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Arkansas Congressman Goes Up Close During Rice Harvest

Sep 19, 2018

Monday Congressman French Hill (R-AR), who represents Arkansas’ 2nd District, had the chance to celebrate September National Rice Month at the source - visiting several local rice farms during harvest. Full story

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Tariffs on Chinese Imports Put in Place and Set to Rise

Sep 18, 2018

The Trump administration Monday enacted 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports, including brown rice, milled and semi-milled rice, parboiled rice, and broken rice. The 10 percent tariff will take effect on September 24 and will increase to 25 percent on January 1, 2019. Full story

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September is National Rice Month Y’all

Sep 17, 2018

For those who love to eat rice, the 28th Annual Delta Rice Luncheon was the place to be last Friday. Full story

AR Foodbank Donation, Jeff Rutledge stands in front of podium, large bags of rice on pallets and semi-truck in background

Arkansas Rice Industry Donation to Feed Hungry Neighbors

Sep 14, 2018

Yesterday, the Arkansas rice industry donated 134,000 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank in recognition of September Hunger Action Month as well as National Rice Month. Full story

Nominations Still Open for USA Rice Sustainability Award

Sep 13, 2018

Only three weeks remain to nominate yourself or someone you know for the second annual USA Rice Sustainability Award. Full story

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Europe’s Largest Street Festival Features U.S. Rice

Sep 12, 2018

Two local U.S. rice brands, Peacock and Tropical Sun, participated in a billboard campaign set up by USA Rice for the carnival season, which concludes here at the Notting Hill Carnival the last weekend of August. Full story

WASDE Report Released

Sep 12, 2018

U.S. 2018/19 all rice supplies are raised 3.3 million cwt this month to 275.9 million as higher production more than offsets lower beginning stocks. Full story

USA Rice and Roti Modern Mediterranean Team Up to Feed the Hungry

Sep 11, 2018

As part of this year’s National Rice Month, USA Rice is partnering with fast casual restaurant chain Roti Modern Mediterranean, already a major user of U.S.-grown rice, to raise awareness about U.S. rice and to help those in need. Full story

USA Rice Website Update Offers New Features and Resources

Sep 10, 2018

After months of hard work, diligent research, and tireless attention to detail, the new and improved USARice.com is ready for its debut. Full story

Clock is Ticking for 2018 Farm Bill

Sep 07, 2018

Leaders of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees met several times throughout August to reconcile differences between the two versions of the Farm Bill before the current law expires on September 30, but the most contentious differences still remain, particularly in the commodity, conservation, and nutrition titles. Full story

Field to Market Helps Tell the Rice Story

Sep 06, 2018

Arkansas rice farmer Jennifer James writes about her experience with sustainable agricultural practices on her operation and how her participation in Field to Market is helping collect on farm data to support those efforts. Full story

U.S. Rice Milling: The $15 Billion Economic Engine

Sep 05, 2018

A recent report conducted by Louisiana State University’s (LSU) AgCenter highlights just how essential the rice milling industry is, not only to rice-producing states but to the U.S. economy as a whole. Full story

Annual California Field Day Heralds 70th Anniversary of Calrose

Sep 04, 2018

Last week, the California Rice Experiment Station hosted their annual field day here that included a special celebration marking the 70th year of the release of Calrose 1948, the founding California medium grain variety developed by Jenkin Jones and Loren Davis. Full story

China Trade Trouble Continues

Aug 31, 2018

“Continuing trade disputes with China are likely complicating our long-term efforts to open the Chinese market, and hampering recent progress made after many years of effort by the U.S. rice industry,” said USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward. Full story

Next Focus on the Farmer Series Starts Monday

Aug 31, 2018

Next "Focus on the Farmer" series starts Monday featuring Sidney Robnett, a young rice farmer from Stuttgart, Arkansas. Full story

Chef Competition Gets Creative with Calrose

Aug 30, 2018

Last week, USA Rice Vice President for International Sarah Moran attended the sixth annual chef competition here sponsored by USA Rice. The theme of this year’s competition, “new style sushi with U.S. medium grain rice,” required competitors to use Calrose when crafting their creative sushi dishes. Full story

Louisiana Legislator Gets Rice Farm Welcome

Aug 30, 2018

Last Friday, Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA), who represents Louisiana’s 4th District, traveled here to hold a town hall meeting, the last of several he participated in at his home base last week. Kinder City Hall was standing room only for the event where citizens and public servants talked with Johnson about local, state, and federal issues. Full story

USA Rice Attends Grain Trade Conference in Mexico

Aug 29, 2018

USA Rice participated in the 25th annual APPAMEX-NAEGA forum held in Nayarit state last weekend. APPAMEX is the sister organization of the North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) and counts among its membership nearly all of the major grain traders, end-user groups, railroad, and logistic companies in Mexico moving product between the U.S. and Mexico. Full story

Trade War Relief Coming Into Focus

Aug 28, 2018

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) yesterday released details on the Administration’s $12 billion trade war mitigation plan intended to provide relief to farmers affected by retaliatory tariffs placed on the agriculture sector by several of our trading partners. Full story

Attendees at Missouri Rice Field Day Hear About Local Conservation Programs and Funding Available to Them

Aug 28, 2018

The Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council (MRRMC) held their annual Missouri Rice Field Day at the Malden Research Farm last week. Full story

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