The University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture is offering news and information updates for the 2022 growing season on its Arkansas-Crops blog. The blog aims to provide up to date information on agronomic and market insights related to activi
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On April 12th, President Joe Biden announced various actions aimed at increasing domestic fuel supply through expansion of biofuel production. The announcement included plans to implement a national, emergency waiver, that would allow for year round E15 t
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Attention Cotton Farmers: U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Enrollment Just Got Easier - Authorize Your Crop Consultant Today To aid with enrollment in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, growers can now authorize account access for their crop consultant who can ent
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Warren Carter, the executive vice president for the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, announced that he will retire from the organization effective May 31. Carter has worked within the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation for 35 years and served as Vice Preside
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On April 20th, Simmons Bank announced that it has hired Cole Plafcan as senior vice president and director of Agricultural Lending, a newly created division within Simmons Bank’s Community Banking group. According to Simmons Bank, Plafcan will oversee the
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The University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt announced that it has concluded its search for the next Vice President of Agriculture with the selection of Deacue Fields, Ph.D. Dr. Fields will transition from his current role as Dean of the Uni
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In another move to reverse actions of the Trump Administration related to environmental regulations, the Biden Administration announced on April 19th plans to enhance environmental reviews for infrastructure projects under the National Environmental Polic
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The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture recently recognized one of its Cooperative Extension Service for his unique efforts to give back to his community beyond his service through extension. Lonoke County staff chair Keith Perkins is no
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President Biden announced on April 20th a new pilot initiative known as the Rural Partners Network (RPN) aimed at aiding underserved rural communities with access to federal resources and opportunities. The effort, which will be led by USDA, will establis
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On Monday, April 18, USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) issued an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. While some modest planting progress was made from last week, farmers in Arkansas were still well behind its 5 year average due t
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On Monday, April 18, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the release of the Arkansas State Broadband Plan, which was authorized and funded by the legislature to provide a comprehensive review and update of current broadband infrastructure and capacity. The
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Betsy Ward, the Chief Executive Officer of USA Rice, recently conducted an interview with Agri-Pulse to discuss various topics related to the U.S. rice industry. She spoke of ongoing challenges facing rice farmers this year, particularly high input prices
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