United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join Columbia Grain International and its subsidiary Enrich Foods at our production facility, Great River Milling, to highlight how projects under USDA’s historic Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities are creating new revenue streams for farmers from their sustainable agricultural practices.
“Nutritious and sustainably produced food should be accessible to all consumers, and farmers should be rewarded for caring for the land,” states Jeff Van Pevenage, CEO of Columbia Grain International. Traditional rice growing methods involve fully flooded rice paddies, which produce high levels of methane. But if farmers can control the water usage and still produce the same high-quality product, they can mitigate many of the negative effects.
The Climate-Friendly Certified by AgriCapture™ growing process
Reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 60-95 percent
Reduces water use by up to 33 percent
Improves soil health and promotes carbon sequestration
The first consumer products funded by USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities are now available to US households – Great River Milling Long Grain White Rice and Long Grain Brown Rice. Grown and produced in America’s heartland, climate-friendly rice represents a game-changing advance in sustainable farming—from funding to field to shelf to plate.
