(Left to Right): Rich Hillman, Vice Chairman of RFI Board; Roger Pohlner, Chairman of RFI Board; Langley; Danny Kennedy, President & CEO RFI

STUTTGART, AR - At their annual meeting last Thursday, Riceland Foods honored Reece Langley with the company's 'Friend of the Farmer' award for his advocacy for the rice industry during his tenure as the USA Rice Federation's vice president of government affairs.

While at USA Rice, Langley worked on two different Farm Bills -- the first, in 2008, and, most recently, the groundbreaking Agricultural Act of 2014. Of that experience, Riceland President and CEO Danny Kennedy said, "The 2014 Farm Bill required patience and perseverance, and Reece excelled at both. In Washington, Reece is considered one of the top ag policy guys on Capitol Hill."

Langley joined the USA Rice in 2005 and recently took a position with the National Cotton Council as their vice president of Washington operations.

Contact: Deborah Willenborg (703) 236-1444

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