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USA Rice Federation is the global advocate of all segments of the U.S. rice industry with a mission to promote and protect the interests of producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses.
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USA Rice Daily will resume publication on January 5, 2015.
We wish everyone Happy Holidays and a safe, prosperous New Year!
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
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New Yield Data Available
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that Risk Management Agency (RMA) certified yield data has been made available for producers at FSA county offices. Producers are encouraged to contact their local FSA offices to see what data they have on file from RMA.
This data will help producers make the one-time decision to update their commodity program payment yields or keep their current yields for the new Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) programs. The data on file will be available only to the producer associated with the crop insurance record and the yield update decision must be made by February 27, 2015.
"The collaboration between FSA and RMA to provide producers with certified yields should help streamline the process of updating yields for the new safety net programs," said Ben Mosely, USA Rice Federation vice president of government affairs. "Producers should take advantage of this opportunity and make appointments with their local FSA office as soon as possible."
Contact: Evan Spencer (703) 236-1476
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Little Rock Chef Proudly Supports U.S.-Grown Rice
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Chef Brian Deloney
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LITTLE ROCK, AR -- U.S.-grown rice has a keen supporter in Little Rock chef Brian Deloney, an enthusiastic participant in the USA Rice Federation's restaurant promotion at the 2014 USA Rice Outlook Conference held here earlier this month. Deloney is the owner of Maddie's Place, a Little Rock restaurant that features inventive variations of Southern-style comfort food with a distinctive Creole influence.
Chef Deloney trained under world-famous chef Emeril Lagasse for more than ten years at restaurants from Las Vegas to New Orleans, before returning to his roots in Little Rock to open his own restaurant. Named after Deloney's daughter, Maddie's Place serves Cajun-style dishes including an infamous Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo with Steamed Rice.
Deloney emphasizes his commitment to serving creative dishes with homegrown ingredients such as rice.
"I love buying local ingredients, I do support that," he said. "I like really good, simple food done right with love. Rice is an integral part of our menu, absolutely. We use rice all over the place."
When asked about his preference for using Arkansas-grown ingredients on his menu, Deloney said, "The rice I use comes from Arkansas. Since rice is such a big deal in Arkansas, it is pretty easy to get and a big part of what we do here."
Contact: Colleen Klemczewski (703) 236-1446
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| CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures | CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice Futures for December 23
| January 2015 | $12.185 |
+ $0.025
| | March 2015 | $12.415 |
+ $0.030
| | May 2015 | $12.685 |
+ $0.025
| | July 2015 | $12.850 |
+ $0.025
| | September 2015 | $12.230 |
+ $0.025
| | November 2015 | $12.190 |
+ $0.025
| | January 2016 | $12.200 |
+ $0.025
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In the News
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Around Washington
2015: The Year of Soils Agri-Pulse
The U.S. Department of Agriculture joined nations from across the globe to kick off the International Year of Soils in an effort to highlight the importance of soil in everyday life. Soil is a living thing; it needs to be respected and cared for to be sustainable.
Secretary's Column: 2014, A Year of Action, Partnership and Innovation at USDA
USDA Blog
Tom Vilsack shares his list of the USDA top accomplishments over the past year.
Science and Technology
China's GM Crops Fail to Bear Fruit Financial Times
After waves of state funding, researchers have developed a number of crops and are now just waiting for the green light to commercialize them. But approval will be slow in coming as long as public opinion - and more importantly, officialdom - remains firmly anti-GM.
Fields of Data: Monsanto and Others Use Agri-Data to Upsell Farmers Advertising Age
Firms including Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Pioneer signed an agreement in November which will be overseen by the American Farm Bureau Federation. A set of principles agreed upon by industry stakeholders call for farmer ownership of data, as well as transparency regarding data collection and use by equipment manufacturers. The principles also call for farmer education about data rights and responsibilities.
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Mission Statement | | USA Rice Federation is the global advocate for all segments of the U.S.
rice industry with a mission to promote and protect the interests of
producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses. |
| About Us | Editor: Michael Klein,
(703) 236-1458,
mklein@usarice.com
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Arlington, VA 22201
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