Following a two-day hearing on rail service problems in late April, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued new directives to railroads in an effort to address concerns raised by shippers. Much of the hearing focused on agricultural shipments that w
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On May 3rd, USDA announced that it is accepting more than 2 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and landowners through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup, the first of the program’s multiple signups occurring in 2022. Wi
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In late April, more than 100 agriculture interest groups sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expressing concern for proposed climate disclosure requirements for publicly traded companies. The primary concerns are related to the p
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Ken Seitz, interim CEO of Nutrien, recently penned an op-ed message to Agri-Pulse in which he addressed ongoing challenges in the fertilizer market and efforts of Nutrien to increase production and help their customers weather the market. In his article h
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Harvey Lee Williams Jr., the owner of Delta Dirt Distillery in Helena, was featured recently in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette High Profile feature. The feature highlighted the family-owned craft distillery located in Helena, Arkansas, where they utilize l
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold its first of ten regional roundtable discussions to receive public comment on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The EPA has announced plans to advance new definitions and rules for waters reg
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Arkansas Farm Bureau announced its county farm families of the year for 2022, its 75th year of providing the recognition. The families will be visited by a set of judges to determine eight District Farm Families of the Year, which will be announced June 1
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On April 29th, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry held its first farm bill hearing in Michigan, the home state of Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). A second farm bill hearing is expected take place later this summer in Arkans
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The 2022 awardee of the World Food Prize is a NASA scientist and agronomist focused on climate research. Cynthia Rosenzweig was awarded the $250,000 prize in recognition of her innovative modeling of the impact of climate change on food production, which
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On Friday, May 6th, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced appointees who will serve on the Arkansas USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee. Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and are res
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On Thursday, May 5th, Arkansas Farm Bureau announced the promotion of Jeff Pitchford to serve as Arkansas Farm Bureau’s executive vice president. Arkansas Farm Bureau’s executive vice president serves as the chief executive officer, manages the staff func
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On May 5th, Syngenta announced that it had entered into a $4.5 billion three-year sustainability-linked loan (SLL), which represents the largest loan of its kind in the Asia Pacific loan market. SSLs are loans that typically tie interest rates to corporat
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