BUSINESS PERSONNEL: RICE FARMERS HONORED

C.P. Johnson of Neelyville is one of six rice farmers honored as "Rice Farmers of the Year," by Zeneca Ag Products, Rice Farming Magazine and the USA Rice Federation.

The six recipients, by state are Johnson of Missouri; Martin Walt Jr. of Dumas, Ark.; Abbott Myers of Dundee, Miss.; L.G. Raun Jr., of El Campo, Texas; Jimmy Hoppe of Fenton, La.; and Ken Collins of Biggs, Calif.

The farmers received their awards during the USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Antonio.