Rice Foundation Accepting Applications for 2011 Leadership Development Program

06/02/10 02:01 PM

The Rice Foundation is accepting applications for the 2011 Leadership Development Program. Read More...

High School Students Learn About Importance of Rice to World, Arkansas

04/23/10 02:04 PM

Prairie County Extension Service Staff Chair Brent Griffin spoke to Des Arc ninth- and tenth-graders last week about the importance of rice to the world's population. Read More...

University of Arkansas Rice Research Center Dedication Held

04/16/10 12:42 PM

A dedication ceremony and open house for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture's new Rice Research and Extension Center (RREC) was held yesterday. Read More...

USA Rice Federation Honors Chefs Sponsors $8,500 in Scholarship Awards

06/05/09 04:27 PM

The USA Rice Federation is sponsoring a scholarship contest for high school juniors and seniors from the rice-growing states of Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. Read More...

The Rice Foundation Funds Research Project to Enhance Fissure Resistance in U.S. Rice

05/20/09 04:11 PM

Drs. Shannon Pinson and Yulin Jia, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, and Dr. James Gibbons, University of Arkansas Rice Experiment Station, recently completed a Rice Foundation-funded project ... Read More...

2009 Rice Leadership Development Class Completes First Session

04/07/09 04:14 PM

The 2009 Rice Leadership Development Program class last week completed its first week-long session of the two-year program designed to build leadership and organizational skills in the next generation of rice industry leaders. Read More...

RiceTec, Inc. Joins as New Sponsor for Rice Leadership Development Program

04/06/09 04:05 PM

Rice Foundation Chairman, Marvin Hare Jr. announced today that RiceTec, Inc. of Alvin, TX, joins John Deere and Syngenta as a sponsor of the Rice Leadership Development Program. Read More...

USA Rice Consumer E-Newsletter Features Arkansas Producer

09/15/08 02:21 PM

Arkansas rice producer Robert Petter is the first of the rice farmers to be featured periodically “telling the rice story” in USA Rice Federation’s monthly recipe club newsletter. Read More...

USA Rice's Shaily Jariwala Attends Rice Field Day, Tours Farm

08/18/08 09:06 PM

USA Rice Federation Consumer Promotion Manager Shaily Jariwala on Wednesday attended the University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center’s Field Day and participated in research tours. Read More...

University of Arkansas Field Day Highlights Research

08/16/08 06:39 PM

The University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center hosted its Rice Research Field Day yesterday. The program included research tours highlighting breeding, fertility, disease and rice genome sequencing. Read More...

Application Period Opens for the 2009 Rice Leadership Development Program

08/15/08 02:14 PM

The Rice Foundation is accepting applications for the 2009 Rice Leadership Development Program. The program gives participants a comprehensive understanding of the U.S. rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communications training. Read More...