Rice Promotion Board public meetings in 2020
3 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Rice Promotion Board
The Board approved the financial reports for July through October 2020. Chairman Owen provided updates on a lawsuit, training requirements, and the Certified Louisiana Program grant. No other substantive policy decisions were made.
- Approved agenda (Unanimous)
- Approved June 26, 2020 minutes with one correction (Unanimous)
- Approved financial statements as rendered (Unanimous)
Rice Promotion Board
The Board approved the 2020-2021 budget and an amended 2019-2020 budget. The Board also elected a new slate of officers and authorized several funding requests and professional service contracts.
- Approved 2020-2021 Budget (unanimously)
- Approved 2019-202 20 amended budget (unanimously)
- Elected John Owen as Chairman, Kane Fontenot as Vice Chairman, and Thomas Faulk as Secretary/Treasurer (unanimously)
- Approved USA Rice Council funding request not to exceed $1 million (unanimously)
- Approved Louisiana Radio Network funding of $11,175 for commercials and the 'Louisiana Rice Report' (unanimously)
- Approved $3,000 sponsorship for Ag Expo (unanimously)
- Approved $1,000 sponsorship for LSU Ag Center's Ag Magic (unanimously)
- Approved joint venture with LA Crawfish Board not to exceed $5,000 (unanimously)
Rice Promotion Board
The Board approved financial statements showing $384,826.81 in assessments from July to December 2019. Members received updates on the Certified Louisiana Program and in-state promotion projects. No other substantive policy decisions were made.
- Approved agenda with modifications to remove executive session and add Legal Update (Unanimous)
- Approved June 26, 2019 minutes with addition of LIRPA/USRPA Request (Unanimous)
- Approved September 25, 2019 minutes (Unanimous)
- Approved financial statements as rendered (Unanimous)