Arkansas' RICE Project

Goal
To demonstrate and promote environmental, agricultural, and wildlife benefits of winter ricefield management, including minimum tillage and ponding of winter rainfall, to the rice industry, conservation community, and general public.

Objectives
1. Enroll rice growers in Arkansas' RICE Project to annually provide more than 150,000 acres of winter managed ricefields.

2. Demonstrate the environmental stewardship practiced by Arkansas' rice growers and their industry, and encourage additional farmers to participate.

3. Promote the environmental, agricultural, and wildlife benefits of winter ricefield management to the agriculture industry, conservation community, and general public.