USA – Rice farmers put emphasis on sustainability
Source: The Advocate29/03/2012 – The cereal maker Kellogg’s is enlisting Louisiana rice farmers in the effort for earth-friendly Rice Krispies.
Australia – Rice harvest defies big wet
Source: The Land29/03/2012 – Rice harvest is in full swing in southern NSW, with crops which missed the worst of the flood damage yielding as much as 12.5 tonnes a hectare.
Philippines – Gov’t completes rice import allocation
Source: Business World29/03/2012 – The Philippines is set to purchase from abroad 380,000 metric tons (MT) of rice after the government completed the bidding for the shipment quota of the private sector, an official said yesterday.
USA – FSA announces 2012 rice loan rates
Source: Leesville Daily Leader29/03/2012 – The Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently announced the 2012 rice loan rates. According to David Q. Vidrine, County Executive Director in the Beauregard/Vernon Parish FSA Office, the national weighted average loan rate for rough rice is $6.50 per hundredweight (cwt). The national average Rough Rice Loan Rate is used to…
India – Rice husk, solar energy to solve power issues
Source: Hindustan Times29/03/2012 – If all goes well, rice husk and solar power — two very unlikely entities — will together provide rural India with a twin solution to its problems of power shortage and lack of storage for agriculture produce. What’s more, the evolving system promises zero emission of pollutants as well.