Talking rice with Kirk Satterfield

Talking rice with Kirk Satterfield

Mississippi rice farmer Kirk Satterfield is the current Chair of USA Rice Federation. He assumed the role in August. Kirk Satterfield remembers hearing the stories of the first rice crop planted on the farm that he and his family still run today in Bolivar County,...
Parish Rice coming to Brookshire Brothers chain

Parish Rice coming to Brookshire Brothers chain

as trucks continue to arrive, dumping on average over 50,000 pounds of rice harvested from farms throughout Southeast Texas at the Beaumont Rice Mill. A recent deal allowing the sale of rice to China will provide a boost to the struggling rice farming industry. Photo...
Rice production to hit 40m tonnes by June

Rice production to hit 40m tonnes by June

There is no fear of a food crisis as the country’s rice production will reach 39.7 million tonnes by June next, according to a projection of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). The projection was made after calculating the rice production in Aus, Aman...