annual Rice Technical Meeting

Aug 01, 2019

A delegation of U.S. rice exporters met with representatives of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) and Japan grain trading companies on Wednesday for the 22nd annual U.S.-Japan rice technical meeting. Full story

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U.S.-Grown Jasmine: Rice to Meet You

Jul 31, 2019

USA Rice is launching a new domestic promotion initiative with the goal of having more U.S.-grown jasmine rice added to menus by getting restaurants to switch from imported rice to domestic. The new initiative rolls out this fall as an “aromatic mailer” being sent to more than 100 foodservice operators, chefs, and purchasers. Full story

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Early August Rice Field Days

Jul 30, 2019

Mark your calendar and plan to attend the event in your area. Full story

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Conservation Ag Movement Encourages “Trust in Food”

Jul 29, 2019

Last Friday, policymakers, journalists, and leaders in the ag and food industries gathered here for a discussion of the future of sustainability and conservation in U.S. food production hosted by Farm Journal’s Trust in Food initiative and the Farm Journal Foundation. Full story

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Colombia Chef Competition: Where U.S. Rice Meets Tradition and Innovation

Jul 26, 2019

The week-long, fifth annual professional chefs’ competition, Maestros del Sabor, Dueños del Sazón (Masters of Flavor, Owners of Spice), has begun with events taking place here, in Cartagena, and in Barranquilla. Full story

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USDA Aid Package Details Released

Jul 25, 2019

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released additional details for the $16 billion aid package for farmers that was initially announced in May. The three-tier package was designed as relief for farmers suffering from retaliatory tariffs as a result of ongoing trade disputes. Full story

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USA Rice Awarded Additional $2.5 Million for Trade Promotion

Jul 24, 2019

USA Rice has been awarded an additional $2,501,925 in Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) funds to conduct international marketing and promotion activities as a part of President Donald Trump’s trade mitigation programs. Full story

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A Lot to Learn at NELA Row Rice Field Day

Jul 23, 2019

Last week, growers in Louisiana’s northeast rice country gathered at Jason Waller’s farm for the Northeast Louisiana (NELA) Row Rice Field Day. Along with updates from Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter personnel, the event kicked off with an impromptu demonstration of the AgCenter’s new spray drone. Full story

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Historic Anheuser-Busch Site Hosts USA Rice School Nutrition Dinner

Jul 22, 2019

Last week, USA Rice hosted an influencer dinner with nutrition decision makers and foodservice authorities from schools in California, Idaho, and Tennessee at the flagship Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri. Full story

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Puffed Rice – Breakfast Cereal Started Out With a Big Bang

Jul 19, 2019

Puffed rice is so ubiquitous that it’s hard to imagine a time before it existed. The concept didn’t hit the United States until the early 20th century—and it literally exploded onto the scene. Full story

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U.S. Rice in the UK – Ready to Heat and Eat

Jul 18, 2019

Last month Tilda, a local U.S. rice importer in the UK, launched a brand new ready-to-heat (RTH) pouch rice product featuring identified U.S. long grain rice. This is an entirely new category for U.S. rice sales in the UK. Full story

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Rice Well-Represented at Dietary Guidelines Meeting

Jul 17, 2019

Last week the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) held the second of five public meetings here with presentations by each of the DGAC subcommittees and public delivery of oral comments to the committee. Full story

Leadership Changes for Two USA Rice Governing Boards

Jul 16, 2019

At USA Rice’s July Business Meeting here last week, the USA Rice Farmers and the Rice Council announced the appointment of new leadership. Full story

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Ag Trade is Front and Center at Annual USAEDC Conference

Jul 15, 2019

Last week USA Rice participated in the 39th annual U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council (USAEDC) conference, a forum for agricultural commodity exporters and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials to discuss trade. Full story

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