Arkansas General Assembly Legislative Update February 14, 2024 BILLS WE ARE MONITORING Short List: HB1045 To Place Certain Requirements On An Individual Planning A Crop Residue Burn; To Address Liability Of An Individual Who Has Follow Crop Residue Burn R
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Arkansas General Assembly Legislative Update January 24, 2024 BILLS WE ARE MONITORING Short List: HB1045 To Place Certain Requirements On An Individual Planning A Crop Residue Burn; To Address Liability Of An Individual Who Has Follow Crop Residue Burn Re
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On December 12-13, the board of directors of the Ag Council of Arkansas joined in Little Rock to hold its annual meeting. As part of the meeting, the board set the stage for the coming year with updates in leadership, policy, and financial planning. In ad
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AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF January 24, 2025 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Trump Hits Ground Running as 47th President of the United States: On Monday, January 20th, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. His initial
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Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame to Add 6 January 6, 2025 LITTLE ROCK — Six inductees will be added to the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame, reflective of industry-changing work in aquaculture, forestry, rice, poultry and cattle as well as the Universi
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AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF November 25, 2024 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Trump Names Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture: On Saturday, November 23, President-elect Donald J. Trump announced that he has nominated Brooke Rollins of Glen Rose,
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AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF November 12, 2024 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Trump Wins, Republicans Take Senate and Hold House: On November 5th, American voters went to the polls and made their choices for a range of offices. The result of the vote w
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The Ag Council of Arkansas in cooperation with the National Cotton Council (NCC) and through the support of area cotton industry leaders are co-hosting four fundraising events in the month of November for the NCC Political Action Committee (PAC). The PAC,
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In recent weeks, the Ag Council of Arkansas has worked hard to educate elected officials on the economic headwinds facing crop farmers in Arkansas. Challenging weather, high input costs, elevated interest costs, and deeply depressed commodity futures mark
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AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF October 14, 2024 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Congress Has Full Plate Post Election: Congress avoided a federal government shutdown at the end of the 2024 fiscal year by providing a continuing resolution to fund the gover
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AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF September 20, 2024 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Ag Council Trip to Washington Made Push for Safety Net Updates: Last week, Ag Council president, Nathan Reed of Marianna, traveled to Washington, DC, to make a hard push on
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On August 15, the Ag Council board of directors held its August meeting at the new University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's Northeast Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center in Harrisburg. Below is a summary of the meeting and slide pre
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