• Young boy stands in hip deep water in flooded LA rice field after Hurricane Harvey Harvey Moves Through Louisiana

    Aug 31, 2017

    Tropical Storm Harvey is cutting a wide path across the Mid-South as heavy rain and winds up to 40 mph move through rice growing regions in the area. Early yields had indicated an average year here and a bumper crop for northeast Louisiana so a lot is riding on what the weather does in the next couple of days. Full story
  • What Does Sustainability Mean to You Graphic, large green circle with buildings, trees and wind farms on the outer edge Sustainability Matters – Fly Your Flag with the USA Rice Sustainability Award

    Aug 30, 2017

    “Doing the right thing with regard to sustainability is obviously important, but just as important in the marketplace is letting people know you’re doing it,” said Jennifer James, an Arkansas rice farmer and chair of the USA Rice Sustainability Committee. “We created the USA Rice Sustainability Award to flush out those stories, those good actors, who will help lift the entire industry by sharing what they are doing.” Full story
  • Photo taken from inside a pickup truck of flooded road and fields near Winnie TX during Hurricane Harvey Harvey’s Impact: Texas Update

    Aug 29, 2017

    The rain gauge here, about 15 miles east of Winnie and about 15 miles southwest of Beaumont, is almost at three feet. Roads everywhere in our area are flooded and it’s still raining, although Harvey is slowly going east and hammering Louisiana. Full story
  • Former AR Rice Queen places tiara on head of this year Shelby Bosnick Named Miss Arkansas Rice

    Aug 28, 2017

    Shelby Bosnick of Moro, Miss Lee County Rice, was named 2017-18 Miss Arkansas Rice on Saturday at the Brinkley Convention Center. Bosnick, 17, is a senior at Lee Academy and is the daughter of Jason and Ashley Bosnick. Full story
  • Headshot of USA Rice Sustainability Manager Emily Woodall USA Rice Welcomes New Manager of Conservation Services

    Aug 28, 2017

    Emily Woodall is joining the USA Rice team as manager of rice conservation services working on Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grants through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and will be based in Little Rock. Full story
  • Testimony-Before-LA-Sen.-Kennedy,-Bill-Dore-sits at podium U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business Holds Field Hearing in Louisiana

    Aug 25, 2017

    Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, hosted a field hearing here entitled “Growing Opportunities for Business and Small Farmers in Acadiana” that focused on the challenges facing Louisiana’s small business owners and farmers. Full story
  • Traffic jam of harvesters in a rice field in TX prior to Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey Taking Aim at Rice Fields

    Aug 25, 2017

    All eyes are nervously on Hurricane Harvey that is growing in intensity in the Gulf of Mexico and could make landfall in Texas later tonight or tomorrow morning, but the timing of the storm may spare much of the rice crop in the area – too late to catch conventional, and too early to catch the ratoon crop. Full story
  • ITP.w-20th-Annual-Japan-Technical-Mtg,-boy-eating-rice-170824 USA Rice Group Receives Up-Beat Report on Demand in Japan; Conducts 20th Annual Rice Technical Meeting

    Aug 24, 2017

    Demand for U.S. rice is benefiting from supply and demand developments in Japan according to a report by Yumi Kojima, director of the USA Rice Japan office. Full story
  • GA.w-2017-FSMA-Food-Safety-Plan,-FDA-Inspectors-170823 FDA Releases New Tool to Aid FSMA Compliance

    Aug 23, 2017

    This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a tool to assist food facilities with the development of food safety plans for compliance with regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Full story
  • Man brewing sake, stirring large pot U.S. Rice Finds a Home in Locally Made Saké

    Aug 22, 2017

    Japan’s saké-making tradition is more than 2,000 years old, but with the growing demand for premium saké combined with the current taste for craft beverages here in the U.S., there is an increase in locally-produced saké – with U.S.-grown rice leading the way. Full story
  • AR rice farmer Jennifer James sitting in front of rice field USA Rice Launches Sustainability Award

    Aug 21, 2017

    USA Rice is seeking nominees for the first USA Rice Sustainability Award to recognize and promote exemplary sustainability practices. Full story
  • In Memory photo of TX rice farmer Ray Stoesser In Memory: Ray Stoesser

    Aug 21, 2017

    The rice industry has lost a great friend and advocate with the passing on August 18, 2017 of Ray Edward Stoesser, 68, of Dayton, Texas. Full story
  • ITP.w-Loading-Rice-on-Arkansas-River-170818 Colombia Lifts Import Restrictions on U.S. Rough Rice

    Aug 18, 2017

    Yesterday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer formally announced the lifting of all remaining import restrictions in Colombia for U.S. rough rice. Two days ago, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) released the phytosanitary certificate for rough rice which outlines required fumigation measures. This follows on the heels of Colombia rescinding restrictions on U.S. paddy rice and permitting its entrance into all maritime ports. Full story
  • Headshot of journalist Mark McKinnon in large white, straw hat Mark McKinnon Announced as Outlook Conference Keynote

    Aug 17, 2017

    One of the most successful, influential, and respected political and media advisors in the modern era, Mark McKinnon, has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year’s USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Full story
  • IP.w-Canada-Nutrient-Table-Changes,-maple-leaf-plate-170816 New Canadian Nutrition Facts Panel Should Improve Digestion of Information

    Aug 16, 2017

    The Canadian government’s path to modernizing its food safety system includes an overhaul of its nutrition facts panel and ingredient listing for food products, mirroring many of the proposed changes seen in the recent U.S. nutrition label update. Full story
  • IP.w-Foodservice-Seminar-in-Taiwan-170815 U.S. Rice has Demonstrated Yield Advantage Over Domestic Varieties in Taiwan

    Aug 15, 2017

    At a foodservice seminar held here last week, researchers presented results showing U.S. rice varieties have a distinct advantage in cooking yield over domestic varieties. When cooked, both U.S. medium and long grain rice had a higher volume/weight ratio when compared to local varieties. Full story
  • Stick figure shoots video of stick figure rice grain w/September NRM logo National Rice Month Scholarship Contest — Produce a Video and Earn Scholarship Money

    Aug 14, 2017

    High school graduating students from rice-growing states -- Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas -- are eligible for the three scholarship prizes, sponsored by Dow AgroSciences, totaling $8,500. Full story
  • Horizon-Ag-Field-Day, people gathered outside around rice research plots Horizon Ag Field Day – Focus on Trade and New Rice Varieties

    Aug 11, 2017

    The farm of Mark and Belinda Wimpy was the scene yesterday for Horizon Ag’s Arkansas field day. Speakers provided research and market updates to the crowd of approximately 100 growers, eagerly awaiting updates on the new release of the Provisia™ rice system. Full story
  • Colombia rice farmers tour a U.S. mill: trading grain and with best practices Colombia Rice Delegation Tours the Mid-South

    Aug 11, 2017

    More than two dozen Colombian farmers from Fedearroz, the Federation of Colombian Rice Farmers, traveled to Louisiana and Arkansas this week to learn about U.S. rice production. Full story
  • People riding observation trucks through rice research fields Arkansas Rice Farm Tests the Waters

    Aug 10, 2017

    On Tuesday, USA Rice staff participated in the Mississippi County Water Management Field Day here. Hosted by Mike Sullivan, a rice farmer from Burdette, Arkansas, the event was an opportunity to spotlight the innovative approach Sullivan has employed to facilitate water conservation on his farm. Full story

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