Jul 24, 2008 10:04 AM
U.S. negotiators this week announced a new offer of a $15 billion cap in the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks on the broadest level of U.S. farm supports called overall trade distorting support or OTDS, according to a report from USA Rice Federation....
Jul 22, 2008 10:20 AM
The USA Rice Federation board of directors elected James W. (Jamie) Warshaw, chief executive officer of Farmers Rice Milling Co., to be its next chairman....
Jul 14, 2008 10:08 AM
Subsequent to Cyclone Nargis, a category 3 tropical storm that struck the low-lying and heavily populated coastline of Myanmar on May 2, 2008, the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began producing a series of geographic information system (GIS)-based maps of the damaged agricultural areas to accompany its commodity intelligence reports. ...
Jun 25, 2008 10:30 AM, By Betsy Ward
President and CEO
USA Rice Federation
Near panic ensued for almost two weeks as intense media attention about a global rice shortage and the decision by some Sam’s Club and Costco stores to limit rice purchases for their customers caused shoppers in some areas in the United States to clear the shelves of rice. ...
Jun 4, 2008 10:35 AM
USA Rice Federation leaders will provide industry members with an overview and explanation of the key provisions of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 at a series of educational meetings to be held in June and July....
May 13, 2008 10:14 AM
Rice production in Asia, Africa and Latin America is forecast to reach a new record level in 2008, FAO said, warning that world rice prices could remain high in the short term, as much of the 2008 crops will only be harvested by the end of the year....
May 12, 2008 10:34 AM
Brown rice, a 100 percent whole grain food, joins the recognized ranks of healthful whole grains, according to an announcement this week from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will allow brown rice food labels to bear the whole grain health claim. This will enable consumers to easily identify brown rice as a food to help them increase whole grain consumption and reduce their risk of heart disease and certain cancers....
News from the Farm Bill2009 California farm bill priorities topic at Aug. 4 meetingJul 24, 2008 10:08 AM The 2008 farm bill (Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008) became law on May 22, and included a strong conservation component that translates into millions of dollars in technical and financial assistance for California farmers, ranchers, forest managers and organizations to protect natural resources on private lands.... Buy-in waiver for supplemental agricultural disaster assistance program underway in new farm billJul 15, 2008 10:14 AM Alan Nulliner, executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Arizona, announced on July 11 that the agency will allow producers who would otherwise be ineligible for the new disaster assistance programs to become eligible by paying a fee as required by the 2008 farm bill.... USDA begins sending out advance direct payments for 2008Jul 9, 2008 11:14 AM Farmers have begun receiving $1.15 billion in direct payments for the 2008 crop year, USDA officials announced. ... Eligibility of spouse easier under new farm billJun 30, 2008 10:08 AM, By Elton Robinson While the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 eliminates the three-entity rule for farmers, it also makes it easier for a spouse to become eligible for payments. ... |
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