Rice

Rick Rice has assumed the role of marketing director for Delta and Pine Land Company. Rice has spent the bulk of his career in Southern agriculture with focused experience in cotton seed and technology. He joins the sales and marketing team as the group faces new opportunities and challenges, according to Randy Dismuke, senior vice president for the domestic business.

"This is an exciting time for D&PL," Dismuke said. "Our research team has an incredible pipeline of varieties in development and our technology team has given us new biotech trait options to work with in the near future. Rick will be a vital part of our moving these products to the market successfully. He has a unique combination of skills and experience that makes him well-suited to the job having worked in the cotton seed industry as well as with biotech traits."

Most recently, Rice has been director of marketing for Lawhon Farm Services' cotton and soybean product lines. Previously, he spent a number of years with Monsanto in Roundup Ready(r) marketing, introducing the technology to cotton and managing the marketing of Roundup(r) and Roundup Ready Soybeans in the South. He also has worked with AgrEvo (a component of Bayer CropScience), and Elanco (a component of Dow AgroSciences).

Rice, a Kennett native, has a bachelor of science degree in agricultural business and economics from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.