On Wednesday, June 1, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new spending plans aimed at a framework for transforming food systems and helping to address supply chain challenges facing food supply. The announcement received a cold welcome from Senator John
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A new business established by thirteen electric cooperatives in Arkansas to provide broadband services was announced on May 26th. The companies joined to form Diamond State Networks with an initial commitment of $1.6 billion for the business. Diamond Stat
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A new report commissioned by Congress points to a wide range of concerns for potential risks in food and agriculture from China. The report by the U.S.-China Economic Security Review Commission reviews China’s food security challenges and examines how the
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John Deere continues making moves towards automation, and a recent purchase puts the company on a path towards an expanded fleet of fully autonomous cropping vehicles by 2030. More below: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/equipment/article/20
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USA Rice submitted a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging aid to U.S. rice farmers for challenges facing the industry this crop year. The letter, penned by Chairman of USA Rice Farmers, Kirk Satterfield, requested no less than $400 million in aid.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds potential partners that the deadline to apply for the second round of funding through the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is Friday, June 10, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. This funding pool i
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On Thursday, May 25th, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division announced that it will be accepting public comments on the recently updated Arkansas Nutrient Reduction Strategy (ANRS), a non-regulatory, voluntary guidance docume
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The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released a new report on farm labor in the delta region and the U.S. The report details the estimated number of workers, the hours worked, and wage rates by type of worker in the delta region and th
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On Monday, in Tokyo, Japan, President Biden announced a new strategic partnership of the United States known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The IPEF is between the United States and 12 other nations that include Australia, B
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On Thursday, May 26th, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing that featured Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The hearing covered a wide range of issues impacting agriculture, including items related to the fa
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On Wednesday, May 25th, the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees officially confirmed Dr. Deacue Fields as vice president for agriculture on Wednesday based on a recommendation by System President Donald R. Bobbitt. He will begin in the new pos
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On Thursday, May 26th, the USDA announced new plans to allow early termination of certain Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres to allow for increased food production to help offset global shortages of certain commodities. The move was lauded by Senate
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