Arkansas Rice Farmers Turn Out in Force to Defeat Assessment Bill

State rice farmers expressed their appreciation today for the Senate Agriculture Committee’s vote to not advance a bill that would have doubled checkoff assessments for Arkansas rice farmers. Read More...

USA Rice Presents Promotion Results to Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board

USA Rice Federation President and CEO Betsy Ward presented the annual USA Rice Council report to the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board (ARRPB) today, March 4. Read More...

Most Arkansas Rice Farmers Opposed to Doubling Tax Assessment

Legislation pending in committee in the Arkansas Senate would not only double the rice assessment from 1.35 cents per bushel to 2.7 cents and eliminate the buyer assessment ... Read More...