The USA Rice Outlook Conference will be held Dec. 7-9 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Ark.

The conference room block at the adjacent Peabody Little Rock Hotel is now open.

For reservations, call 1-800-PEABODY (1-800-732-2639) and request the USA Rice Outlook Conference rate of $129 per night, single or double. This rate is available for rooms booked three days before and after the official conference dates, subject to hotel availability.