Waterfowl Groups Look To Preserve Small Wetlands With EQIP Initiative
Conservation groups hoping to preserve waterfowl habitat on more than 800,000 acres of land have proposed a $375 million Environmental Quality Incentives Program initiative that would pay farmers to conserve small wetlands and flood rice fields after harvest.
Under the Migratory Bird Resurgence Initiative, the Natural Resources Conservation Service would reserve $250 million in funding for EQIP projects that conserve wetlands smaller than two acres in five prairie pothole states and $125 million for post-harvest flooding in California and four Southern states.
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LSU AgCenter Researchers Study Furrow-Irrigated Rice
LSU AgCenter researchers continue to study the benefits and challenges posed by the alternative rice growing method of planting rice on furrow-irrigated rows.
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Congressional Trade Hearings Shine Spotlight On India's Rice Subsidy Violations
Last week, India’s egregious World Trade Organization (WTO) domestic support violations, particularly those related to rice subsidies, were put front and center for U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai during two Congressional hearings.
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Louisiana Prospective Plantings For 2022
In it’s latest prospective plantings report, USDA reports corn acreage in Louisiana this season will be down slightly while cotton acreage will be WAY up.
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USDA Announces 2022 Marketing Assistance Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds, Rice and Pulse Crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced the 2022 Marketing Assistance Loan rates.
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Kennedy Rice Mill & Other USA Rice Members Deliver To Ukraine
Last week, several USA Rice members worked together to deliver a shipment of U.S.-grown rice to help feed the people of Ukraine.
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Will Brazilian Drought Help Rice Prices?
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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Global Audience Experiences A Day In The Life Of A Louisiana Rice Farmer
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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Uncertainties Remain as Planting Begins in South
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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Letlow Highlights Rice Financial Situation During House Ag Hearing
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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USA Rice Positioning To Feed Ukraine
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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Rice Industry News for March 2022
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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March Market Update for Corn, Soybeans, Rice, and Cotton
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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H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station News Volume 19 Issue 1
New rice varieties from the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station in Crowley.
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Innovation Paves Way For Rice And Spirits
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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