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USRPA Welcomes New Staff Member
Iris Figueroa, USRPA Office and Technology Manager This week, Iris Figueroa joined US Rice Producers Association as Office and Technology...
Washington, D.C. Update
The House continues work on the upcoming farm bill. This week, the House Agriculture Committee held two hearings on the bill’s forestry provisions...
Market Update: Intense Heat Throughout Delta and Gulf Coast
Steady as she goes. On the ground, the crop is progressing well in all regions at this point. Mississippi did have problems with planting and...
USRPA Board of Directors Holds Summer Meeting in Missouri
This week in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the Board of Directors of the US Rice Producers Association held their summer board meeting that included...
Washington, D.C. Update
The Department of Labor sent its final rule on the H-2A temporary agricultural program to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory...
Market Update – USDA Report: Rice Stocks Down 10%, Support Higher Paddy Prices
The market continues to plod along, but this week with a shot in the arm from the USDA planted acres and rice...
48th Annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day
Rice farmers gathered at the David R. Wintermann Rice Research Station this week to the annual rice field day organized by the Texas A&M...
Washington, D.C. Update
This week, President Biden traveled to Germany to meet with global leaders at the annual Group of Seven (G7) summit. G7 leaders invited President...
USRPA Hires New Representation in Mexico
Raul Caballero and Violeta Picazzo, USRPA's new representatives in Mexico, at the 2022 Rice Market & Technology Convention in Cancun. To...