To aid with enrollment in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, growers can now authorize account access for their crop consultant who can enter information on their behalf and ensure data accuracy. Consultants can input as much as 80% of the required informati
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On Monday, March 28th, President Biden released to Congress a budget proposal for the upcoming 2023 fiscal year, which begins October 1. The proposal sets the stage for Congress to begin its work on establishing its own budget proposal and setting funding
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On Wednesday, March 16th, Nutrien, the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, announced plans to ramp up potash production in response to supply disruptions caused by the Russian war against Ukraine. According to Nutrien, 2022 potash produc
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On Tuesday, March 15th, Senator John Boozman (R-AR), the ranking member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Nutrition sent a letter urging President Biden to take action to address rising input costs facing farmers, particularly fer
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Trade officials from the United States and the United Kingdom are scheduled to meet in Baltimore, MD, next week to open a new dialogue seeking opportunities of mutual benefit in trade. The meeting is the first of two scheduled meetings, which has increase
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This week, a federal appeals court denied multiple requests by agricultural groups for a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling on food residue tolerances related to chlorpyrifos insecticide. The court ruling allowed the effective ban, w
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On Wednesday, March 16th, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the farm bill focused on climate policies. The hearing featured a variety of witnesses who provided testimony outlining thoughts on current policy and ideas for the upcoming
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On Tuesday, March 15th, the U.S. Senate approved a bill by Marco Rubio (R-FL) that would make daylight savings time permanent in the U.S. and discontinue the practice of time changes. The bill was passed with unanimous support and now goes to the House fo
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On Tuesday, March 15th, members of the Arkansas House of Representatives agreed to retain Matthew Shepherd (R-El Dorado) as Speaker of the House for the 94th General Assembly, which will convene in January 2023. This will mark his third term of service as
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On Wednesday, March 9th, the USDA issued a new World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report. The report provides the latest supply and demand estimates for major commodities from around the world. The report included a note regarding the in
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On Friday, March 11, USDA announced a new plan to make available $250 million to support additional fertilizer production in the United States. The goal of the program is to address rising fertilizer costs, reduce dependence on imports from areas related
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On Friday, March 11, USDA issued a request for information seeking information from the public about the impacts of concentation and market power in fertilizer, seeds, other agricultural inputs, and retail. The comment period is open for 60 days. Accordin
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