LAKE CHARLES, LA -- Over the years, there have been many ways for those who love all things rice to show their pride in the U.S. rice industry. Looking back, I remember seeing the red “Have a Rice Day” bumper stickers on pickup trucks, tandem bobtails, and even grain carts traveling up and down the gravel roads of southwest Louisiana. Today, those are iconic, a classic message that reminds us all of a time in our younger days – whether it was on the bumper of your grandfather’s truck, the door of the shop, or in a window of a local vendor in town you frequented for parts or supplies.
In time, the colorful “Rice” license plates began to adorn the front of rice farmers’ trucks, even becoming popular with those who didn’t farm rice, but felt the connection to the rice industry all around them.
From bumper stickers and license plates, to hats and embroidered shirts, we’ve shown our pride by displaying our message to everyone that we are part of a great industry. A message that not only identified us, but promoted what we do.
Today, there’s another opportunity to show your rice pride and it’s a message many consider when they see it, because it makes them think, and specifically to “Think Rice.”
The “Think Rice” flag can be proudly displayed from the top of a bin or elevator, a flag pole in front of a home or shop, anywhere you choose to promote the industry that we all are proud to be a part of, in a way that everyone will notice.
Go
here to purchase your own “Think Rice” flag and to shop for other rice-related gear.