On Tuesday, February 22, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the establishment of the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility, a group of transportation and logistics industry experts tasked with developing recommendations for the State of Arkansas to
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On Tuesday, February 22, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued Crop Values reports for Arkansas and the United States. According to the report, the value of production for field crops in Arkansas during 2021 totaled $4.98 billion, up
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On February 22, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced $3,239,382 investments in the Arkansas Delta aimed at boosting economic development and improving quality of life. The investments will be matched by $7.1 million from partnering entities and wi
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On February 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was denying the objections, requests for hearing, and stay requests filed on the final rule revoking all “tolerances” for chlorpyrifos, which establish an amount of a pestici
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Ag Council of Arkansas sponsor Mitchell Williams Law recently provided a column in TalkBusiness Arkansas regarding succession planning in Arkansas. The column was presented by attorney Trav Baxter. It spoke to the importance of planning for succession in
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On February 22, Bayer Cropscience announced it planned to soon offer soybeans containing the Enlist E3 trait to its customers, beginning in the 2023 growing season. Bayer also announced plans to launch HT4 soybeans later this decade, which, when approved,
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On Wednesday, February 23rd, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine after weeks of threatening actions along the nation's border. The act of invading the sovereign nation has lead to sanctions from the United States, European allies and other na
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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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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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