Thursday, February 12, 2026

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Rice, crawfish farmer elected to lead Louisiana Farm Bureau

Jim Harper, a rice, crawfish, sugarcane and soybean farmer in Rapides Parish, has been elected as the 12th president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau. Harper now leads the state’s largest general farm organization at a pivotal moment where farmers face...

2 rice producers among Arkansas Farm Family of the Year district winners

The eight district winners in the 72nd annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program have been selected, representing the diversity of Arkansas agriculture, the state’s largest industry. The district winners will now be judged to determine a state winner,...

Rice producer, wife nab Texas Farm Bureau YF&R award

Timothy and Lindy Gertson, who grow rice, soybeans, wheat and sorghum in Lissie, Texas, were named the Texas Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher at the group's annual meeting in Arlington, Texas. Gertson, a fifth-generation rice producer, set out...

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