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Washington, D.C. Update
House and Senate budget resolutions top of mind, directing topline cuts to the Agriculture Committees: Last week, the Senate Committee on the Budget...
Market Update: 2025 Planting Intentions Undecided for Many Farmers
The market has been cruising along without significant change; with so much happening on a geopolitical front, this is no surprise. As a result, we...
USRPA Represented at Welcome Reception for New Secretary of Agriculture
Brooke Rollins was sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Clarence Thomas in a private...
USRPA Makes Annual Visit to Washington
This week, USRPA board members and representatives from Texas, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, and California traveled to Washington, D.C., to...
Washington, D.C. Update
Brooke Rollins Confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture: On Thursday, Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Brooke Rollins...
Market Update: Farmers Concerned with Price Outlook vs Cost of Production
he WASDE report that was published this week didn’t have a significant impact on the market, but there are a few key highlights to point...
USRPA Participates in Southeast Texas Rice Symposium
The Southeast Texas Rice Symposium took place on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the Winnie-Stowell Community Building in Winnie, TX. The event began...
Washington, D.C. Update
Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Secretary of Agriculture Nomination On Monday, the Senate Agriculture Committee voted 23-0 to advance the...
Unstable Rice Market Policy Conditions as Spring Planting Nears
ust this week, in the opening statement at a hearing examining the Agricultural Economy, Chairman Boozman’s prescient statement hit the nail on the...