RiceTec, Inc. Joins as New Sponsor for Rice Leadership Development Program

STUTTGART, AR — Rice Foundation Chairman, Marvin Hare Jr. announced today that RiceTec, Inc. of Alvin, TX, joins John Deere and Syngenta as a sponsor of the Rice Leadership Development Program. RiceTec’s sponsorship will help expand the leadership skills of future rice industry leaders through the implementation of a one-week international training session with focus on world rice production and trade.

Approximately one-half of U.S. rice production is exported annually, thereby necessitating a broad understanding of international markets and production systems to better equip rice industry leaders to execute future leadership roles.

Contact: Chuck Wilson, (870) 673-7541