U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), who is vice-chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition, issued a public call for President Biden to immediately take actions to provide inflation relief to Americans, including farmers wh
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The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture professor, Dr. Marty Matlock, was recently elected to a three-year term to the Board of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Ma
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On February 17, USDA issued an Arkansas monthly newsletter providing updates on various news and information. The newsletter covered important dates and announcement from various agencies within USDA. It also included messages from State Farm Service Agen
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A recently released federal government interagency report, known as the Sea Level Rise Technical Report, provided sea level rise projections that indicate American coasts will see another 10 to 12 inches of sea level rise by 2050 as a result of a changing
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The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) recently concluded its annual winter policy conference in Arlington, VA. At the conference, commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture from around the nation gathered with f
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Congress bought a little more time to negotiate fiscal year 2022 spending with the passage of another Continuing Resolution (CR) that will avoid a government shutdown and extend funding for the federal government until March 11th. The fiscal year that beg
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The Arkansas Crop Protection Association's annual conference, the Arkansas Crop Management Conference (ACMC), was held virtually this year due to Covid-19 cases at the date the in-person meeting was previously scheduled. The conference is available to att
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On February 17, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued a hemp production report for the United States. According to the report, the value of 2021 hemp production in the open and under protection for the United States totaled $824
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Important deadlines are on the horizon for establishing risk management coverage for 2022 crops through USDA programs for crop insurance and commodity title safety-net programs. Farmers must make crop insurance decisions, including Stacked Income Protecti
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The National Ag Law Center recently held a webinar covering the latest legal issues facing glyphosate, one of the most common herbicides utilized in the United States. The product is the focus of many legal cases and is under review by the Environmental P
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The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Division is looking to partner with landowners on conservation tax credits focused on conserving the quantity and quality of Arkansas’s water. The two primary programs available to landowners are the
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Ag Council of Arkansas vice president Nathan Reed of Marianna, Arkansas, was elected to serve as chairman of the American Cotton Producers (ACP), which is the grower segment of the National Cotton Council (NCC). The election was held at the NCC annual mee
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