Every Tuesday and Thursday through the end of May, Delta Plastics is offering online seminars on its Pipe Planner computerized hole selection technology for anyone interested in learning how to operate the irrigation efficiency improvement for polypipe ir
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A new black-owned media company plans to highlight positive stories from the Arkansas Delta region according to Arkansas Business. The news outlet, named the Arkansas Delta Informer, is co-owned by entrepreneur and activist Michael McCray and Wesley Brown
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On Monday, May 16th, USDA announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (F
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The University of Arkansas Bumpers College for Food, Agriculture, and Life Sciences is hosting its annual charity golf event, known as the Delta Classic, July 21st at the Ridges at Village Creek State Park golf course. The event supports scholarships for
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With the help of sunshine and drier weather, Arkansas farmers were able to make substantial headway in the planting of the 2022 crop according to the May 16 Crop Progress and Condition Report. For most crops, farmers were able to catch up and get ahead of
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On May 9th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its first of ten roundtable discussions on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulations under the Clean Water Act. The meeting was conducted in a virtual format. The focus of the first
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Early voting for the 2022 preferential primary elections in Arkansas began May 9th and will run through primary election day May 24th. We encourage our members to get out and vote for candidates who are supportive of Arkansas agriculture. The opportunity
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AgHeritage Farm Credit Services (AFCS) recently announced the promotion of Blake Swindle to Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. Swindle’s new responsibilities will include capital markets/agribusiness and retail lending. Branch Managers a
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The U.S. Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogar, who represents the administration before the high court, recently provided a court filing to the U.S. Supreme Court stating that the Court should reject Bayer's appeal in the Hardeman lawsuit against Bayer a
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According to Bayer's most recent quarterly report, the company reported strong earnings gains from its seeds and pesticides business. The report exceeded analyst estimates substantially with revenues of $5.25 billion. More below: https://www.msn.com/en-ca
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On Thursday, May 12, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released new crop production reports that estimated winter wheat production. According to the reports, the U.S. winter wheat production was estimated at 1.17 billion bushels, down 8
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On Tuesday, May 10th, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack appeared before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss its budget request for the 2023 fiscal year. A primary concern among Senators was the status of the WHIP+ disaster assistance, which was t
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