Rice Advocate
Volume 18, Issue 39
October 8, 2021 In This Issue: Hurricanes Reinforce the Importance of Rice Export Ports El Salvador’s Digital Promotion Engages Consumers Guatemala Tunes in for Rice on Morning TV Washington Update
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Washington DC Update
October 7, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of Rod Snyder to become EPA’s Agriculture Advisor. Snyder will lead outreach and engagement efforts with the agricultural community for EPA. Snyder was serving as president of Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Read more…
Rice Advocate
Volume 18, Issue 38
October 1, 2021 In This Issue: Rice Market Continues a Complicated Path at Every Turn Washington DC Update
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Horizon Ag Arkansas Field Day Videos Now Available
Although the Horizon Ag Arkansas Field Days in Stuttgart and Jonesboro were cancelled this year due to Covid-19, you have an opportunity to watch on video what area farmers are saying about top-performing Horizon Ag varieties for the Delta — Clearfield® CLL16, CLL15 and new Provisia® variety PVL03. The Horizon Read more…
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Washington DC Update
On Thursday, the Senate passed a Continuing Resolution on a vote of 65-35. The continuing resolution will maintain spending at current levels while allowing Congress until Dec 3 to work out an agreement on a broader spending package or enact another Continuing Resolution. An earlier attempt to pass a Continuing Read more…
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Washington, DC Update
Continuing Resolution On Tuesday, the House approved a continuing resolution, on a 220-211 party-line vote, that would extend government funding through December 3 and prevent a government shutdown. The bill also includes a provision to temporarily extend the public debt limit through December 16, 2022, after mid-term elections. In addition Read more…
Rice Advocate
Volume 18, Issue 37
September 24, 2021 In This Issue: USRPA Announces the Creation of the Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship Thailand Rice Sales to Iraq Not Good News for U.S. Export Efforts Washington DC Update
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News Release: USRPA Announces the Creation of the Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship
On Wednesday, the US Rice Producers Association (USRPA) announced the creation of the Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship, named in honor of former USRPA board member Ray Stoesser. Stoesser’s family, in partnership with USRPA, created the scholarship program to celebrate the late farmer’s legacy and support the agriculture leaders of tomorrow. Read more…
Rice Advocate
Volume 18, Issue 36
September 17, 2021 In This Issue: Rice Market Remains Firm as Delta Harvest Continues at Full Speed Ralston Family Farms Marks Historical Moment Selling U.S. Grown Rice to China Washington DC Update
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Ralson Family Farms Marks Historical Moment Selling U.S. Grown Rice to China
Ralston Family Farms’s marketing efforts brought encouraging news for the entire U.S. rice industry this week with a historical sale of U.S. grown rice to China. Grace Wang, USRPA’s Eastern Hemisphere Director, attended the press release hosted by Ralston Family Farms at Atkins, Arkansas on September 15, 2021. Arkansas’s Governor, Read more…