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Washington DC Update
On Thursday, the Senate passed a Continuing Resolution on a vote of 65-35. The continuing resolution will maintain spending at current levels...
Washington, DC Update
Continuing Resolution On Tuesday, the House approved a continuing resolution, on a 220-211 party-line vote, that would extend government...
News Release: USRPA Announces the Creation of the Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship
On Wednesday, the US Rice Producers Association (USRPA) announced the creation of the Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship, named in honor of former...
Ralson Family Farms Marks Historical Moment Selling U.S. Grown Rice to China
Ralston Family Farms's marketing efforts brought encouraging news for the entire U.S. rice industry this week with a historical sale of U.S. grown...
Washington DC Update
On Monday the House Agriculture Committee approved their approximately $90 billion agriculture-related portion of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation...
Missouri Rice Research & Merchandising Council Field Day is Now Online
The Missouri Rice Research & Merchandising Council’s Annual Field Day, originally scheduled in-person for August 19, 2021, is now available...
Empacadora Nor-Ver Visits Gulf Coast Rice Farmers
Gabriel Figueroa Herrera, owner and manager of Empacadora Nor-Ver S.A. de C.V., a rice packaging and milling company located in Panuco, Tamaulipas,...
Washington DC Update
On Monday, 10th August, the Senate amended and passed HR 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) by a vote of 69-30. The HR...
Washington Update
On Tuesday, July 27, the House Committee on Agriculture held a business meeting (Webcast link) to consider H.R.267, the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization...