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 Thursday, August 11th, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced that it would offer online options for pest control and pesticide program licensing and certification exams. The pest control program and pesticide application programs are adminis
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On Wednesday, the Arkansas General Assembly approved new tax cuts aimed at providing inflation relief to Arkansans and Arkansas businesses. Included in the legislation (now Act 2) was a section that brings the state into conformity with the federal Sectio
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Democrats in Congress reached agreement on a budget reconciliation package that is likely to soon be signed into law by President Biden. The legislation, now known as the "Inflation Reduction Act," is a scaled back version of the so-called, "Build Back Be
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On Tuesday, August 9th, President Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing the United States capacity in the production of semiconductor technologies and reducing dependence on foreign production of such mater
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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking applications for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for on-farm conservation innovation trials. The USDA announced that $25 million is available for the On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials
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Negotiations in the U.S. Senate on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act continue, but a bipartisan consensus remains difficult to reach and time is running short as Congress approaches the August recess and an upcoming election season that will usher in a
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On July 27th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Arkansas's application for a Section 18 Emergency Exemption for the use of Endigo ZC to help control of rice stink bug in rice for the 2022 growing season. Arkansas was also granted a Sectio
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The U.S. House Agriculture Committee continues to hold hearings to consider the various titles of the farm bill. The most recent hearing considered Title XII, which covers crop insurance programs. The committee heard from various witnesses who spoke about
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A new smart phone app developed by Delta Plastics and Revolution will offer farmers $10 per full-sized roll of used irrigation polytube made available for pick up and recycling. The Push for Pick Up and Get Paid app allows for farmers to register used pol
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On Thursday, July 28th, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing to consider the state of the hemp industry. The hearing was aimed at learning about opportunities and challenges facing the fledgling industry. The purpose was to consider pote
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