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Arkansas Rice Federation
Most Arkansas Rice Farmers Opposed to Doubling Tax Assessment
March 28th, 2009
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, but it would also shift authority for allocating rice promotion funds from the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board and the Arkansas Rice Council to a Texas-based trade association. "That's a triple whammy against Arkansas rice growers," said Ben Noble, director of the Arkansas Rice Federation. "Arkansas farmers know best how to manage their own check-off funds," said Noble, whose family has been growing rice in the state for generations, "and that is something we should not leave to...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-03-28)
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