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CROWLEY, LA — Every year during the third week of October, the town of Crowley, Louisiana, stops everything they’re doing to celebrate all things R-I-C-E at the International Rice Festival. The festival starts today and runs through the weekend but a group of local elementary students got a jump on the festivities with a riceRead more

ARLINGTON, VA – New chairs for USA Rice, The Rice Foundation, the USA Rice Millers’ Association (RMA), and the USA Rice Merchants’ Association were elected by their respective Boards of Directors during annual meetings this week held via video conference calls.  All newly elected officers will assume their two-year posts on August 1. USA Rice’sRead more

German immigrants founded the Roberts Cove community (about 20 minutes west of Lafayette, LA) in 1880. Their descendants started the Germanfest in 1995. The small community nestled in the heart of the Acadiana is where we celebrate our rich German heritage in Acadia Parish during the annual festival held during the first weekend of October. GermanRead more

December 12, 2018 Article by Jamison Cruce, USA Rice WASHINGTON, DC – The 2018 Farm Bill, known formally as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, H.R. 2, and its accompanying conference report of resolved differences between the House and Senate versions is in the final stretch to becoming law. The Farm Bill conference report was officiallyRead more

Steve Bandy, Crowley Post-Signal   Something most people in South Louisiana take for granted is not so common in other areas of the country — rice. “Believe it or not, we’re finding that some people in the rest of the country have a hard time even cooking rice,” Michael Klein, USA Rice vice president of marketingRead more

Article by Michael Klein, USA Rice ARLINGTON, VA – A primary function of any commodity organization is to promote awareness and use of their commodity.  It’s no different for USA Rice, the national trade organization for the U.S. rice industry, but this National Rice Month the group is going farther – literally.  They’re taking aRead more

Article by Lesley Dixon, USA Rice   ARLINGTON, VA — A recent report conducted by Louisiana State University’s (LSU) AgCenter highlights just how essential the rice milling industry is, not only to rice-producing states but to the U.S. economy as a whole. According to the survey, which compiled data from universities and research centers inRead more

Article by Lydia Holmes, USA Rice WASHINGTON, DC — John L. Morgan, a vice president of Supreme Rice Mill in Crowley, Louisiana, was named today by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to serve a two-year term on the Federal Grain Inspection Service’s (FGIS) Grain Inspection Advisory Committee beginning July 1, 2018. Morgan is the long-serving chairman ofRead more