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Arkansas Rice Growers Association
Arkansas Rice Growers Association Files Bill to Give Farmers Choice
March 8th, 2009
The Arkansas Rice Growers Association had SB 349 filed Wednesday (Feb. 11) in the Arkansas Legislature to give rice farmers the freedom to choose how the promotion half of the rice assessment is stewarded. The bill, a modification of current rules, does not change the percentage of funds currently allocated to rice research, which is at the sole discretion of the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board. The proposed change allows producers to select either the USA Rice Federation or US Rice Producers Association as the steward of their promotion funds, which currently is given to the USA Rice Federation, a Texas corporation based in Arlington, Virginia. ...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-03-08)
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