THE POST-SIGNAL / Desiray Seaux
Kevin Norton, former assistant chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, addresses the more than 400 rice producers and industry insiders attending the recent Rice Field Day event at the H. Rouse Caffey Research Station in Crowley. Seated in the background are Dr. William B. Richardson, LSU Vice President for Agriculture; and Betsy Ward, CEO USA Rice Federation. Seated in the foreground are, from left, Dr. Dustin Harrell, Resident Coordinator LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station; and Richard Fontenot, rice farmer and chairman of the Louisiana Rice Research Board.