Sun Valley Rice featured in international Emmy Award gift basket

A 100-year-old company will be the first US business to export rice to China
CNN Business, July 31, 2019

United States Makes First-Ever Rice Sale to China-Trade Group

US Rice Growers Hope for China Trade

Sacramento-area rice company secures first U.S. contract to sell rice to China
The Sun Valley Rice Co. announced a contract to sell Calrose medium-grain rice to China.

U.S. Company Looking to Ship Rice to China

US makes first-ever rice sale to China
“Sun Valley has been a leader when it comes to agriculture trade with China, we have been taking the first steps,” said Karen Leland, Sun Valley’s chief marketing officer.

U.S. Company Makes First Private Shipment of Rice to China
Bloomberg News, July 4, 2019

US makes first rice sale to Chinese buyers
Sun Valley Rice has struck a deal to make the first-ever sale of U.S. rice to buyers in China.

A Rice Conversation with Ken LaGrande 
Light on Living with Lisa Berry, Spotify

America Calrose medium-grain rice debuts in Costco stores in Japan

California Rice A Hit… In Japan?
K-LOVE notes that Sacramento-Grown Calrose Medium Grain Rice Debuts in Costco Stores in Japan for the first time.

Sun Valley website wins Communicator Award of Distinction for food and beverage sites, 2019

Cooking with Books Blog 
Food blogger Marnely Murray gave a shoutout to Ken LaGrande’s book “A Rice Conversation” on Facebook

Best Whole Grain: Planet Rice Sprouted California Brown Rice
This conscious company sources rice from California-based family farmers who reside within a 100-mile radius of the rice mill. Sprouted and nutty-sweet, this brown rice is an easy-to-digest meal staple, 
deliciousliving.com

Foodservice Farm and Mill Tours
Sun Valley Rice with USA Rice hosted two days of farm and mill tours for foodservice professionals.

Sequoia Sake
Jake Myrick and Noriko Kamei have taken their love for namazake and created a small brewery in the heart of San Francisco.

Brown Fried Rice Recipe
Toni Okamoto thanks LaGrande Family Foods and Planet Rice for this delicious recipe.

Western Innovator: Diversified California rice farm flourishes 
Julia Hollister interviews Ken LaGrande, Capital Press

Brewing Sake
Jeremy Goldstein of North American Sake Brewery says the trajectory of the sake business is straight up.

California company to be first in US to sell rice to China
A report on Sun Valley Rice’s breakthrough.

“A Rice Conversation” by Ken LaGrande 
I Cook By The Book Blog

Plant-Powered Giveaway with Planet Rice
Award-winning nutrition writer Sharon Palmer writes about California Rice and offered a Planet Rice giveaway.