…without the current and future support of the OREI grant. Because of relatively small acreage of organic rice, no rice check-off funding programs support organic rice research and extension. Adequate…
USDA Approves Modifications to Margin Protection Plan of Insurance for Crops
…a harvest price option, which allows farmers to get the greater price so they can rebound faster. Margin protection insurance is privately-developed and first became available in 2016 to provide…
Global Food Prices Fall for Third Consecutive Month
…Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO Food Price Index falls for the third consecutive month » The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 168.0 points in April 2017, down…
Cauliflower at Center Plate
…food manufacturers have come up with cauliflower concepts such as mashed cauliflower, a frozen cauliflower-and-sweet-potato medley, and cauliflower “rice.” Then you add social media, and all of the do it…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…who also grows wild rice in Yuba County, is allowing wild-rice volunteers to establish in that field as an experiment. He said he’s never done this before and is not…
Dow/DuPont Merger Gets Conditional China Approval
…of certain herbicide and insecticide ingredients and formulations for rice crops for up to five years after the merger is finalized. Back on March 27, the European Union gave conditional…
Trump Administration Commits to Continued Staunch Defense of U.S. Food and Beverage Manufacturers Using Common Food Names
…impact a variety of sectors, from dairy, wine and meat to horticulture and rice. The U.S. dairy organizations, CCFN, and wine and grocery industry groups all filed comments to USTR…
The Western View: The Central Valley Habitat Exchange
…land. It’s already been tested in a small way, when rice growers were paid to keep their fields flooded during key times to help out migratory birds during the recent…
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report
…month’s 2016/17 U.S. corn outlook is for increased corn used to produce ethanol, reduced feed and residual use and unchanged ending stocks. U.S. rice ending stocks for 2016/17 are lowered…
March FAO Food Price Index Slips
…of sugar and vegetable oils. The FAO Cereal Price Index averaged 147.8 points in March, down 1.8 percent, and the Vegetable Oil Price Index averaged 167.6 points in March, down…
Subcommittee Continues Examination of Farm Policy
…advance of crafting the next farm bill. Members of the committee heard from witnesses who shared the perspectives of the cotton, rice, peanut, canola, and sugar industries on the importance…
NPPC, Ag Groups Ask for Tax Reform
…National Renderers Association National Sorghum Producers National Turkey Federation Panhandle Peanut Growers Association South East Dairy Farmers Association Southwest Council of Agribusiness U.S. Apple Association U.S. Canola Association U.S. Rice…
USDA Trade Mission to Explore Export Opportunities in Middle East, North Africa
…imports included: Egypt: corn, soybeans and beef Algeria: corn, wheat and tree nuts (primarily almonds) Jordan: rice, wheat and tree nuts (primarily almonds) “Often, individuals and companies interested in exporting…
Ag Groups Conduct ‘ Substantive, Productive ’ Meeting with Trump Administration on Trade
…Feed Association, National Oilseed Processors Association, North American Export Grain Association, Southern Peanut Farmers Federation and USA Rice. “It is clear from this meeting and other interactions that the Trump…