USA Rice has released the annual U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report , tracking domestic shipments and consumption of U.S. milled rice from August 2021 through July 2022. This year’s report has added new consumer research data that gives a clearer picture of who is eating rice, where they are consuming it, and where they are buying it.
Read MoreAugust 21 to 25 is Louisiana Flood Awareness Week, an opportunity to educate citizens on the many ways to prepare for floods and mitigate future damage.
“Anywhere it can rain, it can also flood,” said Carol Friedland, director of the LaHouse Research and Education Center. “Staying prepared and weather aware during a flood is important to keep Louisiana communities safe.”
Read MoreThe Cotton Board recently held its 2023 Annual Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, along with Cotton Incorporated’s Board of Directors. During this meeting, board members serving the Cotton Research and Promotion Program reviewed, analyzed, and voted to recommend Cotton Incorporated’s 2024 budget of $89 million to the Secretary of Agriculture. This budget recommendation reflects a $2 million increase from 2023.
Read MoreJust north of Port Allen, the relentless drought and scorching temperatures are putting local farmers to the test. Heath Morris, a sugarcane and soybean farmer, is one of those determined souls engaged in a battle with Mother Nature yet again.
Read MoreIt was just over two years ago when Jeanerette, Louisiana-based Delta Biofuel and Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Iberia Parish was under consideration for the site of a first-of-its kind, $70 million renewable fuel plant utilizing bagasse, a byproduct of sugar manufacturing. for fuel pellet production. This past July, the project—which was able to overcome challenges that included inflated project costs—finally broke ground.
Read MoreSugarcane producers who walk the fine line between drawing down a heavy load of sugar and supporting strong biomass production recently encountered a yield challenge from their standard ripener treatment. The symptoms are delayed emergence, fewer shoots, and lighter stalks. The overall impact of the malady is a smaller ratoon crop.
Read MoreUSDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) explained this week in its monthly Feed Outlook report that corn exports are reduced 25 million bushels this month to 1.625 billion.
“The weak pace of exports continues into the last quarter of the marketing year, with June exports totaling 150.4 million bushels, down approximately 66 million bushels from June 2022. Corn exports through the first 10 months of the marketing year sit at 1.466 billion bushels,” said ERS in its report.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued his support for the reinstatement of mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef products with his newly introduced Beef Origin Labeling Accountability Act.
The Beef Origin Labeling Accountability Act directs the U.S. Trade Representative and Secretary of Agriculture to determine a process to reinstate MCOOL in compliance with World Trade Organization rules.
Read MoreHouse Ag Committee chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson says he is working with Congressional leaders to extend the current farm bill, which is set to expire Sept. 30. The news is not surprising given both chambers of Congress have yet to produce a draft for consideration.
Read MoreRice harvest is wrapping up in southwest Louisiana and west of Houston in Texas. Ideal weather facilitated a rapid rice harvest in the region, with little or no rainfall interfering with operations since harvest began in mid-July. This is just the opposite of last year, when it seemed to rain every day as soon as combines hit the fields.
Read MoreThe annual National Rice Month (NRM) Scholarship video contest is here and it’s everything! Creative students are challenged to shine a light on our favorite home-grown grain, and in a short video – three minutes or less – educate, entertain, and tell us why rice is special to you, to your state, or to the world.
Read MoreDon’t let today’s cool snap fool you. Tripledigit temperatures are likely to return Thursday, with excessive heat warnings back in place by the weekend.
And there’s no chance of rain through the end of the month.
Read MoreThe Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to evacuate due to a forest fire in the Mt. Carmel community.
The Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office says a wildfire east of Florien has been contained, but wind direction can cause the fire to ignite again, and the situation is still very serious.
Read MoreA state energy regulator wants all electric utilities in Louisiana to pause shut-offs and refrain from disconnecting anyone’s power while residents are forced to shelter from extreme heat conditions.
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