AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF November 10, 2022 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Russia Said to Rejoin Grain Agreement with Ukraine: Russia on November 2nd rejoined an agreement allowing the shipment of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, one of the few
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AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF October 28, 2022 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE USDA Announces $800 Billion in Farm Debt Relief: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans received
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The Ag Council of Arkansas will hold its annual board of directors meeting at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock December 12-13. The business session will take place on Monday beginning at 1:00pm. The business session will be followed with a welcome recepti
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AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF October 7, 2022 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Supreme Court Begins Term with WOTUS Case: The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began a new term on Monday with a hearing of a case (Sackett v. EPA) related to the Cl
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AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF September 30, 2022 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Fiscal Year 2023: Congress once again reached a last minute deal to avoid a government shut-down at the end of the fiscal year. A deal was reached on a short-term continuing
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AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF September 16, 2022 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Fiscal Year 2023: Congress must approve a new spending measure to keep the government open into the next fiscal year, which begins October 1. Efforts are underway to advance
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Following requests by Governor Hutchinson to receive Secretarial disaster declarations for Arkansas counties affected by drought, USDA has made such designations throughout much of Arkansas. The designations allow for the USDA Farm Service Agency to activ
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On August 3-4, the National Cotton Council's American Cotton Producers (ACP) held a meeting in Little Rock. The meeting was led by current ACP Chairman Nathan Reed. The meeting allowed producers from across the cotton belt to share their experiences in th
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On Friday, August 5th, the University of Arkansas held a rice field day at the Division of Agriculture's Stuttgart Rice Research and Extension Center. The field day offered an opportunity for growers and consultants to receive information from University
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On Friday, August 12, the USDA released its August World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report. The report provided updated estimates on supply and demand for most major agricultural commodities. The biggest news out of the report was the
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On Friday, August 12th, the Arkansas State Plant Board held its first meeting since an Arkansas Circuit Court ruled 9 of the 19 seats unconstitutional and ordered to be vacated. The board was still able to meet and conduct business with a majority of the
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On Monday, August 8, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released an updated Crop Progress and Condition Report. According to the report, for Arkansas, 25 percent of corn is mature; 94 percent of cotton is setting bolls with 3 percent
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