If you are high school seniors bound for college or know of one, the National Rice Month Scholarship contest may be for him or her. The program, which involves creating a video, is open to graduating students from Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas. They simply create and submit a three-minute video to heighten awareness and promote U.S.-grown rice. The ... Read More »
The Rice Foundation is accepting applications for the 2019 Rice Leadership Development Program. Rice producers or industry-related professionals between the ages of 25 and 45 are eligible to apply for the program. The application deadline is Oct. 5. The Rice Leadership Development Program provides a comprehensive understanding of the rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication skills. ... Read More »
I want to assure you that even though this column is going on hiatus for the summer, our work continues unabated. We will spend the summer as we do every season — finding and opening new markets, expanding opportunities in existing markets, and fighting threats to the U.S. industry here and abroad. Read More »
As far as adages go, “The customer is always right” is one of the most famous; another is that “an army marches on its stomach.” I’ve created a combined version — a hybrid if you will — “The customer’s stomach is always right.” In addition to tracking rice import statistics and domestic acreage that give us a sense of the ... Read More »
I’m not going to lie to you — things in Washington, D.C., are a little strange. Important positions in some federal agencies are going unfilled, at times the administration appears to be at war with itself and Congress is more divided than ever. So we were thrilled to receive good news last month when Congress, in passing a short-term budget ... Read More »
USA Rice promotions in nearly 25 countries help tell the U.S. rice industry’s positive story. Read More »
A new risk-management program aids growers of specialty and organic rices, while another sleuths out fraudulently labeled organic rice. Read More »
The Rice Foundation selected five producers and two industry representatives for the 2018-2020 Rice Leadership Development Program. The new class was announced at the recent USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Read More »
For years, USA Rice has partnered with Dow AgroSciences to present three scholarships to high school seniors in the six rice-producing states as part of National Rice Month promotions. Read More »
More than 30 years ago, a group of visionaries in the rice industry got together to create The Rice Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to ensuring the long-term sustainability and future competitiveness of the U.S. rice industry. Read More »
Rice Farming A One Grower Publication