by Gary Billups | Oct 26, 2015 | Rice Milling Equipment
The Arkansas Rice Growers Association (ARGA) has been working with ZaccariaUSA for two years to get the PAZ rice milling machine as the substitute for the technology that they use now to test milling yield. The PAZ machine uses the same inner workings as a modern...
by Gary Billups | Oct 12, 2015 | Marketing Your Rice, Rice Milling Equipment, Technical
Let’s talk money. Maybe we should be more specific than a generic statement like that. Let’s talk about how to get more money in your pocket. There, I thought that would get your attention. In the farming business, and in any serious business, we are always...
by Gary Billups | Oct 6, 2015 | Rice Milling Equipment, Technical
On-Farm Milling: The Basics – Part 1 It’s no secret that many of us are die hard sports fans. We follow our teams daily, wear jerseys on our backs with their names on them, cheer when they win, and get cranky when they lose. We embrace our favorite...
by Gary Billups | Sep 22, 2015 | Rice Milling Equipment
The Zaccaria ZX-6 rice milling machine is gaining a lot of attention from small farm rice farmers looking to diversify and get into the rice milling game. To most of them, it just makes sense. While not as large a significant investment as it’s bigger brother,...
by Gary Billups | Jul 20, 2015 | Rice Milling Equipment, Technical
As a young child, I quickly fell in love with Tinker Toys. A few years later, I graduated up to Lincoln Logs and then I finally reached the pinnacle of my building days with a plethora of Lego’s that would make any young boy’s mind soar with imagination....
by Gary Billups | Jul 14, 2015 | Rice Milling Equipment
Not having a background in rice milling, the entire agricultural industry fascinates me at times. I’ve seen machines do things I never thought possible, learned about the passion that farmers have about their products, and collaborated on some of the most...