Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board

03/17/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! 🍀

May your rice be fluffy, your fields be green, and your luck never run out!

03/14/2025

Continuing off of last week's current research list, here is a list of future research projects that Arkansas Rice Check-Off could expand on with additional funding!

The impact of investment is great, and with a strong checkoff program we can ensure that we're investing in the future!! 🌾

03/12/2025

We are starting out our "Meet Your Members" series this week with Paul Schwarz, a Jonesboro native! 🚜 🌾

Get to know a little bit about Paul below!

▪️ What do you farm?
▫️ Rice and soybeans

▪️ How long have you farmed?
▫️ 18 crops

▪️ Have you ever been bitten by a cottonmouth?
▫️ No

▪️ Who taught you how to farm?
▫️ My dad

▪️ What's the best technology you use on your operation?
▫️ Precision technology

▪️ What is the most important aspect of the checkoff, in your opinion?
▫️ Putting more money in the farmers pocket

▪️ What's one thing you wish you knew when you started farming?
▫️ How stressful it can be

▪️ Besides your phone or wallet, what is a must-have item in your truck?
▫️ Water

▪️ If you weren't a farmer, what would you do?
▫️ Business management

▪️ What's something you want to improve on your farm in the future?
▫️ Irrigation efficiency

▪️ What's your most important resource?
▫️ Water

▪️ What do you do when you're not farming?
▫️ Spending time with the family and going to the lake

03/07/2025

The benefits of 5 Arkansas Rice Check-off funded projects ALONE account for an average benefit-to-cost ratio of 28:1 when evaluated against the total annual funding allocated for rice research! 🌾

03/04/2025

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02/20/2025

See you Tuesday!! 🌾

02/14/2025

Love is sweet, but Arkansas rice makes it complete! 💖 Happy Valentine's Day!!

02/11/2025

What is Arkansas Rice Check-Off you ask?? 🙂 🌾

02/04/2025

See you tomorrow!! 🌾

12/18/2024

The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board is accepting grant proposals for rice research and promotion until January 9, 2025. The board has set a funding goal of $2.7 million for research proposals, with the funding amount for promotional activities to be determined at the February meeting.

Learn more: https://agriculture.arkansas.gov/arkansas-rice-research-and-promotion-board/

12/18/2024

Thank you Farm Progress Daily for breaking down Arkansas Rice checkoff funds.

“How do checkoff dollars work for you?” Benefits range from research and Extension outreach to domestic and international promotion.