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USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey Visits Arkansas

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey visited Arkansas this week and met with representatives of the Arkansas agriculture industry including government and other agriculture leaders. The trip included a trip to Little Rock and Stuttgart. A common message from the row crop industry was that we need […] Read more...

Brazil Declares Plans to Challenge U.S. Cotton Policy at WTO

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information According to recent news reports, Brazil is preparing to bring a new challenge against U.S. cotton policy to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Brazilian Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi recently stated that they intend to call into question the new commodity title provision related to seed cotton. While Brazil was successful in challenging U.S. cotton programs related […] Read more...

EU Moves to Completely Ban Neonic Pesticides

Monday, April 30th, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information The European Union (EU) recently decided to fully ban the use of insecticides known as neonicotinoids citing concern for pollinators. The ban applies to all outdoor use and covers the use of three active substances – imidacloprid developed by Bayer CropScience, clothianidin developed by Takeda Chemical Industries and Bayer CropScience as well as Syngenta’s thiamethoxam. The use […] Read more...

Monsanto Donates Equipment to UofA for Ag Research

Monday, April 30th, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information Monsanto donated two pieces of research farm equipment to the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture soybean breeding program in April. The equipment includes  a research planter and bundle thresher. The used seed planter and bundle thresher, retired from Monsanto’s fleet of research farm machinery, will upgrade the Arkansas soybean breeding program’s research capabilities, said […] Read more...

NAFTA Talks Reportedly Close to Reaching Conclusion

Monday, April 30th, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information Discussions between the U.S., Mexico and Canada are reportedly nearing a conclusion as the three nations seek to provide an updated multi-lateral trade agreement that is commonly referred to as NAFTA 2.0.  The U.S. hosted the most recent series of meetings in late April in Washington, D.C.  The trade ministers for the three nations are […] Read more...
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