On Wednesday, January 26th, the Arkansas State Plant Board's pesticide committee held a meeting in which it considered whether to recommend any changes to the state's rules governing in-crop use of dicamba herbicides. The committee voted to recommend to t
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced new steps it would take in relation to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when evaluating and registering pesticide active ingredients (AIs). These new steps have raised concerns from the agr
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The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will hold its upcoming induction ceremony at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock on March 25th. The event, which was postponed three times due to Covid-19, will honor 6 inductees. Tickets are available online at arkansa
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The Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence with the University of Arkansas System recently launched a new podcast to offer more timely analysis of current agribusiness issues. The program, titled "Relevant Risk," launched January 13th with co-ho
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A new report published by Texas A&M Agriculture and Food Policy Center (AFPC) provides insight and analysis on fertilizer prices and its potential impact on U.S. farms. The AFPC report utilized its representative farms under the farm policy simulation
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On Wednesday, January 19th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced a $22.81 billion new spending plan for infrastructure including the Mississippi River and Tributaries system through funds made available under the bipartisan infrastructure pa
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On January 14th, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it was delivering $27 billion in bridge funding to states pursuant to the bipartisan infrastructure plan approved by congress last year. Arkansas is expected to receive $279 million
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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack spent most of this week highlighting what he sees as accomplishments made during the first year of the Biden administration. The Secretary issued a press statement summarizing the actions of the administration and he also attend
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The University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture has made available its 2022 MP guidebooks for producers. The guidebooks focus on providing information and recommendations for managing weeds, insects and plant disease. These guidebooks are desi
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U.S. Steel announced on Tuesday, January 11th, that it has selected Mississippi County for a new $3 billion steelmaking facility. The new facility located in Osceola near the Mississippi River will compliment the company's existing production at the forme
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On Tuesday, January 11th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has issued seven-year registrations for two herbicide products registered by Corteva Agriscience (Enlist Duo and Enlist One). According to EPA, the new product labe
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On Monday, January 10th, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that it is investing $38 million through a new targeted Cover Crop Initiative in 11 states to help agricultural producers mitigate climate change through the widespread
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