Action Alerts

Dicamba Is Now Illegal in Arkansas

Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information On Tuesday, July 11, the Arkansas State Plant Board’s emergency rule to stop the sale and use of dicamba in Arkansas officially went into effect.  The 120 rule was approved by the Plant Board on June 21st, and by the Governor on June 28th, and the Arkansas General Assembly on July 5th per administrative procedure laws. […] Read more...

Ag Council Board Meeting August 29th in Marianna

Thursday, July 6th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information Save The Date! The Ag Council of Arkansas Board of Directors will hold its next Board Meeting Tuesday, August 29th at the Lon Mann Cotton Research Station in Marianna.  This meeting will be a closed session for only Ag Council Board of  Directors. More details to follow. Read more...

2017 Rice Expo August 4th in Stuttgart

Thursday, July 6th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information The half-day Arkansas Rice Expo opens at 8 a.m. at the Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart at 807 US 165, next to Phillips Community College. Admission is free and be sure to stick around for lunch, catered by Yoder Ruritan.  https://uaex.edu/rice-expo/ Field Tours – Buses depart from Grand Prairie Center at 8:15 a.m., 8:45 a.m. and […] Read more...

University of Arkansas Updates on Crop Matters

Thursday, July 6th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service has been busy offering valuable in season crop information for farmers through their Arkansas-Crops blog.  The information is related to verification studies, common challenges facing farmers during the growing season, as well as market analysis and other relevant information.  To read the latest information, […] Read more...

Grow for the Green Soybean Competition Seeks Entrants

Thursday, July 6th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information From the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service: ‘“Grow for the Green,” the perennial competition that challenges the state’s soybean producers to put their growing know-how to the test, is hoping 2017 will be the year for at least one grower to hit 120 bushels per acre. The prize for for clearing that […] Read more...