Ag Policy

By Kurt Guidry LSU AgCenter The fundamental supply and demand situation was provided a small boost with the release of the USDA’s November supply and demand report. For much of 2012, the rice market has been fairly stagnant as lackluster demand...

Ducks Unlimited (DU) Inc. is the recipient of the USA Rice Federation’s Distinguished Conservation Achievement Award, which recognizes the organization’s leadership in and contributions to U.S. wetlands and waterfowl conservation. The award honors those whose exemplary leadership and other...

Farmers will be able to send rice and other grains to Mexico By Dwight Roberts President and Chief Executive Officer USRPA Resilience has always been a word to describe rice farmers. And while faced with adversity in southwest Louisiana, a group of farmers there...

USRPA is optimistic that one day U.S. rice will be sold in China. By Dwight Roberts President and Chief Executive Officer USRPA China, the largest rice producer in the world, is also the largest rice consumer. With its 1.3 billion people, China has 20...

USRPA hosts the organization’s end-of-the-year board meeting By Dwight Roberts President and Chief Executive Officer USRPA For the past several years it has been an important opportunity for the US Rice Producers Association (USRPA) to host the Federacion Centro Americana del Arroz (FECARROZ) for...