* LSU AgCenter Dr. Kurt Guidry's June 20, 2014, Market Situation and Outlook - Read

* Extension Rice Specialists discuss 2014 disease management - Read

* Harvest will be here before you know it! Learn more about on-farm rice drying - Read

* Editor Carroll Smith's latest blog - "You Might Be A Rice Farmer's Wife If..." - Read

* Economic Benefits of Properly Managing Multiple Inlet Rice Irrigation - Read

July 25 - Deadline for nominations for the 2014 Rice Awards Nomination form

August 1 - Arkansas Rice Expo, Grand Prairie Center, Stuttgart  Event details

September 2 - 53rd Annual Fisher Delta Field Day, Portageville, Mo. Event details

October 4 - Deadline for Rice Leadership Development Program application Details

December 7-9 - USA Rice Outlook Conference, Little Rock, Ark. Event details 

 

Nominations are open for the 2014 Rice Awards. The deadline is July 25, 2014.

The three categories are Rice Farmer of the Year, Rice Industry Award and Rice Lifetime Achievement Award. To access the nomination form, click here:  Nomination form 

 

It also is helpful to send letters of recommendation for the nominee from other individuals in the rice industry who are familiar with his/her accomplishments.

 

A panel of judges from across the Rice Belt will select the recipients of the 2014 Rice Awards.

 

The Rice Awards are sponsored by Rice Farming, Horizon Ag and the USA Rice Federation.

 

See a list of former recipients on the last page of this tribute. Rice Award recipients 

 

We look forward to receiving your 2014 nominations for these prestigious awards!  

 

 

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