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LITTLE ROCK, AR The Arkansas Rice Farmers and Arkansas Rice Council held their annual meeting on Monday via virtual platform with more than 100 attendees.
The first speaker, USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward, gave an update on the organization’s activities throughout 2020 and policy priorities for 2021. Despite challenges and changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, USA Rice maintained a full schedule of advocacy for the U.S. industry, in addition to conducting four successful international webinars and launching a new podcast,
The Rice Stuff, with episodes airing twice monthly. Ward also gave a snapshot of new high-ranking Biden Administration officials in key agencies and reported on meetings her staff has had with the Biden transition team and cabinet nominees.
2/8/2021 @ 1:00 pm
The Arkansas Rice Farmers and Arkansas Rice Council will hold their annual meeting virtually at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8.
The COVID-friendly event will begin with an overview on national affairs and activities from U.S. Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member U.S. Sen. John Boozman and USA Rice CEO Betsy Ward.
Arkansas Rice Council President Dow Brantley of England will provide an update on checkoff programs. Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward will deliver an industry update to include discussion of voluntary smoke management.
Arkansas Senate Ag Committee Chair Ronald Caldwell and House Ag Committee Chair DeAnn Vaught have also been invited to address attendees.
Dynamic Syndications founder Dean Watt can take some consolation for the momentary loss of the team’s star grey Love Tap with a big day out at Thursday’s rescheduled Muswellbrook meeting.
Love Tap was being readied to fly the red and white flag of Dynamic Syndications at the 2021 Sydney autumn carnival but will instead be put on ice with a long-term view to the spring.
“He just developed so much in the break and literally the day before he was ready to come back in, he had a swollen hock,’’ Watt explained.
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