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Nov 27, 2024 | 
foodincanada.com | USA Rice
As Canadian food manufacturers respond to rising consumer demands for sustainable, affordable and globally inspired ingredients, U.S.-grown rice emerges as a reliable choice. Its adaptability, nutritional value and cost-effectiveness make it a staple for innovative product development across a range of categories, from frozen meals to ready-to-eat options. Given that Canada doesn’t grow rice, U.S.-grown rice is a practical, “local” choice.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
lafarmbureaunews.com | Don Molino |Steve Linscombe |USA Rice
By Steve Linscombe, USA Rice Members of this year's class are alumni from previous Rice Leadership Development classes and include: Jonathan Hobbs, New Orleans, LA; Mike Martin, Bernie, MO; Christian Richard, Kaplan, LA; Tim Walker, Memphis, TN; and Fred Zaunbrecher, Duson, LA. Read More
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
lafarmbureaunews.com | Megan R. Mahoney |USA Rice
By Megan Mahoney, USA RiceSAN ANTONIO, TX -- Copious research. Tedious work. Contemporary thinking. It's a winning combination both for rice production and for the National Rice Month Scholarship Contest grand prize entry. Read More
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
lafarmbureaunews.com | Josh Hankins |USA Rice
By Josh Hankins, USA RiceOver the past month, USA Rice hosted outreach meetings across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri to spread the word about the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Mid-South Graduated Water Stewardship, that will bring financial assistance to rice producers implementing working lands conservation programs throughout the four states. Read More
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
lafarmbureaunews.com | Josh Hankins |USA Rice
By Josh Hankins, USA RiceOver the past month, USA Rice hosted outreach meetings across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri to spread the word about the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Mid-South Graduated Water Stewardship, that will bring financial assistance to rice producers implementing working lands conservation programs throughout the four states. Read More
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
lafarmbureaunews.com | Megan R. Mahoney |USA Rice |Steve Linscombe |Josh Hankins
By Steve Linscombe, USA Rice Members of this year's class are alumni from previous Rice Leadership Development classes and include: Jonathan Hobbs, New Orleans, LA; Mike Martin, Bernie, MO; Christian Richard, Kaplan, LA; Tim Walker, Memphis, TN; and Fred Zaunbrecher, Duson, LA. Read More
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May 15, 2024 | 
usarice.com | USA Rice
USA Rice was saddened to learn of the death of journalist and friend Bill Tomson after a battle with cancer. Tomson was the senior trade editor for Agri-Pulse where he regularly wrote about the rice industry, including well-researched, thorough stories about the manipulation of global rice markets through trade barriers and illegal subsidies, and trade agreements and policies around the world.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
brnw.ch | USA Rice
ARLINGTON, VA – Earlier this year, USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward announced she would retire after 18 years at USA Rice, 16 of them in her current role, and almost four decades advocating for U.S. agriculture and forestry in Washington, DC, and around the world. Peter Bachmann, USA Rice vice president of policy & government affairs since 2019, was named her successor by the Board of Directors on Tuesday.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
brnw.ch | USA Rice
ARLINGTON, VA – In just 41 days the rice industry will descend on Indian Wells, California, for the 2023 USA Rice Outlook Conference. Always a spectacular event, Outlook offers educational programming, interesting keynote speakers, timely discussions, a trade show, networking opportunities and more. The Rice Stuff podcast took a deep dive into this year’s conference to give listeners a preview of what’s to come.
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Oct 7, 2023 | 
brnw.ch | USA Rice
WASHINGTON, DC – The USA Rice World Market Price Subcommittee held its final meeting of 2023 via Zoom yesterday, convening to discuss supply and demand, export sales, field yield estimates, and milling quality. Members from the mid-south generally agreed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projections of field yields, with some states suggesting final numbers could be slightly lower, while in California the final field yields could increase slightly.
