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Rickey Bearden, current president of Plains Cotton Growers Association, joined other West Texas cotton producers recently in Washington, DC to reinforce several ag issues with Texas’ legislative delegation.
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The Texas contingent stressed the importance of a strong farm bill and how appropriations are not needed.
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Additionally, the cotton producers reinforced agriculture’s economic impact in West Texas to decision makers.
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This is not the first time West Texan cotton producers have visited the nation’s capitol on behalf of the cotton industry. Bearden thinks it is extremely important cotton issues and producers stay fresh in legislator’s minds.
