• By Peter Bachmann •
The coronavirus pandemic, officially known as the "COVID-19" outbreak, has seemingly reached every corner of the globe and affected nearly every aspect of life since news of it hit the press in mid-January. International trade...
Farmers know better than anyone that not every year is going to be easy, but 2019 has certainly tried our collective patience. With heavy rain and even flooding across the country this spring, planting was delayed and almost 750,000...
• By Lesley Dixon •
More and more businesses, consumers and governments are looking for ways to decrease their single-use plastic consumption, and disposable plastic straws have become a lightning rod in the worldwide effort to reduce plastic waste. Recently,...
High school seniors in the six U.S. rice-producing states have a chance to compete for $8,500 in scholarships in USA Rice's annual National Rice Month Scholarship Contest.
Applicants will create a 3-minute original video on a rice-related topic, including rice...
The Arkansas Legislature recently passed a measure that sets strict definitions for a host of agricultural products, including rice, and requires food companies to accurately label their products. Gov. Asa Hutchison subsequently signed it into law, creating Act 501.
The...
Horizon Ag Clearfield rice and Provisia rice varieties – CL163 and PVL01 – ranked among the top three varieties for quality in a recent cooking test that compared samples from a previous shipment of U.S. rice to Brazilian and...
By now, it cannot be doubted that the U.S. rice industry leads the way when it comes to sustainability in agriculture. Whether it’s providing essential wildlife habitat, conserving water and soil, or technical innovations that use less energy and...
To say you’re sustainable is one thing. But to put numbers to that statement — and numbers that show substantial improvement in using resources more efficiently — is quite another.
USA Rice recently released the executive summary of its “2018...
USA Rice truck tour gives away free rice cookers to help dispel fears of cooking rice.
• By Vicky Boyd,
Editor •
USA Rice took to the road this fall to promote the virtues of U.S.-grown rice and try to demystify cooking...
The Louisiana rice industry donated more than 100,000 pounds of rice in late September to feed the state’s hungry as part of National Rice Month.
Early in the week, south Louisiana rice mills donated about 50,000 pounds of rice to...
If you know a grower or entity that has embraced sustainability through innovative practices and leadership, they might be a perfect candidate for the second annual USA Rice Sustainability Award.
Now in its second year, the award is designed to...
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,...
It appears the Food and Drug Administration may begin enforcing a standard of identity that defines milk as a “lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows.”
This would mean the...
Charley Mathews Jr., a rice producer from Marysville, California, was elected chairman of USA Rice, replacing Brian King who will complete his term at the end of July. Mathews will assume his new role on Aug. 1.
In addition, Frank Carey...
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...
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