Articles Tagged with ''USA Rice''

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Pender joins CropLife America, Carstens steps down from Landus leadership

04/09/25 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

CropLife America hired Annemarie Pender as senior director of strategic communications. Landus president and CEO Matt Carstens abruptly stepped down on Friday, April 4.

Combest, Sell & Associates hired Sydney Lundberg as a staff economist based in Washington D.C. National Pork Board CEO Bill Even will leave his position on May 1 after nine years leading the organization. John Hendrix was promoted to legislative assistant on the House Agriculture Committee majority staff.

Rice industry eyes tariff protection following ITC report

04/07/25 8:45 AM By Oliver Ward

The U.S. rice sector is exploring avenues to secure tariff protection from imported products after a report last month found extensive industry support from foreign governments is distorting the global market.

Washington Week Ahead: Farmers team up for last-ditch farm bill appeal

09/08/24 10:04 AM By Philip Brasher

Farmers who grow the crops being hammered the hardest by commodity market declines are hitting Capitol Hill this week, accompanied by ag bankers and Farm Credit lenders, to make a last-ditch push for a new farm bill.

Four commodities, four different approaches to climate-smart marketing

Varying rules, payment schemes define soy, dairy, cotton, rice projects

08/07/24 6:06 AM By Des Keller

Four major projects that are part of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative showcase the varied approaches farm groups, companies and non-profit sponsors are taking to prove the impact of conservation practices on ag’s environmental footprint.

Farm Hands West: Bettencourt departs Almond Alliance

04/17/24 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Aubrey Bettencourt is stepping down as president and CEO of the Almond Alliance, USDA hires several new senior staff members and Nona McCoy joins the Torrey Advisory Group.

Rice industry wages long battle to protect grain's identity

04/03/24 6:15 AM By Fran Howard

The rice industry has been trying for years to prevent products made from riced or crumbled vegetables from being labeled as rice and even from being displayed in the same supermarket aisle as rice products. The industry has scored a few wins.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Applegate to retire from Bayer

01/10/24 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Jackie Applegate has announced she is retiring from Bayer at the end of March and the Organic Trade Association has added a new co-CEO.

Commodity groups, AFBF appeal for changes to 2022 disaster aid

11/20/23 11:16 AM By Philip Brasher

Major commodity groups and the American Farm Bureau Federation are calling on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to overhaul a 2022 disaster assistance program that significantly prorates assistance for larger losses.

Farm Hands West: Church Brothers adds Sotelo, Stater Bros. promotes Reed

11/08/23 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Church Brothers Farms has added Martin Sotelo as the new senior director of raw product procurement for the U.S. and Mexico and Mike Reed has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of Stater Bros.

USA Rice gains new leadership, Ward to retire

11/03/23 2:35 PM By Hannah Pagel

USA Rice’s board of directors has tapped Peter Bachmann as the next CEO of the organization, succeeding Betsy Ward, who has been at the helm for the last 16 years.

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04.11.2025

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 11, 2025: Rep. Newhouse on tariffs, USDA staff reductions

President Donald Trump this week temporarily paused country-specific reciprocal tariffs while those applied to China increased to 125%. We asked Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., how the move could change the U.S.' ag trading relationship with China and his thoughts on staff reductions at the Agriculture Department.

Then, Tim Lust from the National Sorghum Producers and Ken Barbic with Invariant discuss the tariffs, including how long producers can wait for government payments for market loss.

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