In 1917, the owners of the Powell Group established The
Farmers Rice Milling Company. It was designed to mill the
crop raised by another affiliate, The Farmers Land and Canal
Company.
The original mill sat on the banks of a main irrigation
canal and utilized the same steam engine that drove the
irrigation pump. After the crop was harvested, the belts
on the engine were reversed, and the entire rice mill was
powered.
Today, Farmers Rice Milling Company, Inc. is one of the
largest rice mills in the world on a throughput basis. The
mill is capable of processing over 800,000,000 pounds of
rice a year.
Located in a prime rice producing area, Southwest Louisiana,
Farmers Rice Mill has for years handled the highest quality
long and medium grain varieties of rice. Capable of processing
any type rice, to any specification required, the mill continues
to strive for excellence by constantly modifying and upgrading
its operation. Serving both the domestic and export industry
since 1917, Farmers Rice Mill continues to meet the challenges
of the ever changing market, thus keeping up with customer
demands and industry changes as they occur.
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