While the United States pulled out of the “Trans-Pacific Partnership” (CPATPP) agreement negotiations at the beginning of the Trump Administration, Mexico and a number of other countries did not. Among the eleven countries that signed the agreement in March of 2018, making it effective on December 30, 2018, are Vietnam and Read more…
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 19 de Julio 2021 CONTACTO: Alex Clark | Veronica Galvan+ 1 (713) 974-7423 Katy, Texas (19 de julio, 2021) – En una reunión reciente en The Woodlands, Texas, la junta directiva de US Rice Producers Association (USRPA por sus siglas en Ingles) seleccionó a Marcela García para Read more…
Welcomes New CEO, Marcela Garcia Katy, Texas (July 19, 2021) – At a recent meeting in The Woodlands, the Board of Directors of the US Rice Producers Association (USRPA) selected Marcela Garcia to serve as the new President & CEO, replacing Dwight Roberts who is stepping down effective August 1, Read more…
PORTAGEVILLE, Missouri (July 15, 2021) Dr. Justin Chlapecka has been named Rice Extension Specialist and Assistant Research Professor with the University of Missouri, effective August 1. In this new partnership between the University of Missouri and the Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council, Chlapecka will lead rice agronomy research efforts, Read more…
President Biden issued an Executive Order on July 9, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy”. The order specified 72 actions and initiatives by numerous federal agencies aimed at promoting competition and addressing problems identified by the White House. The order touches numerous aspects of the economy – from banking to Read more…
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 15, 2021 CONTACT: Dwight Roberts(713) 974-7423 KATY, Texas (July 15, 2021) — Last week, the US Rice Producers Association hosted the 10th annual Rice Market and Technology Convention at The Woodlands Resort in The Woodlands, Texas. After going virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly Read more…
On June 23, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Homer Wilkes for Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment, Department of Agriculture. Dr. Homer Wilkes, a native of Port Gibson, Mississippi, currently serves as Director of Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Restoration Team. He is one of Read more…
Nestled in the beautiful Arkansas River Valley, some 65 miles northwest of Little Rock, is a rice farm far away from the beaten path of the traditional Arkansas Delta rice-farming region. A multi-generational family farm, Tim and Robin Ralston are carving their place in America’s rice industry as they grow, harvest Read more…
The social media campaign has received positive feedback and attention as the campaign China continues to promote U.S. rice. A translation of the positive marketing message used to educate and reach to Chinese market reads as: Rice is clocked by the aura of the universe and is full of the Read more…
This week on Tuesday, June 15, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing to discuss the F.Y. 2022 budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Testimony from USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack focused on ways in which USDA Read more…