…Greenpeace attempts to block genetically modified crops. Referring to Golden Rice, he called the efforts by Greenpeace a “crime against humanity.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
American Agricultural Trade with Cuba
…Conaway’s opening statement with the archived webcast below. Witness List: Panel I Mr. Mark Isbell, Rice Producer, North Little Rock, AR, on behalf of USA Rice Mr. Matt Gibson, Vice…
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…price support” programs. Pursuant to the market price support programs, China announces on an annual basis the minimum prices at which the government will purchase Indica rice, Japonica rice, wheat,…
September Crop Production Report
…Yield is forecast at 1,518 pounds per acre. Rice All rice production in California for 2016 is forecast at 48.6 million cwt., up 30 percent from the previous year. The…
Conaway Applauds Initiation of Enforcement Action Against China’s Agricultural Subsidies
…announcing the U.S. has launched a new trade enforcement action against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a result of China’s excessive government support for corn, rice, and…
WASDE at a Glance
…faster than supplies, world ending stocks are lowered 3.8 million tons but remain record large. Rice: U.S. 2016/17 all rice supplies are reduced 0.6 million hundredweight due to a lower…
National Chicken Month
…totaling $1.35 on products from NCM sponsors Uncle Ben’s Rice and Kikkoman Teriyaki Sauce and an offer for a free recipe booklet and sample packets from Mrs. Dash Seasoning. Shoppers…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…forecast down about 3 percent in 2016. Net Cash Farm Income Higher for Farm Businesses Specializing** in Wheat, Cotton, and Rice; Flat or Declining for Other Specializations in 2016 After…
Rice Crop Condition Still Dropping
The condition of the rice crop is still dropping, but only slightly. Gary Crawford has the story. Rice Crop Condition Still Dropping…
Louisiana Flooding Destroys $14 Million of Rice
…what he called “a highly speculative estimate” of approximately $14.3 million in losses for the southwest Louisiana rice crop. This estimate does not include potential ratoon rice losses. Rice farmers…
Ranchers, Loggers Express Concerns About Forest Plans
…from wildfires, insects and disease will have to be piled and burned. In a letter requesting the time extension for comments on the forest plans, CFBF Associate Counsel Jack Rice…
Crop Production Forecast
…of water. Other Crops – The rice production forecast is 49.2 million cwt., up 31 percent from 2015; alfalfa hay is 5.83 million tons, up 7 percent; other hay is…
Agri View: Consuming GMO Crops
…of rice, sweet potatoes, and cassava to help nourish the poor. He sees wheat, soy, and peanuts free of allergens; bananas that deliver vaccines; and vegetable oils so loaded with…
Wal-Mart donated $1 Million for Conservation Efforts by Rice Farmers
…and C.B. Pennington Foundation, RiceTec, BASF, American Rice, Inc. – Riviana Foods, Inc., Wells Fargo, Farmers Rice Milling Company, Horizon Ag, Turner’s Creek & Bombay Hook Farms and MacDon Industries….