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USA Rice Outlook Conference – New Orleans – December 7-9, 2025

USA Rice Outlook Conference – New Orleans – December 7-9, 2025

The 2025 USA Rice Outlook Conference will bring the industry together to learn, network, and celebrate excellence. Keynote speakers Nik Badminton and Steve Lerch will talk about innovation and a futurist mindset. Education sessions will cover every aspect of rice farming, marketing, and agriculture policy, while conference-wide events will foster new partnerships and reenergize old ones. 

2025 USA Rice Outlook Conference
December 7-9, 2025
Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Register today. www.usarice.com/outlook. Early bird rates end November 6.

Contact the CRC’s President & CEO, Tim Johnson, at tjohnson@calrice.org with any questions or for more information.

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