Around Washington EPA Sends Revised Waterways of U.S. Rule to Review Delta Farm Press Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge weighs in on proposed rule. Around the Country University of Wisconsin Students Say They Broke Record for Biggest Cereal Treat NBC News The student volunteers are confident their 11,327 pound cereal bar beat the world record, which was set in 2010 with a brick of Rice Krispies weighing 10,314 pounds, according to Guinness World Records. Science and Technology China Super Rice-Grower Blames Weather, Fungus for Harvest Failure Reuters Chinese media recently reported that the super-rice strain, "Liangyou 0293," caused widespread crop failure in six areas in Anhui province last year. The disadvantage of the strain is that it is not resistant to rice blast. Tariffs and Trade Obama Meets Raśl Castro, Making History New York Times In addition to the meeting with Mr. Castro, 83, the gathering was the first time in the more than 20-year history of the summit meeting that Cuba was allowed to attend the Summit of the Americas. Senator Boozman Says President Showing Leadership on Cuba, Summit of Americas Starts KUAR-NPR President Obama is in Panama meeting at the Summit of the Americas and it could pay big dividends for Arkansas rice growers. What Dropping the Cuba Trade Embargo Could Mean for U.S. Farmers NET Nebraska Rice farm owner Paul Combs said ramping up rice exports for Cuba would be a welcome change. He says it's impossible to know if it will be as big of a market as it was in 1963, but ultimately, American rice could act as the gateway commodity for the rest of the agriculture industry. | 
