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 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, 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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The University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture economists recently described the economic pressures facing Arkansas farmers as a perfect storm when it comes to input costs. A combination of supply chain disruptions, production challenges, gov
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On Monday, March 14th, Riceland Foods announced the hiring of Jason Brancel to be President and Chief Executive Officer. Riceland Foods, a farmer-owned cooperative, is the world’s largest miller and marketer of rice and one of the Mid-South’s major soybea
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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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On March 10th, congress finally finished work on funding for fiscal year 2022 with the passage of a $1.5 trillion spending bill that will fund the operations of the federal government through September. The comprehensive measure includes $14 billion in ne
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On Tuesday, March 8th, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing focused on rural development. The hearing focused on the rural development title of the farm bill and various programs served by USDA Rural Development. The hearing featured Xoc
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On Monday, March 7th, the University of Arkansas System announced that the search committee working to find the next vice president for agriculture for the University of Arkansas System has named two internal candidates as finalists who will participate i
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On Tuesday, March 8th, the Arkansas General Assembly finished its fiscal session work with the approval of a $6.02 billion budget proposal for the upcoming 2023 fiscal year that is expected to be signed into law by Governor Hutchinson. The budget bill, kn
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