The City of Forrest City announced plans to break ground on three new solar power plants in the community. The $5 million investment will power 100 percent of the city's government and municipal operations and consist of more than 7,000 panels. More bel
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On Wednesday, June 17th, U.S. Trade Represenative Robert Lighthizer addressed Congressional committees to provide updates on trade matters of the United States. Much the trade representative's time and attention was on agricultural trade and the World Tra
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On Tuesday, June 16th, many agricultural groups submitted a letter to President Trump urging an adherence to the "Phase 1" trade deal with China in order to maintain and expand upon trade of agricultural commodities to China. The letter praised the Presid
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On Monday, June 15th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued updated Crop Progress and Condition Reports. According to the report, most of Arkansas's crop acres were planted with soybeans up to 86
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The Governor's designated task force to determine how to utilize federal funds provided by the CARES Act made a recommendation to commit $21.6 million for broadband initiatives with $19.3 million for Gov. Asa Hutchinson's Arkansas Rural Connect program an
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The Arkansas Rice Federation is currently searching for a self motivated, high energy individual with a passion for agriculture to be the trade association's next Executive Director. The Executive Director will be responsible for the overall management of
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Arkansas First District Congressman Rick Crawford recently joined Agri-Pulse for their "Open Mic" program to discuss agricultural issues in Congress. In his segment he addressed trade issues, the ongoing pandemic, the need for economic assistance for farm
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USDA Expands Farmers.gov Features to Help Manage Conservation Activities Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, June 9, 2020 – New self-service features on farmers.gov will help farmers and ranchers manage their conservation activities online
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This week was another interesting week in relation to the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals and dicamba as the court recently ordered the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) and plaintiffs to communicate with the court in addressing an appe
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The same federal appeals court that on June 3rd sided with plaintiffs against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to immediately order the agency to vacate the registration of three new dicamba formulations is expected to consider an almost identica
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Call USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Today About 2020 Crop Year Eligibility WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2020 – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 must do so
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The Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) in July is expected to review and decide on a significant solar power project for Producers Rice Mill in Stuttgart. The $55 million project would establish a 20-megawatt solar farm that would provide almost 75
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