On Monday, July 27th, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. According to the report, crop conditions nationwide have improved in recent weeks with the addition of moisture in areas
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On Monday, July 27th, Republican leaders in the US Senate unveiled their COVID-19 relief package. The $1 trilllion plan includes $20 billion in additional funding for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) for supplemental direct farm aid. The package wil
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Federal and State Government officials in the United States have issued warnings to citizens who may receive unsolicited packages of seeds shipped from China to addresses in the United States. The mysterious shipments of seed have appeared in many states,
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On Monday, July 27th, the USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the addition of new features on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers.gov website designed to help facilitate the employment of H-2A workers. The new features aim to help farmers navig
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A new lawsuit was filed by a coalition challenging USDA food labeling rules related to foods containing genetically enhanced ingredients. The primary objection relates to the USDA's allowance of food makers to utilize QR codes in disclosing relevant ingre
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On Friday, July 24th, the U.S. House approved a package of fiscal year spending bills for the 2021 fiscal year, which will begin October 1. The spending measure included four appropriation measures including funding for the Agriculture Department, Food an
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On Wednesday, July 22nd, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall posted an update on his experience with COVID-19 after falling ill shortly after the 4th of July. In his message, he noted that he expressed several common symptoms and that the virus ex
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Moldenhauer named interim head of rice station at Stuttgart Fast facts: Moldenhauer puts retirement on pause for interim directorship Moldenhauer has been rice breeder since 1982 (684 words) (Newsrooms: with additional art of Moldenhauer at https://ww
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Senate Republicans are expected to soon unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 aid package in the coming days. While full details are not yet available, it is expected that the legislation will include additional funding for USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CC
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On July 21, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued an updated Catfish Production report. According to the report, U.S. catfish production continues to contract. Nationally, water surface acres were down 5 percent year over year in
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Arkansas State University recently announced new grants aimed at studying crop residue burning. One grant is focused on considering the potential health effects of the practice on populations and the other is to consider better management techniques for b
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The USDA reported significant export purchases from China this week. Sales announcements from USDA included a Wednesday announcement of sales of 715,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans to China, 649,000 tons of which are scheduled for delivery in the 2020-21
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