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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A recent report from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to Congress details identified failures of China in meeting its obligations to the World Trade Organization (WTO) since the nation joined the group in 2001. The report also noted that the U.S. is e
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The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture recently added two new podcasts aimed at helping farmers manage the biggest challenge currently facing farmers as they look at the 2022 crop year. The podcasts offer thoughts and advice for farmers
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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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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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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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On Monday, February 14th, the Arkansas General Assembly began its fiscal session, which will provide an opportunity for the state to establish state budgeting priorities. On the first day of the session Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed a joint session of
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U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member on the Senate Ag Committee joined Agri-Pulse on its inaugural episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers. Episodes of the new program aims to focus on ag policy and will be available every Friday morning on Agri-Puls
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Bayer Cropscience is warning retail partners that glyphosate supplies may be difficult to find due to production issues related to a supplier's manufacturing problem. The situation that is being described by Bayer as a "force majeure" event, appears to se
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Dr. Ron Rainey, assistant vice president of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, was appointed to the USDA’s newly established Equity Commission, which aims to help USDA evaluate its programs and services for the purposes of making p
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Recent decisions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding crop production products has created great frustration for farmers and the U.S. agriculture industry. The frustration has led to legal challenges against the EPA by U.S. agricult
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