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    • Calendar of Events

    Summer rice field days:

    • Louisiana—June 26, Crowley. For more information, contact the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station’s Rice Research Station at (227) 788-7531 or visit http://www.lsuagcenter.com/Subjects/rice/RiceCalendar.htm.

    • Texas—July 1, 4 p.m., Eagle Lake; July 10, 8 a.m., Beaumont. For more information, call the Texas A&M Researcyh and Extension Center in Beaumont at (409) 752-2741 or visit http://beaumont.tamu.edu/FieldDay/Announcement.htm.

    • Arkansas—Aug. 13, Stuttgart. For more information, call the University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center at (870) 673-2661.

    • Mississippi—Aug. 14, Stoneville. For more information, call the Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center at (662) 686-9311 or visit http://msucares.com/calendar/august03/index.html#1.

    • Missouri—August, Rice Research Farm, Dunklin. For more information and the date, contact Bruce Beck at (573) 686-8064 or BeckB@missouri.edu or David Guethle at (573) 568-3344 or GuethleD@missouri.edu.

    • California—Aug. 27, Biggs. For more information, call the California Rice Experiment Station at (530) 686-5481.


    Plan to attend Outlook Conference in December
    The annual USA Rice Outlook Conference is scheduled this year for the Beau Rivage resort in Biloxi, Miss., Dec. 7-9. The conference includes an economic overview of the domestic and international rice industry, and season wrap-ups and current research activities on a state-by-state basis. Included are presentations and discussions on timely topics. Also planned is a concurrent trade show.

    Registration materials will be available this fall and can be obtained by calling the USA Rice Federation at (703) 236-2300 or by visiting the federation’s Web site at http://www.usarice.com.