Delta Farm Press

Delta Farm Press: "The 2010 Rice Leadership Development class, announced during the USA Rice Outlook Conference, is comprised of five rice producers and two industry-related professionals selected by a committee of agribusiness leaders. Candidates must be 25 to 45 years old at the time of application and derive their primary livelihood from some aspect of the rice industry.
The new rice-producer class members are Alex Clark, Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Matthew Fielke, Stuttgart, Ark.; Shannon Harrington, Iowa, La.; Nicole Van Vleck, Sacramento, Calif.; and Jim Whitaker, McGehee, Ark.
The new industry-related class members are Andy Morris, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Dan Squires, Yuba City, Calif."