PETER BACHMANN
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
When USDA announced its new farmer bridge payments this December, rice growers across the country felt a flicker of relief. After three difficult years marked by volatile markets, erratic weather, and the highest input prices in memory,...
By Michael Klein
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The 2025 USA Rice Outlook Conference, now just a few days away, strives to offer relevant and timely programming to improve the sustainability and viability of the entire U.S. rice industry, in addition...
In early April, a spate of internet stories popped up, once again, about arsenic, brown rice, and white rice. You probably saw them. Someone probably sent one of them to you. Or all of them. They were sent to...
By now, you have probably heard the details on USDA’s Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), backed by $10 billion from the American Relief Act of 2025, but if you haven’t, I’ll share them, and how to apply for the...
When you think about the saying, “chaos is a ladder,” trade may not come to mind for most, but it does for me.
Amidst all the Washington chaos about the short- and long-term impacts of import tariffs and retaliatory tariffs...
The passage of the American Relief Act of 2025, signed by President Joe Biden in December, is a hard-won victory for us. This measure will provide much needed economic assistance and disaster relief to rice farmers to alleviate the...
There are few American commodities as dependent on trade as rice is. Despite being a relatively small crop in terms of U.S. acreage, we are the 5th largest exporter in the world and the largest in the Western Hemisphere....
The 2018 Farm Bill’s one-year extension officially expired on Sept. 30, 2024, leaving us in a precarious situation where critical support programs for rice farmers are again becoming at risk. Since then, Congressional staff and lawmakers have engaged in...
The U.S. rice industry generates roughly $34 billion toward the U.S. economy, but exports account for more than 50% of the rice produced and processed here in the United States. Agricultural exports are critical to the U.S. economy, and...
Nobody can deny that the Biden Administration has put their money where their mouth is when it comes to climate change. Most prominent among their initiatives is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. Part...
Over the past three years, USA Rice has collaborated with The Hartman Group to delve into the trends and demographics surrounding rice consumption, offering valuable insights into the Who, What, Where, When, and Why of rice eaters. I have...
While the majority of rice consumed in the United States is homegrown, nearly half of our annual crop finds its way to international markets. This balance underscores the vital role of USA Rice’s international promotion programs in ensuring the...
January is the perfect time to reflect, recalibrate, and prioritize, and here at USA Rice we are gearing up for a big year.
For those that I have not yet had the pleasure of working with in my previous roles...
As you’ve likely already heard, after 16 years, USA Rice has a new president & CEO. Betsy Ward has retired, and Peter Bachmann was named her successor effective Nov. 15. This is obviously a major change—for almost two decades,...
As I write this column, you are no doubt busy in the field and maybe even done planting for the year. I trust you will have a good and safe growing season, and I look forward to visiting this...
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