AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF OCTOBER 4, 2023 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Shutdown Avoided for Now: A last minute act by Congress avoided a federal government shutdown with passage of a short term continuing resolution (CR) just before the start of t
Read More
AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Shutdown Looms as House Struggles to Find Solution: The U.S. House of Representatives remains the greatest sticking point in getting something done to avoid a government shu
Read More
AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Congress Returns to Washington: The U.S. House and Senate have returned from its August recess and Labor Day holiday with quite a bit of work left to complete prior to the e
Read More
AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF August 28, 2023 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Congress Faces Deadlines Upon Return: The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate face several important deadlines when they return from the August recess and Labor Day ho
Read More
The Ag Council of Arkansas board of directors held a meeting in Stuttgart August 21. The meeting consisted of two roundtable panel discussions featuring special guests. The first panel considered federal issues facing the agriculture industry of Arkansas.
Read More
AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF July 31, 2023 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE House Heads to Recess Prior to Considering Ag Spending Bill: The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned for its monthlong August recess prior to giving floor consideration for it
Read More
AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF July 14, 2023 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Congress Returns to Washington with Much to Do & Little Time: Congress returns to Washington with many business items to tend to following a Fourth of July recess. Top on the
Read More
AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF June 30, 2023 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Crawford to Co-Chair Ag Labor Policy Working Group: Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) was recently named co-chair to a newly formed, bipartisan working group on agriculture labor
Read More
The Ag Council of Arkansas will hold its annual board of directors meeting at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock December 14-15. The business session will take place on Thursday beginning at 1:00pm. The business session will be followed with a welcome recep
Read More
AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF June 21, 2023 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE House and Senate Move in Different Directions on Fiscal Year 2024 Ag Spending Bill: The House and Senate are on course to develop very different spending bills for the upcoming 20
Read More
The Ag Council board of directors will hold its next meeting on Monday, August 21, at the University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart. The meeting will begin at 9:30am and adjourn following lunch. Members are encouraged to arriv
Read More
AG COUNCIL NEWS & INFORMATION BRIEF May 26, 2023 WASHINGTON AG UPDATE Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue as Deadline Rapidly Approaches: Meetings between President Biden and leadership in the U.S. House and Senate continue in an effort to establish a
Read More