USA Rice kicked off the third leg of the Think Rice Road Trip in October. And it seems to me like a good time to take a look in the rearview mirror and reflect on the many rice success...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
USA Rice promotions in nearly 25 countries help tell the U.S. rice industry’s positive story.
I think everyone in the rice industry knows we export about half of our crop annually, making us highly dependent on market conditions around the...
A new risk-management program aids growers of specialty and organic rices, while another sleuths out fraudulently labeled organic rice.
As the national organization dedicated to successfully representing and serving all segments of the U.S. rice industry, I wanted to share...
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.
The two-year class, which features four one-week...
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.
Two years ago, the program evolved into having applicants make a...
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.
The way they...
A USA Rice trade delegation recently visited with Mexican customers to reassure them of their importance as a key market for U.S. rice.
Mexico has been the top market for U.S. rice both in volume and value for decades. We’ve...
As you prepare your fields for this year’s crop, USA Rice is developing marketing plans to help move the rice you will grow.
The state agriculture and research meetings are winding down, and you’re in the process of making plans...
The rice industry faces challenges ahead, but Ag Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue brings a Southern-oriented Farm Bill background.
By Betsy Ward
President and CEO
USA Rice
The Trump candidacy may well have changed campaigning forever. And the Trump Administration is, as promised, turning Washington on its...
USA Rice takes a look back at 50 years of ag advocacy in Washington, D.C.
As Rice Farming celebrates its golden anniversary, I’d like to offer congratulations and take a brief look at what the agriculture landscape in Washington, D.C.,...
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