Rice Farmers Ready for 2021! Today, December 18, 2020, marks the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the US Rice Producers Association. Today it’s impossible to not think of Mr. Jack Wendt, a Texas rice farmer and former President of Read more…
To accommodate the global travel restriction and adapt to rapidly developing cloud technology, USRPA held its first public virtual event via Zoom in China on Wednesday 10 am -12 pm, August 26th, 2020 (US Central time is Tuesday, August 25, Read more…
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
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 Read more…
October 1, 2021 In This Issue: Rice Market Continues a Complicated Path at Every Turn Washington DC Update
Harvest continues in Arkansas at about 75% complete, where yields remain strong and head rice appears weak. Cash prices are also consistent, now sitting about $13.85/cwt delivered, but more milled business will have to materialize for it to remain. Mississippi Read more…
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 — Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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
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 Read more…
Harvest is in full swing in Arkansas, and the optimistic yield projections are ringing true. All through Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri, yields are coming in strong; however, the same can’t be said for early milling yields. While field yields Read more…