Rice Farming

Mississippi farmer Mike Lamensdorf has purchased Cotton Farming, Rice Farming, The Peanut Grower and Soybean South magazines from Vance Publishing.

The magazines will now be owned by Lamensdorf’s new company – One Grower Publishing, LLC. The sale of the four magazine properties was finalized on May 9.

Under the new ownership, Lamensdorf will be president and treasurer of the company. Lia Guthrie is publisher and vice president. Guthrie previously was associate publisher of Cotton Farming and national accounts manager for Vance’s Crop Division. Tommy Horton will continue as editor of Cotton Farming, and Amanda Huber remains as editor of The Peanut Grower. Carroll Smith, most recently with MidSouth Farmer, returns as editor of Rice Farming and will also be senior writer for Cotton Farming.

“It says something about the credibility of these magazines that a farmer is making a commitment to maintain their respective positions in the industry,” says Guthrie. “Knowing that Mike will have input on these magazines presents us with an even greater opportunity to serve our core audiences. To my knowledge, these are the only farmer-owned publications in the country. It’s a win-win relationship for all parties.”

Lamensdorf has served in numerous leadership positions at the local and regional level. Currently, he is vice president of Delta Council, one of the most influential agri-business trade associations in the country. In addition, he and his partners farm 3,900 acres of cotton, 2,300 acres of soybeans, 400 acres of pecans as well as some grain sorghum and wheat acreage.

Lamensdorf and his family live in Rolling Fork, Miss. He has served as director of the Bank of Anguilla since 1998. The bank, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, is the largest and oldest agricultural lending institution in the south Delta.

USA Rice Merchants’ Association to hold its first membership meeting
On July 10 in Dallas, Texas, the new USA Rice Merchants’ Association will elect its board of directors at the organization’s inaugural membership meeting.

“Our board will include representation from all U.S. rice-growing regions,” Merchants’ Association chairman Randy McNeil said. “We’re looking forward to our first
association.”

The USA Rice Merchants’ Association is the newest member of the USA Rice Federation, which also includes the USA Rice Council, USA Rice Producers’ Group and USA Rice Millers’ Association.

The merchants’ meeting will be held in conjunction with the annual USA Rice business meetings, July 9-12. For membership information, rice merchandisers and related businesses may call Randy McNeil at (870) 336-2268 or e-mail randy@poinsettrice.com. Or contact the USA Rice Federation at (703) 236-1472.

U.S. long grain milled rice heads for Iraq
Producers Rice Mill, Inc. announced that it is shipping U.S. long grain milled rice to Iraq under a sale made to rice exporter Archer Daniels Midland.

“The shipment is part of a 60,000 metric ton (MT) sale of U.S. long grain milled rice to Iraq,” says Producers Rice Mill president and CEO Keith Glover. “The rice is being processed at both our Stuttgart, Ark., and Greenville, Miss., facilities,” Glover said.

“This is the first U.S. milled rice sold to the Iraqi Grain Board since the late 1980s,” said Marvin Baden, the company’s senior vice president.

Khalil Assi, director-general of the Iraqi Grain Board, visited Producers’ milling facility in Greenville. The delegation toured the white rice mill and observed the loading of a barge of milled rice destined for Iraq.

Assi told members of Congress and the USA Rice Federation during a Capitol Hill meeting that in addition to the 60,000 MT contract for U.S. long grain rice reported to the USDA on April 7, Iraq is working to complete the purchase of an additional five contracts for 60,000 MT and have a pending deal in progress on a seventh 60,000 MT contract.

Should all additional sales be completed, the total purchase would be for 420,000 MT. Iraq currently purchases 1.1 million tons of rice on the world market. U.S. rice exports to Iraq topped 500,000 MT in 1988 prior to the U.S. government-imposed embargo on exports to that market.

Section 18s granted for rust control
Mississippi ag commissioner Lester Spell said emergency exemptions approved by the EPA for three additional fungicides will give Mississippi farmers more flexibility and control options in managing Asian soybean rust should it appear this year. The three Section 18s are Headline SBR (pyraclostrobin and tebuconazole co-pack), Orius 3.6F (tebuconazole) and Quilt (propiconazole and azoxystrobin co-formulation). Spell said, “We will do what we can to secure all available fungicides for soybean rust control.”

Belt conveyors offered for multiple uses
Grain Quality, Farmer Efficient is the motto of GrainWay LLC, which manufactures a variety of belt conveyors. The choices include a portable under aeration floor conveyor that can be used in bins of multiple sizes, hopper bottom conveyors, overhead conveyors and custom designed conveyors for what ever your need is.

Their standard line of conveyors range from bin sizes 18 feet to 75 feet in diameter.

GrainWay offers two types of conveyors: a unique incline conveyor for low cement foundations rated at 3,500 bushels per hour and the flat conveyor rated at 5,000 bushels per hour. Each conveyor has the option to be made portable with wheel assemblies that have a jack to lower and raise them from different foundation heights.

Each conveyor has an electric or hydraulic drive option. The belt speed can be reduced to fit your special applications. The belt adjustment is located on the front end of the conveyor under covers to keep weather out.

Updating bins from old grain damaging augers has never been easier. Since the conveyors are only 9 inches tall and 14 inches wide, they are able to get underneath almost all aeration floors. Converting your grain bins to the GrainWay conveyor system can be done in three to four hours per bin without taking up the aeration floor.

GrainWay also manufactures all the bin equipment to retrofit the conveyors into the grain bin. The GrainWay sumps have a UHMW plastic slide gate reinforced by steel to allow the sumps to open easily. GrainWay’s conveyors are cost effective by having the option to use one conveyor in multiple-size grain bins.

For more information about the GrainWay conveyor system, call (877) 347-6361, e-mail grainway@iowatelecom.net or go online at www.grainwayllc.com.

USA Rice Outlook Conference set for Austin
The USA Rice Federation conducts the USA Rice Outlook Conference each December as the annual educational forum for U.S. rice producers and the industry.

This year’s meeting will be held December 4-6 at The Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.

The trade show held in conjunction with the conference is the largest annual U.S. exposition devoted exclusively to rice-related equipment, technology, products and services.

For more information, e-mail Jeanette Davis at jdavis@usarice.com.

USA Rice team travels to Arkansas
A USA Rice Federation team traveled to Arkansas to meet with members of USA Rice and members of the local press to discuss CAFTA-DR, trade with Cuba and proposed U.S. budget cuts. They met with Carl Brothers and Bill Reed from Riceland Foods after USDA Secretary Mike Johanns’ meeting for CAFTA-DR.

They also met with Keith Glover and Marvin Baden of Producers Rice Mill, producer Robert Petter, and Randy McNeil and Ryan Carwell from Poinsett Rice and Grain and toured Gary Sebree’s and Bryan Moery’s farms.

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Mississippi farmer Mike Lamensdorf has purchased Cotton Farming, Rice Farming, The Peanut Grower and Soybean South magazines from Vance Publishing. The magazines will now be owned by Lamensdorf’s new company – One Grower Publishing, LLC. The sale of the four magazine properties was finalized on May 9. Under the new ownership, Lamensdorf will be president and treasurer of the company. Lia Guthrie is publisher and vice president. Guthrie previously was associate publisher of Cotton Farming and national accounts manager for Vance’s Crop Division. Tommy Horton will continue as editor of Cotton Farming, and Amanda Huber remains as editor of The Peanut Grower. Carroll Smith, most recently with MidSouth Farmer, returns as editor of Rice Farming and will also be senior writer for Cotton Farming. “It says something about the credibility of these magazines that a farmer is making a commitment to maintain their respective positions in the industry,” says Guthrie. “Knowing that Mike will have input on these magazines presents us with an even greater opportunity to serve our core audiences. To my knowledge, these are the only farmer-owned publications in the country. It’s a win-win relationship for all parties.” Lamensdorf has served in numerous leadership positions at the local and regional level. Currently, he is vice president of Delta Council, one of the most influential agri-business trade associations in the country. In addition, he and his partners farm 3,900 acres of cotton, 2,300 acres of soybeans, 400 acres of pecans as well as some grain sorghum and wheat acreage. Lamensdorf and his family live in Rolling Fork, Miss. He has served as director of the Bank of Anguilla since 1998. The bank, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, is the largest and oldest agricultural lending institution in the south Delta. USA Rice Merchants’ Association to hold its first membership meeting On July 10 in Dallas, Texas, the new USA Rice Merchants’ Association will elect its board of directors at the organization’s inaugural membership meeting. “Our board will include representation from all U.S. rice-growing regions,” Merchants’ Association chairman Randy McNeil said. “We’re looking forward to our first association.” The USA Rice Merchants’ Association is the newest member of the USA Rice Federation, which also includes the USA Rice Council, USA Rice Producers’ Group and USA Rice Millers’ Association. The merchants’ meeting will be held in conjunction with the annual USA Rice business meetings, July 9-12. For membership information, rice merchandisers and related businesses may call Randy McNeil at (870) 336-2268 or e-mail randy@poinsettrice.com. Or contact the USA Rice Federation at (703) 236-1472. U.S. long grain milled rice heads for Iraq Producers Rice Mill, Inc. announced that it is shipping U.S. long grain milled rice to Iraq under a sale made to rice exporter Archer Daniels Midland. “The shipment is part of a 60,000 metric ton (MT) sale of U.S. long grain milled rice to Iraq,” says Producers Rice Mill president and CEO Keith Glover. “The rice is being processed at both our Stuttgart, Ark., and Greenville, Miss., facilities,” Glover said. “This is the first U.S. milled rice sold to the Iraqi Grain Board since the late 1980s,” said Marvin Baden, the company’s senior vice president. Khalil Assi, director-general of the Iraqi Grain Board, visited Producers’ milling facility in Greenville. The delegation toured the white rice mill and observed the loading of a barge of milled rice destined for Iraq. Assi told members of Congress and the USA Rice Federation during a Capitol Hill meeting that in addition to the 60,000 MT contract for U.S. long grain rice reported to the USDA on April 7, Iraq is working to complete the purchase of an additional five contracts for 60,000 MT and have a pending deal in progress on a seventh 60,000 MT contract. Should all additional sales be completed, the total purchase would be for 420,000 MT. Iraq currently purchases 1.1 million tons of rice on the world market. U.S. rice exports to Iraq topped 500,000 MT in 1988 prior to the U.S. government-imposed embargo on exports to that market. Section 18s granted for rust control Mississippi ag commissioner Lester Spell said emergency exemptions approved by the EPA for three additional fungicides will give Mississippi farmers more flexibility and control options in managing Asian soybean rust should it appear this year. The three Section 18s are Headline SBR (pyraclostrobin and tebuconazole co-pack), Orius 3.6F (tebuconazole) and Quilt (propiconazole and azoxystrobin co-formulation). Spell said, “We will do what we can to secure all available fungicides for soybean rust control.” Belt conveyors offered for multiple uses Grain Quality, Farmer Efficient is the motto of GrainWay LLC, which manufactures a variety of belt conveyors. The choices include a portable under aeration floor conveyor that can be used in bins of multiple sizes, hopper bottom conveyors, overhead conveyors and custom designed conveyors for what ever your need is. Their standard line of conveyors range from bin sizes 18 feet to 75 feet in diameter. GrainWay offers two types of conveyors: a unique incline conveyor for low cement foundations rated at 3,500 bushels per hour and the flat conveyor rated at 5,000 bushels per hour. Each conveyor has the option to be made portable with wheel assemblies that have a jack to lower and raise them from different foundation heights. Each conveyor has an electric or hydraulic drive option. The belt speed can be reduced to fit your special applications. The belt adjustment is located on the front end of the conveyor under covers to keep weather out. Updating bins from old grain damaging augers has never been easier. Since the conveyors are only 9 inches tall and 14 inches wide, they are able to get underneath almost all aeration floors. Converting your grain bins to the GrainWay conveyor system can be done in three to four hours per bin without taking up the aeration floor. GrainWay also manufactures all the bin equipment to retrofit the conveyors into the grain bin. The GrainWay sumps have a UHMW plastic slide gate reinforced by steel to allow the sumps to open easily. GrainWay’s conveyors are cost effective by having the option to use one conveyor in multiple-size grain bins. For more information about the GrainWay conveyor system, call (877) 347-6361, e-mail grainway@iowatelecom.net or go online at www.grainwayllc.com. USA Rice Outlook Conference set for Austin The USA Rice Federation conducts the USA Rice Outlook Conference each December as the annual educational forum for U.S. rice producers and the industry. This year’s meeting will be held December 4-6 at The Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street, Austin, Texas 78701. The trade show held in conjunction with the conference is the largest annual U.S. exposition devoted exclusively to rice-related equipment, technology, products and services. For more information, e-mail Jeanette Davis at jdavis@usarice.com. USA Rice team travels to Arkansas A USA Rice Federation team traveled to Arkansas to meet with members of USA Rice and members of the local press to discuss CAFTA-DR, trade with Cuba and proposed U.S. budget cuts. They met with Carl Brothers and Bill Reed from Riceland Foods after USDA Secretary Mike Johanns’ meeting for CAFTA-DR. They also met with Keith Glover and Marvin Baden of Producers Rice Mill, producer Robert Petter, and Randy McNeil and Ryan Carwell from Poinsett Rice and Grain and toured Gary Sebree’s and Bryan Moery’s farms.
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