On December 1st, USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) released its 2021 net farm income estimates report. According to the report, USDA estimates increased farm profits for the coming crop year with an increase of 23 percent over 2020. While 2021 certai
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Brad Doyle, an Ag Council of Arkansas member from Weiner, Arkansas, was elected to serve as President of the American Soybean Association (ASA) beginning in 2022. He's served on the ASA board of directors since 2017 and most recently served as Vice Presid
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The University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture will return to in-person meetings for its upcoming 2022 winter production meetings that will begin in January. These meetings are part of the Cooperative Extension Service’s efforts to help Arkan
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According to recent news reports, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to soon announce changes to the label for various formulations of dicamba approved for in-crop use. The agency has spent considerable time in recent months consid
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U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott (D-GA) recently joined Agri-Pulse for an interview in which he discussed plans for considering the Growing Climate Solutions Act and holding farm bill hearings. According to Scott's interview, he antic
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The 70th Annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show will be held in-person February 25 & 26, 2022 at the Renasant Convention Center, 255 N. Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee. More below: https://www.farmandginshow.com https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-shows/g
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On Thursday, the Arkansas General Assembly concluded its work and adjourned its special session after successfully addressing targeted income tax cuts for individuals and businesses. Governor Hutchinson signed the new tax cuts into law the same day. In ad
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The Arkansas Department of Agriculture recently published a 2021 annual report. The report provides Arkansas agricultural statistics, information and updates for each division of the department, and summary of activities from the department's agencies and
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On Wednesday, December 8th, Riceland Foods, a farmer-owned cooperative announced a $13.2 million plant expansion that will bring 80 total new jobs to its Jonesboro and Stuttgart plants. According to Riceland, most of the growth is planned for the Stuttgar
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On Thursday, December 9th, the U.S. Senate approved a measure that will allow for democrats to increase the U.S. government debt limit and avoid a crisis related to the nation's growing debt. The legislation was signed into law by President Biden setting
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TruTerra, a subsidiary of Land O'Lakes cooperative that is focused on sustainability solutions, announced on December 6th its 2022 carbon program for farmers that will offer two distinct approaches to encourage climate-smart practices and carbon storage i
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The Pecan Research and Promotion program, led by the American Pecan Promotion Board, is in the process of completing the first collection of assessments for the program, which was established by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) following a requ
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