US Rice Producers Association Blog
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US Rice Producers Association Blog
5d ago
Guillermo Pesnotti, Co-Founder and CEO of MachVision on "Digital Transformation in the Rice Industry: Quality Control from Intake to Packaging in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Industry 4.0."
Martin Poveda, Senior Director for Rice and Business Affairs at Cibus, on "Application of Gene Editing to Rice Trait Development".
J Carlos Olvera, VP of Microbes Biosciences, on "Unleashing the Power or Rice: Naturally-7, a Natural Biofertilizer Revolution."
V “Subra” Subramanian, Co-Founder of SSResource Media, on "Indian Ripples, Global Waves & How Global Ri ..read more
US Rice Producers Association Blog
5d ago
USDA and USAID Announce Investment in Global Food Assistance
On Thursday, USDA and USAID announced an investment of $1 billion in food assistance. $950 million will go towards the purchase of commodities, including rice, to support global food security efforts around the world. The remaining $50 million will be used to purchase commodities not traditionally part of global food assistance programming. Funding through this announcement will support 18 different countries around the world. More information on the announcement can be found here.
Secretary Vilsack Testifies on the USDA Budget ..read more
US Rice Producers Association Blog
1w ago
US Rice Producers Association Blog
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House Agriculture Appropriations Holds a Member Day
On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee Agriculture Subcommittee held a member day where members of the House of Representatives not on the Committee could voice their input on the USDA budget request for FY2025. During the event, Democratic members emphasized the importance of investing in nutrition programs. They were supportive of the requested increase in funding for the WIC program. Also discussed during the event was research in precision agriculture and its potential to improve production efficiency.
Rep. Tom Cole Elected Chair ..read more
US Rice Producers Association Blog
2w ago
A lot is happening on the ground with planting underway across most states. The April 1 Crop Progress report gives a solid indication of where things are at kicking off the second quarter. Louisiana is far and away the leader of the pack, with 51% registered as planted as of March 31. Texas follows with 32%, Arkansas with 3%, Mississippi with 1%, and Missouri and California both still at 0%. Rice emerged is right on pace with last year, with Louisiana coming in at 38% and Texas at 14%.
The prospective planting report also came out over the Easter holiday, and pegs tot ..read more
US Rice Producers Association Blog
1M ago
Rice is a delicious food, consumed in many low-income countries where nutritional insecurity is known to be high. Thus, guaranteeing a sustainable production of nutrient-dense rice kernels is seen as a pivotal solution that will contribute to ensuring food and nutrition security for a global growing population. This session will present a new landscape of dietary intake in 8 Latin American countries, discuss the established and emerging nutritional deficiencies in the region, and highlight the advancements in cost-effective nutritional solutions within the rice industry.
About the Speaker ..read more