Action Alerts

Ag Council Spring Board Meeting May 12th in Forrest City

Thursday, March 9th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information The Ag Council of Arkansas will host its Spring Board of Directors Meeting on Friday, May 12th, in Forrest City at the East Arkansas Community College’s Performing Arts Center. The meeting will begin at 9:00am and include lunch. The program will cover a review of the Arkansas General Assembly, Washington, D.C. outlook, commodity market updates, […] Read more...

USDA Releases Rice Production Report for Arkansas

Thursday, March 9th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information On March 9th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) released an updated county production report for Arkansas. The report shows rice production with acres and yield on a county by county basis in 2016 and compares those levels to 2015. The full report is linked below: 3.9.2017 USDA NASS Rice […] Read more...

USDA March WASDE Released

Thursday, March 9th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information On March 9th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its latest monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE). The report offered the latest estimates of supply and demand in the United States and the world. More information below: https://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/ https://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/latest.pdf http://www.agweb.com/article/highlights-from-the-march-2017-wasde-reports-naa-ben-potter/ http://www6.intlfcstone.com/arlan-suderman-webinar/?utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=emailod&utm_campaign=arlansudermanwebinar Read more...

Arkansas Ag Department Launches New Marketing Website

Thursday, March 9th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information The Arkansas Agriculture Department announced on March 8th that it had launched a new marketing website (arkansasgrown.org) to promote Arkansas products grown or made in Arkansas. The website is aimed at opening market opportunities for those who produce food products and other craft items. The website allows individuals and businesses to post their products on […] Read more...

USA Rice Monthly Report is Out

Thursday, March 9th, 2017 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information USA Rice has released its latest monthly report, which provides economic updates related to the U.S. rice industry. This report highlights planting expectations and market forecasts based on supply and demand. Full report below: https://usarice.com/docs/default-source/government-affairs/ebrief/march-2017-ebrief.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Read more...