On Monday, June 27th, the U.S. Supreme Court denied consideration of a second petition from Monsanto seeking a review of a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that found the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which governs our
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On Tuesday, June 27, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Issued an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. The report showed the latest estimate for Arkansas indicated a slight slippage of crop condition due to lack of rainfall and excessive
Read MoreOn July 17th, the U.S. International Trade Commisssion (ITC) will consider whether to implement new tariffs on certain imported fertilizers from Russia, and Trinidad and Tobago. The proposed tariffs would be based on dumping cases before the U.S. trade co
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On Thursday, June 23, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations approved its fiscal year 2023 agriculture appropriations bill. The bill proposes to spend $27.3 billion for the administration of various programs and operations of the USDA and Food and Dru
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On Friday, June 17th, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directing the agency to reconsider previous determinations relating to the health and safety of glyphosate to humans and the envi
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Recent weather patterns subjecting Arkansas to little rainfall and high heat for most of June to date are expected to continue into July according to meteorologist Eric Snodgrass in his most recent mid-week weather outlook for Cotton Incorporated. In his
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Jason Brancel, the newly hired President and Chief Executive Officer of Riceland Foods, was recently featured in an Executive Q&A section of Arkansas Business. Brancel answered various questions regarding Riceland Foods, including plans for the farmer
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On Friday, June 17th, Senator John Boozman (R-AR) played host to a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the Farm Bill at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Boozman, who is the Vice Chairman of the committee, invited Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-M
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On Tuesday, June 21, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Issued an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. The report showed the latest estimate for Arkansas indicated a slight slippage of crop condition due to lack of rainfall and excessive
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On Tuesday, June 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition from Bayer (formerly Monsanto) seeking a review of a federal appeals court ruling on a California case that found the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) does not pree
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The Cotton Foundation is once again offering Producer Information Exchange (PIE) tours for cotton farmers. This year, up to three Arkansas cotton growers are eligible to accompany several other growers from the Mid-South and Southeast to Texas during Augu
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On Monday, June 13th, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. For Arkansas, the report indicated the 2022 crops are off to a good start with almost all acres planted, with the exceptio
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