Podcasts by The Rice Stuff

#81 The Importance and Success of Rice Trade Missions from 2023-11-28T05:00

With about half of the annual U.S. rice crop exported every year, maintaining & expanding overseas markets and finding new ones is a critical function for USA Rice. Reverse trade missions are an...

#80 The 86th International Rice Festival from 2023-11-14T05:00

Once again, Michael attended the International Rice Festival (IRF) in Crowley, Louisiana and lived to tell the tale. Lesley & Michael discuss the interviews he brought back with the 86th IRF Ric...

#79 Preview of the 2023 USA Rice Outlook Conference from 2023-10-24T04:00

The 2023 USA Rice Outlook Conference is fast approaching. The team talks about the many changes that have been made to improve the experience of attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. Education se...

#78 Cornering India from 2023-10-10T04:00

India continues to unapologetically flaunt WTO obligations, and their On-again/Off-again rice export bans are wreaking havoc on global markets, prices, and with food insecure countries in Asia &...

#77 The Whole (Grain) Truth from 2023-09-26T04:00

USA Rice is a founding member of the Oldways Whole Grains Council, and in this episode, we check in with Kelly LeBlanc, VP of Nutrition for Oldways who shares results of a recent consumer survey...

#76 A Carolina Comeback for Rice from 2023-09-12T04:00

U.S. rice got its start more than 300 years ago in the coastal region of the Carolinas and many are once again growing the heirloom varieties that made the region the first rice capital of the U...

#75 A Walk on the Wild (Rice) Side from 2023-08-22T04:00

Maybe you know wild rice isn’t technically rice, but do you know where and how wild rice is grown? Processed? Do you know the top market for wild rice? Or what kind of special nutrition punch wi...

#74 The Difficulties of Moving Rice by Rail from 2023-08-08T04:00

Rice is moved by road, rail, & water. Each mode of transport has advantages and drawbacks, but poor service is making rail a costly and frustrating option. Keith Glover, president & CEO of Produ...

#73 Consumer Habits and How to Interpret Them from 2023-07-25T04:00

Michael is back from the 2023 Fancy Food Show and the Rice Millers' Association Convention where he visited with experts to talk about consumer trends. First, he attended a session with Dwight R...

#72 From Seed to Sip with Anheuser-Busch from 2023-07-11T04:00

Anheuser-Busch is the largest user of U.S.-grown rice and they have a special relationship with farmers – especially in Arkansas. Lesley got out of the Texas heat to go up to Jonesboro and the 2...

#71 The Ins and Outs of Organic Rice from 2023-06-27T04:00

We’re talking organic rice again. This time, Lesley shares interviews she conducted at a Texas rice event a few months ago. Bob Whitney with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Dr. Alva...

#70 Is the WTO Relevant to the U.S. Rice Industry? from 2023-06-13T04:00

Rice is the most manipulated commodity in the world and U.S. rice exporters and farmers are at the mercy of governments that make no secret of their WTO violations. The industry would like the U...

#69 DNA Markers and Rice Variety Development from 2023-05-23T04:00

All U.S. rice is GMO free. However the use of non-GMO DNA marker technologies has greatly improved the rice breeding process in recent years. Are these scientific breakthroughs making things eas...

#68 2023 Farm Bill Update - Hearings from 2023-05-09T04:00

Congress is deep into hearings for the 2023 Farm Bill and USA Rice has been providing witnesses to both the House and the Senate. Our own Jamison Cruce, who helps our witnesses prepare, stops by...

#67 Embedded With the Rice Leadership Development Class from 2023-04-25T04:00

The Rice Leadership Development Program is extremely exclusive, and each year 5 farmers and 2 rice industry reps start their 2-year journey. Neither Michael nor Lesley would come close to qualif...

#66 School Nutrition, Rice, and Healthy Eating Habits from 2023-04-11T04:00

School nutrition has come a long way in recent decades and U.S.-grown rice plays an important part because it's affordable, nutritious, and widely accepted. Two members of USA Rice's K-12 Chef A...

#65 Free Trade in Central America from 2023-03-28T04:00

The CAFTA-DR is the free trade agreement between the United States and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. As with agreements of this type, tarif...

#64 Rice&the 2023 Farm Bill from 2023-03-14T04:00

The 2023 Farm Bill is expected to be a $1.7 trillion piece of legislation (that's "trillion" with a T). Less than 20 percent actually finds its way to U.S. farms so making the case why you need ...

#63 Sitting Down With Sara Moulton from 2023-02-28T05:00

Celebrity Chef Sara Moulton’s path to TV stardom is fascinating. In this wide-ranging conversation she talks with Michael and Lesley about the journey, where home chefs go wrong, her favorite co...

#62 Catching Up With Texas and Arkansas from 2023-02-14T05:00

In January, Lesley and Michael attended rice events in Texas and Arkansas where the industry gathered to talk about the year ahead and other important issues. They took the opportunity to visit ...

#61 Inside the Minds of Rice Consumers from 2023-01-24T05:00

Brands and industries around the world spend millions of dollars to understand what makes consumers tick. On this episode, Michael and Lesley talk to USA Rice's Cameron Jacobs about the latest c...

#60 Farming Organic Rice from 2023-01-10T05:00

At the 2022 USA Rice Outlook Conference, Dr. Steve Linscombe moderated a panel on organic rice farming with three experienced growers from different parts of the country. They then sat down and ...

#59 2022 USA Rice Outlook Conference Highlights from 2022-12-20T05:00

The 2022 USA Rice Outlook Conference was held in Austin, Texas from December 6-9. Michael and Lesley took their field recorders along and caught up with presenters, award winners, and others to ...

#58 Climate Change - Part Four of Five - Consumers from 2022-11-22T05:00

Our Climate Change series continues with a look at where consumers fit in to the discussion. Michael and Lesley are joined by Jordan Marlatt from intelligence decision company Morning Consult an...

#57 The 85th International Rice Festival from 2022-11-08T05:00

Each October, tens of thousands of people descend on Crowley, Louisiana to celebrate rice. There's music, a carnival, a cooking contest, multiple parades, rice threshing demonstrations, and of c...

#56 Latin America, Haiti, and the United Kingdom from 2022-10-25T04:00

About 50 percent of rice grown in the U.S. is exported to 120 countries around the globe. The vast majority goes to consumers in the western hemisphere, so very appropriate that Asiha Grigsby, w...

#55 Senators and Statistics from 2022-10-11T04:00

U.S. Senator John Boozman, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and major U.S. rice supporter, joins the podcast to talk about challenges facing rice farmers, the looming Farm Bill...

#54 The Problem With Feral Hogs from 2022-09-27T04:00

Feral hogs are an invasive species that cause millions of dollars in damage to agriculture every year. Wildlife experts William Futch of USDA/APHIS and Glen Gentry of the LSU AgCenter join our o...

#53 National Rice Month 2022 from 2022-09-01T04:00

September is National Rice Month and Whole Grains Month, and this episode is jam packed. Louisiana’s Robbie Trahan, Mississippi’s Laura Jane Giaccaglia, and Arkansas’ Becky Barnes Campbell and K...

#52 Leadership in the Rice Industry from 2022-08-23T04:00

Michael went on location to interview PJ Haynie (@PJHaynieIII), farmer and owner of the new Arkansas River Rice Mill<...

#51 The Secret Life of Groceries from 2022-08-09T04:00

Today’s supermarkets have come a long way from their humble beginnings as General Stores. The grocery choices facing U.S. consumers are unparalleled and the system that delivers fresh and clean ...

#50 Ducks in Texas and Trends on the Internet from 2022-07-26T04:00

Deep in the dog days of summer, Michael and Lesley have done some rice travel, taking along their trusty field recorders. First, Lesley attended the Eagle Lake, TX field day where she caught up ...

#49 Koji Mold, Sake, and You from 2022-07-12T04:00

Lesley went on location for this episode to talk about koji, the official mold of Japan, with chef Jeremy Umansky (@TMGastronaut) who co-wrote " Listen

#48 Cuba: ¡dale, Vamos a La Isla! from 2022-06-28T04:00

Cuba was at one time the largest export market for U.S.-grown rice, but the Kennedy Administration’s embargo of The Island brought an end to that. And 60 years later, we’re still feeling the eff...

#47 Innovations That Have Revolutionized the Rice Industry from 2022-06-14T04:00

Agriculture is at the intersection of science, determination, and good fortune – and innovation keeps everything moving forward. Two renowned rice scientists, Dr. Eric Webster and Dr. Steve Lins...

#46 Farm Bill 2023 - An Early Look from 2022-05-24T04:00

The 2018 Farm Bill is expiring and work has begun on the 2023 Farm Bill that could well spend $1 trillion. Mississippi rice farmer and chair of the USA Rice Farm Policy Task Force Kirk Satterfie...

#45 Imposters Among Us from 2022-05-10T04:00

Rice pretenders invaded supermarket shelves, establishing a beachhead with minced cauliflower. Now chickpeas, lentils, peas, and other assorted not rice things have joined in. If they didn’t cal...

#44 Rice Breeding for Latin America from 2022-04-26T04:00

Combined, the countries of Latin America are the second largest export market for U.S. rice. Changes in consumer preference and U.S. quality (real and perceived) has put U.S. rice behind. But ma...

#43 Climate Change – Part Three of Five – Policy from 2022-04-12T04:00

Part 3 of our Climate Change series looks at climate policy. In this episode we’re joined by Steve Dyokas, Senior Advisor in the State Department’s Office of Global Change, to talk about the glo...

#42 All About Mexico from 2022-03-22T04:00

The United States and Mexico have a very special trade relationship – especially when it comes to U.S.-grown rice. In this episode, USA Rice Director of International Promotion Asiha Grigsby com...

#41 Global Trade Update from 2022-03-08T05:00

War in Europe, continuing supply chain and logistics challenges, climate change, economic pressures, an absentee trade agenda from the Biden Administration, and more are making it difficult to b...

#40 Healthy Eating with High Protein, Low Glycemic Index Rice from 2022-02-22T05:00

People who need to control their blood sugar often give up rice. But thanks to a new variety with a low glycemic index, that may no longer be necessary. It’s also high in protein & delicious. De...

#39 India: The 20 Million Metric Ton Tiger from 2022-02-08T05:00

India has become the largest exporter of rice in the world and by their own admission, they are not playing by the rules of fair trade. In this episode, USA Rice Chair and CEO of Supreme Rice Mi...

#38 Value of University Extension Programs to the U.S. Rice Industry from 2022-01-25T05:00

Ag extension offices and the specialists housed in them are among the most valuable assets any farmer can have. Tracing their roots back to clubs formed shortly after the American Revolution, to...

#37 Aromatic Rice Imports: Threat or Opportunity from 2022-01-11T05:00

Rice imports into the U.S. have been rising for years, driven primarily by jasmine from Thailand and basmati from India. Both premium varieties are grown in the U.S., but have the imports captur...

#36 Export Headaches: Shipping, Labor, a Rigged System, and More from 2021-12-21T05:00

As if rice doesn’t have enough problems, this export-dependent crop is dealing with unprecedented shipping and logistical woes. From ocean freighters gaming a system they created, to truck weigh...

#35 2021 Rice Award Winners from 2021-12-14T05:00

We celebrate excellence with Josefine Sedler, the Grand Prize Winner of the National Rice Month Video Scholarship Contest, sponsored by American Commodity Company. We talk with the winners of th...

#34 U.S. Rice Goes to School from 2021-11-23T05:00

School nutrition programs rely on U.S.-grown rice for a lot of reasons – versatility, shelf stability, wholesomeness, and perhaps most important, student acceptance! Chef Brenda Wattles, RDN, pr...

#33 Climate Change - Part Two of Five - Agronomy from 2021-11-09T05:00

Part 2 of our Climate Change series looks at agronomy and climate. In this episode we’re joined by Arkansas rice farmer Jim Whitaker and USDA Research Agronomist Dr. Arlene Adviento-Borbe to sha...

#32 The 84th International Rice Festival from 2021-10-26T04:00

Every October, tens of thousands of people converge on Crowley, Louisiana to celebrate rice at the International Rice Festival. Michael traveled to the 84th festival to take it all in – parades,...

#31 Sitting Down with Chef Hari Cameron from 2021-10-12T04:00

James Beard nominated chef and restaurateur Hari Cameron, a great friend to U.S.-grown rice, joins the podcast to talk about restaurants, how he got into cooking, what he considers when he’s dev...

#30 Climate Change - Part One of Five - The Science from 2021-09-28T04:00

We’re doing a multi-episode deep dive into climate change. For this episode we’re joined by meteorologist, journalist, and author Bob Henson who will explain the science of climate change. We’ll...

#29 The Importance of Research to the U.S. Rice Industry from 2021-09-14T04:00

Research is vitally important to the rice industry – so much so farmers, millers, & merchants pay for it themselves. Dr. Steve Linscombe, who knows rice research better than anyone, sits down wi...

#28 Grab Bag: A Scholarship, Whole Grain Consumption, and Urban Rice Farming from 2021-08-24T04:00

USA Rice’s Deborah Willenborg launches the 2021 National Rice Month scholarship contest that distributes more than $10,000 to high school seniors; Kelly Toups, head of nutrition for Oldways, sha...

#27 Taxes&The Ag Economy from 2021-08-10T04:00

Ever since Ben Franklin remarked that “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” the government has been tinkering with the tax code and taxpayers have been trying to survive. A...

#26 Countries in Crisis: Haiti&Iraq from 2021-07-27T04:00

The top destination for U.S. milled rice is Haiti, where an assassinated president and civil unrest have led to some of the worst violence in decades, including the theft of hundreds of thousand...

#25 All About Soil Health: Cover Crops, Precision Planting, and Making it Work from 2021-07-13T04:00

Soil health is a critical part of a successful farm – whether you are talking crop health or farm economics, the dirt beneath your feet holds the key. Arkansas rice farmer Adam Chappell joins Ly...

#24 Rice State Ag Officials Round Table from 2021-06-22T04:00

Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain join the podcast to talk about infrastructure, counterterrorism, the Farm Bill, ...

#23 Row Rice, Furrow Irrigation, and AWD from 2021-06-08T04:00

Water efficiency is vital for farmers’ bottom lines, the planet, and the rice industry’s social license to operate. While not available to all growers, row rice offers many advantages. Dr. Steve...

#22 The Beerisode - Drinking Rice from 2021-05-25T04:00

Anheuser-Busch is the #1 user of sustainably grown U.S. rice. They use rice in Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, and even in new Bud Light Seltzers. Hellbender Brewing Co. brewmaster Ben Eva...

#21 The Consequences of Maximum Residue Limits from 2021-05-11T04:00

The European Union has announced a complete ban on propiconazole to go into effect in September 2021. Michael and Lesley examine the decision to arbitrarily remove this tool from the farmer’s to...

#20 Mental Health Awareness and Rural Communities from 2021-04-27T04:00

Farmers and people in rural communities operate under tremendous stress that may feel unbearable. Michael & Lesley talk with experts about stress, anxiety, depression, and preventing suicide. Ps...

#19 The Rice Leadership Development Program from 2021-04-13T04:00

Thirty-two years ago, the rice industry invested in itself by creating the Rice Leadership Development Program for young farmers and industry trailblazers. Michael and Lesley visit with program ...

#18 Behind the Scenes at USA Rice from 2021-03-23T04:00

Peek behind the curtain at the rice industry’s national trade association as President & CEO Betsy Ward and Director of Strategic Initiatives Katie Maher join Michael and Lesley to talk about wh...

#17 Water Use Efficiency from 2021-03-09T05:00

Water is a vital component of rice farming and a precious resource. This episode explores the importance of water use efficiency and some of the many tools available to farmers. From alternate w...

#16 Restaurants, Recipes, Rice, and Relationships from 2021-02-23T05:00

Restaurants love rice: versatile, inexpensive, and with a long shelf life, it is a wonderful canvas for chefs. Foodservice guru Kevin Gross and Chef Carl Schwartz join Michael and Lesley to talk...

#15 U.S. Rice Industry 2030 Sustainability Goals from 2021-02-09T05:00

The rice industry has one of the most impressive environmental stories to tell of any commodity. Not content to rest on its laurels, the industry created new sustainability goals to be achieved ...

#14 U.S. Rice in Asia from 2021-01-26T05:00

A common misperception amongst Americans is that we import most of our rice from Asia. In fact, we grow more than 80% of the rice we eat and actually export rice TO Asia. USA Rice vice president...

#13 The Art and Science of Rice Breeding from 2021-01-12T05:00

Rice in the United States is GMO-free and yet there are thousands of varieties and dozens of traits growers and millers want to capitalize on or avoid. How is it done? Science, of course! Join t...

#12 NRM Scholarship and Sustainability Award Winners from 2020-12-22T05:00

In this episode we’ll meet Molly Ellis, a high school senior from McKinney, Texas who beat out 106 other students to win the Grand Prize in the 2020 National Rice Month Scholarship contest with ...

#11 2020 Rice Awards from 2020-12-08T05:00