This probably isn’t a secret to most rice producers: Rice markets are different than those for other commodities in that, for openers, they are dominated by two countries – India and the People’s Republic of China.
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Last summer, Julie and Christian Richard hosted a video production team from Wild Hive, a strategy and communications firm from Austin, Texas, to take part in a project highlighting U.S. rice and seafood for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
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Planting in southern Louisiana and the Texas Rice Belt cranked up the week of Feb. 28. Dry conditions from October until now allowed fields to be prepared for drill seeding in the region and set the stage for a quick start to the planting season.
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The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing Wednesday focused on climate change and the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill. During the hearing, several Members highlighted the formidable economic situation on American farms given ever-increasing input costs.
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As the situation on the ground in Ukraine continues to deteriorate, USA Rice has been working to respond and offer assistance. In the first two weeks of the conflict, more than 2.5 million refugees have left their homes seeking safety in neighboring countries and in safer areas within Ukraine.
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In January, Rice Farming reported that Louisiana State University had released an early, high-yielding long grain and a high-amylose long grain for parboiling and export markets — LA19-2212 and LA20-2126. Both varieties are from Dr. Adam Famoso’s breeding program out of the LSU AgCenter.
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This month’s 2021/22 U.S. corn supply and use outlook is for increased food, seed, and industrial use, larger exports, and smaller stocks relative to last month.
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New rice varieties from the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station in Crowley.
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Turning rice into whiskey and vodka is a new market in the Midsouth, but an innovative farming operation is paving the way for a more diversified cropping system in Louisiana.
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The 2019/21 USA Rice Leadership Class concluded their fourth and final session here this week where they got an insiders’ look at the federal legislative process attending hearings with Congressional committees, meetings with federal agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and having face-to-face interactions with their home-state senators and representatives.
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The LSU AgCenter has added plant pathologist Felipe Dalla Lana to its roster of researchers at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station.
With nearly a decade of experience studying plant disease in both Brazil and the United States, Dalla Lana brings a wealth of experience from his work in the Midwest applying statistical analysis and modeling to the realm of plant pathology.
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Teams of rice farmers spread out across Capitol Hill yesterday to meet with lawmakers and key staff to share industry concerns and priorities as preparations for the 2023 Farm Bill get underway.
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Rice has been produced throughout the world for thousands of years, and today it is a staple food for more than 3.5 billion people. The United States, while newer to the rice game than some other exporters, produces several varieties of nutritious, high-quality, and delicious rice.
While approximately half of the rice produced in the U.S. is consumed there, the other half is exported around the globe including providing food to the world’s hungry. The U.S. rice industry is proud to participate in international food assistance programmes that help feed, nourish and educate those in need.
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The Provisia® Rice System was released by BASF in mid-2018. The Provisia® system features a non-GMO herbicide-tolerant rice which allows growers to safely apply Provisia® herbicide and, when used in rotation with a Clearfield® production system, growers have the flexibility of planting a rice-rice-soybean rotation with the option of being able to plant a fourth year of conventional rice.
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A new special long grain rice has been making waves in markets, particularly amongst those with special dietary needs, and The Rice Stuff podcast has those responsible on the latest episode, the big 4-0.
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