By Julie Richard
USA Rice
Julie farms with her husband, Christian (also a program alum), in Kaplan, Louisiana. She has a PhD in Human Resource Education and Agricultural Economics from Louisiana State University, and has worked for the Louisiana Farm Bureau.
Session II was different in a few ways. First, we have all spent a week together prior so the conversation and discussion was much more effortless. Second, the schedule for the week was full – three very different states in four days – followed by a full day of touring and a lunch with Harvester Works executives. For me, new research, new marketing, new ideas, and new methods of conservation were the key takeaways to Session II.